Insights
By: Deborah J. Daniels and Elizabeth M. Roberson
on March 18, 2021
Recent actions taken by President Joe Biden make it clear that more change is on the horizon with regard to Title IX enforcement as it relates to claims of sexual harassment.
Educational institutions are well aware of the promulgation of a federal…
By: Matthew D. Neumann
on March 16, 2021
Environmental issues can present significant risks and complications in real estate transactions. With the right team in place and with guidance from skilled environmental counsel, however, environmental risks do not need to be viewed as a threat to…
By: Thomas N. Hutchinson and Brian M. Heaton
on March 12, 2021
Private equity (or PE) continues to have a strong interest in physician practices, surgery centers, and other health care ventures.
What is PE? At its core, PE is an alternative investment class consisting of capital that is not listed…
By: and
on March 12, 2021
While the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule went into effect on January 1, 2021, a similar Indiana price transparency law is also set to go in effect later this month. By March 31, 2021, all hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (“ASCs”)…
By: Brandon W. Shirley and Marc T. Quigley
on March 12, 2021
The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) is skeptical of physician speaking engagements paid by pharmaceutical and medical device companies. In a recent Special Fraud Announcement, the OIG issued warnings to physicians who are not employees of…
By: Elizabeth M. Roberson and Kate Trinkle
on March 12, 2021
On March 11, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced two proposed withdrawals of previously issued rules,1 including those (i) for evaluating an individual’s independent contractor status, and (ii) narrowing the definition of joint…
March 2, 2021
14 attorneys from Krieg DeVault were named to the 2021 Indiana Super Lawyers listing. The firm had an additional 4 attorneys named to the Indiana Rising Stars list, which is designated for attorneys under the age of 40 or attorneys that have been…
By: Christopher W. Bloomer and Robert S. Schein
on February 26, 2021
While Amazon’s “HQ2” RFP was national in scope, highly competitive, and well-publicized, an unintended consequence of that process is now apparent – can third-parties obtain records depicting incentives offered to Amazon? The Indiana Court of…
February 25, 2021
Commercial leases typically fall into one of three main types of leases—gross, net, or modified gross, with the net lease having various subtypes. The differences in these types of leases largely revolves around the rent structure of the lease and…
By: Matthew D. Neumann
on February 25, 2021
Matthew D. Neumann, Partner in Krieg DeVault’s Real Estate & Environmental practice, hosted a webinar on Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions: Ten Critical Concepts and Important Tools to Manage Risk. A recording of the webinar and the…
By: Kendall A. Schnurpel and Mathew W. Norris
on February 24, 2021
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the Indiana House of Representatives (“Indiana House”) approved House Bill 1224 (“HB 1224”) by a vote of 69 to 28. The bill, which now advances to the Indiana Senate, could result in a reversal of Indiana’s 2019 ban…
By: David A. Adams
on February 19, 2021
A collective sigh of relief could be heard from recording offices, title companies, and lenders across the state of Indiana as House Enrolled Act 1056 (HEA 1056) was signed into law at record speed. On Thursday, February 18, 2021, Governor Holcomb…
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