The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled unconstitutional Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act. In Re Simon Shiao Tam, (Case 2014-1203, Decided December 22, 2015). Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act barred the Trademark Office (“PTO”)…
In Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, ___U.S.___, 135 S. Ct. 1686, 191 L.Ed.2d 6221, 83 USLW 4288, 2015 WL 1959040 (May 5, 2015), the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held that a bankruptcy court's order denying confirmation of a…
As recently announced by the Internal Revenue Service, most of the annual dollar limitations relating to pension and other retirement plans will not be changing for 2016. In addition, the Social Security Administration has determined that the 2016…
On November 2, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Final Rule titled “Medicaid Program; Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services” following the recent Supreme Court case, Armstrong v. Exceptional…
On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Pub. Law 114-74) into law. The Act includes many provisions aimed to reduce federal debt, but only a few specifically affect health care. Perhaps one of the most…
On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed a highway bill, the “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” (the FAST Act). Tacked onto this bill were numerous amendments to banking, securities, and housing laws that are intended to provide…
Warner Chilcott USA Sales, LLC, has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to felony criminal charges of paying kickbacks to physicians in return for prescribing seven of its drugs. The subsidiary of multibillion-dollar international…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner Libby Yin Goodknight has been elected to serve another year on the Legal Advisory Committee to the Indiana Legal Foundation.
The Indiana Legal Foundation (ILF) defends businesses in legal cases…
As seen in the December 2015 issue of the Indiana Bankers Association's Hoosier Banker
In merger and acquisition transactions, buyers and sellers should both take care to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements prior to applying for merger…
As seen in the December 2015 issue of the Indiana Banker Association's Hoosier Banker.
Question: Does Indiana have any state law protections for members of the military that I need to comply with? If so, are there Indiana-specific requirements…
On May 4, 2015, Governor Pence signed House Bill 1286 into law under Public Law 141. This law amended parts of Indiana Code § 32-25.5 and Indiana Code § 32-21 related to homeowners associations1. The new laws for homeowners associations became…
A “surety” is generally known as one who agrees to be liable for the debts or contractual obligations of another. Lenders and borrowers often rely on sureties to act as guarantors to assure or guaranty that a borrower will fulfill its obligations to…
