Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce the promotions of five attorneys to Senior Associates – William J. Barkimer, Blake P. Holler, Meghan M. Linvill McNab, Terry A. Oznick, and Lauren C. Sorrell. Prior to becoming Senior Associates with the firm,…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Kay Dee Baird has been named Partner. Baird, who is a member of the firm’s Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group, advises clients who are involved in creditor/debtor disputes, and often…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that the firm has reelected John B. Baxter and Thomas N. Hutchinson to its seven member executive committee.
Baxter and Hutchinson will continue to serve with current Executive Committee members Deborah J.…
Federal law penalizes a person who offers or gives a Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary any remuneration that it knows or should know is likely to influence the beneficiary’s selection of a specific provider, practitioner, or supplier of Medicare or…
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (“UMass”) recently entered into a Resolution Agreement and Corrective Action Plan to settle HIPAA violations…
On December 5, 2016, the OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 16-12 concerning a laboratory’s proposal to provide the labeling of test tubes and specimens free of charge to dialysis facilities. One of the stated purposes of offering this free service was…
Michael J. Hooker is an Associate in the firm’s Commercial Real Estate & Lending Practice Group, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate finance and development. Mr. Hooker represents construction and permanent real estate…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Gov. Mike Pence has recently appointed Executive Director of Governmental Affairs, Michael D. McDaniel, to the Ball State University Board of Trustees. McDaniel, a Ball State Alumnus, earned his bachelor of…
We previously published an article regarding the CMS proposed rule (published July 17, 2015) to revise the requirements that Long-Term Care (“LTC”) facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and its proposed changes…
St. Joseph Health (“St. Joseph”), a nonprofit Catholic health care delivery system, purchased a new server to store files, including electronic Protected Health Information (“ePHI”), that incorporated a file sharing application. The default settings…
Question 1: Our bank recently entered into a marketing agreement with an insurance company, with the goal of generating additional income by offering life and property insurance products to our loan customers. Does Indiana law allow us to require…
There have been major changes in the legal standard courts must use when evaluating employment discrimination disputes. In August, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (which governs federal courts in Indiana) clarified the proper legal standard for…
