On January 28, 2016, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed out the DTSA; however, Congress will still have to enact the DTSA to make it law. The primary purpose of the DTSA is to provide trade secret owners the option of filing a civil claim for…
As seen in the January 2016 issue of the Indiana Banker Association's Hoosier Banker.
Question 1: Indiana law provides for a $50 loan origination fee that is earned at closing; however, if that amount is financed into the principal loan amount,…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner David E. Corbitt, Governmental Services Department Chair and member of the firm’s Business, Public Finance and Governmental Affairs Practice Groups, has been selected by Mayor Joe Hogsett as one of…
By way of Notice 2016-4, issued on December 28, 2015, the IRS has extended the deadlines for the information reporting for 2015 related to mandates of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended ("ACA"), that affect employers…
On December 16, 2015, President Obama signed into law the CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2015. This Act covers several areas, including information sharing, advancement of national cybersecurity, national cybersecurity workforce assessment, and other cyber…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce the law firm will serve as an exclusive sponsor, in partnership with the Indiana Historical Society, of the 2016 Indiana Bicentennial Minute campaign. A media campaign voiced by Hoosier native and broadcast icon…
Libby Yin Goodknight, Executive Committee Member and Partner within the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, has been selected to serve as the 2016 Chair for the Appellate Practice Section of the Indianapolis Bar (IndyBar) Association.
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce the promotions of two attorneys to Senior Associates – Shannon L. Noder and Thomas P. Stafford. Prior to becoming Senior Associates, both served as Associates with the firm in their respective practices.
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that the firm has elected one new member and reelected another member to its leadership team. Seven attorneys, including reelected Partner Michael J. Messaglia and newly elected Partner Robert S. Schein, will…
Treasury management agreements often remind me of the Winchester Mystery House.
The Winchester Mystery House is a beautiful, sprawling, and bizarre Victorian mansion. The story goes that Sarah Winchester, reeling from the…
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…
