On December 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) directing the federal government to expedite administrative rescheduling of cannabis1 from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Amy E. Schwarz, Director of Association Management and Strategic Initiatives, has been selected to join OPTIONS Class 25, a women’s philanthropy program of Women’s Fund of Central Indiana. The 2025–2026…
Businesses are often excited about the potential that AI tools could unlock, such as better efficiency and lower production costs. Lawyers, on the other hand, are in the business of thinking about liability. To give the lawyer’s perspective on AI,…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Jenna M. Shives has joined the firm as Of Counsel in its Labor and Employment and Litigation & Dispute Resolution practices. Ms. Shives brings more than a decade of litigation experience…
In 2024, CMS issued regulations implementing certain requirements in the Affordable Care Act regarding the disclosure of ownership, managerial and other information for Medicare and Medicaid participating nursing facilities (“SNFs”). The new…
Krieg DeVault LLP is pleased to announce that Steven M. Merkel has been named as the firm’s new Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). Merkel will focus his efforts on overseeing the day-to-day operations of Krieg DeVault’s six offices, as well as…
A recent lawsuit challenging the Health Resources and Services Administration's (“HRSA”) 340B Rebate pilot program is giving 340B covered entities even more uncertainty as they plan for January 1, 2026. The lawsuit, filed in a federal district…
The Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act (INCDPA), effective January 1, 2026, introduces new requirements for businesses that handle personal data of Indiana residents. If your company operates in Indiana or targets Indiana consumers, now is the…
On November 10, 2025, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Colorado’s legislative opt-out from the federal interest rate exportation provisions of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (“DIDMCA”). This…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has proposed changes to the small business lending data collection requirements under section 1071 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”). Section 1071 requires financial institutions to…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) proposed sweeping changes to Regulation B, the implementing regulation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”), which is expected to ease the regulatory compliance burden of creditors as well as…
Since its creation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) funding mechanism has been under attack. To date, these attacks have been unsuccessful, but the latest challenge by the Bureau itself may finally succeed, or at…
