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                                                                                                                    December 11, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Michael A. Moffatt Jr. has joined the firm's Litigation Practice as an Associate. Mr. Moffatt primarily focuses his practice on commercial litigation matters and brings extensive experience in legal… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                
                       
                                                                                                                    November 30, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Steven M. Sherman has joined the firm's Real Estate and Environmental Practice. Mr. Sherman brings over 35 years of legal experience to Krieg DeVault in the areas of energy and public utilities, real… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Brandon W. Shirley and Stacy Walton Long
                                                                                             on  November 29, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        The United States Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a unified compliance resource tool on November 6, 2023. While the General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”) does not provide new substantive content, it does provide a single source… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Stephanie T. Eckerle and Christopher J. Kulik
                                                                                             on  November 29, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        On November 2, 2023, parties including the American Hospital Association (“AHA”) sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) in a federal court in Texas. In their complaint they challenge the… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Robert A. Greising, Elizabeth M. Roberson,  and Chloe N. Craft
                                                                                             on  November 28, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        The Indiana Supreme Court provided some good news for Indiana colleges and universities when it confirmed that statutory limitations on COVID-19 class actions were constitutional.  While parties who feel they have suffered losses still have the… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                            By: Amy M. Levander, Amy E. Schwarz,  and Ariel S. Mason
                                                                                             on  November 9, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        1. Mayoral Elections 
  
Indiana’s municipal elections were held on Tuesday, November 7, and while Democrats were able to hold or flip many of Indiana’s larger cities, Republicans showed strength up and down the ballot in Hamilton County… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                       
                                                                                            By: Randall C. Head, George C. Lepeniotis,  and Senator Rod Bray
                                                                                             on  November 7, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        
Indiana is a great place to live and work because of the effort that the state legislature puts in behind the scenes. It may not always make headlines, but the state government understands the nuts and bolts of how to keep Indiana moving forward.   
In… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    November 2, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        On November 1, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2023-75 announcing the cost-of-living adjustment (“COLA”) applicable to pension and retirement plan dollar limitations for the 2024 calendar year.  Most of the dollar limits applicable… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
            			
              
              
           
           
            			
              
                                  
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                       
                                                                                                                    November 1, 2023
                                                                     
                     
                                        Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Partner Stephanie T. Eckerle has been named as the Firm's new Health Care Practice Chair. Eckerle will lead a team of talented attorneys and professionals in one of the Firm’s most prominently served… 
                                        
                  
                 
                                
              
           
           
                      
           
           
           
         
         
         
         
               
      
    
   
   
      
    
   
   
         
   
      
 
				 
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