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On Wednesday, February 27, 2013, the Evansville City Council unanimously passed Evansville City Ordinance No. G-2013-3 (the “Ordinance”) requiring an owner of “Residential Rental Buildings” to register with the Evansville City Clerk. The registration requires an individual owner to provide certain personal and contact information, and if the owner is an entity, to provide additional...Read More

Mediation as a confidential means of dispute resolution was recently called into question by an Indiana Court of Appeals case which held that statements one party had made in mediation could be used in Court as evidence to explain and challenge an alleged mistake in the parties’ final settlement agreement. The Indiana Supreme Court has...Read More

G. Michael Schopmeyer, Co-Managing Partner of Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK), was recently named the Business Leader of the Year by the University of Evansville (UE) chapter of Delta Sigma Pi. Schopmeyer received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from UE in 1980 prior to earning his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University...Read More

The NLRB continues to be very active in evaluating employee handbook provisions that may impact the rights of union and non-union employees to engage in protected, concerted activity under Section 7 of the NLRA. A three member panel recently issued its decision in DirectTV U.S. DirecTV Holdings LLC and struck down several of the company’s...Read More

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP (KDDK), an experienced full-service civil law firm, is pleased to announce that members of the firm have been recognized for outstanding legal representation in the 2013 edition of Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine. According to www.SuperLawyers.com, the objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that...Read More

Often overlooked, commercial real estate tenants, like buyers, should undertake environmental assessments before entering leases. Tenants are title holders just like buyers. Thus, they face succumbing to potentially expensive clean-up liabilities far exceeding a real estate tract or lease’s value.  Skipping this pre-lease process can be disastrous. With so many landlords having financially failed over...Read More

Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), effective January 1, 2013, employers are now required to use new forms as part of their background check process.  These form changes are the result of a shift in interpretation responsibility from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).  The primary...Read More

A three-member panel of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ruled that President Obama’s three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional. On January 4, 2012, the President appointed the three members, purportedly pursuant to the Recess Appointments Clause of the Constitution, which allows the President to make such appointments...Read More

Most restaurant owners have, at one time or another, witnessed a fight at their establishment.  But did you know that given the current state of Indiana case law, you may be held jointly liable for injuries sustained in a fight, and you may not have coverage from your insurer for such liability.  Ultimately you may...Read More