Insights
By: Brett J. Ashton
on January 13, 2021
Early this morning the Illinois legislature passed and sent to Governor Pritzker for signature, one of the most restrictive consumer lending bills seen in decades that, if signed, will have far reaching implications for not only the payday lending…
By: Robert A. Greising, Virginia A. Talley, and Maria Vladimirova Geltz
on January 12, 2021
On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA” or the “Act”) as part of the greater National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The CTA requires certain domestic and foreign companies to disclose…
By: Scott S. Morrisson and Alexander L. Mounts
on January 11, 2021
Is it time you consider amending your plan document to provide a waiver of class actions and mandatory arbitration? We first visited this issue one year ago after a 2019 federal court decision approved use of class action waiver and mandatory…
By: C. Daniel Motsinger
on January 6, 2021
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico recently held that a federal credit union chartered under the Federal Credit Union Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 1752, et seq., constitutes an “instrumentality of the United States” included in…
January 1, 2021
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that attorney Kay Dee Baird has been elected as Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Commercial and Bankruptcy Law section. Her term begins January 1, 2021. Ms. Baird has previously served in various roles…
January 1, 2021
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that the firm has elected one new member and reelected another two to its leadership team. Five attorneys, including newly elected Partner David E. Corbitt and reelected Partners Michael J. Messaglia and John B.…
By: Robert A. Anderson and
on December 30, 2020
Yesterday, the D.C. Court of Appeals (the “Appeals Court”) issued its ruling affirming summary judgment in favor of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and against the American Hospital Association (“AHA”). The ruling clears the way…
By: Robert A. Anderson and
on December 30, 2020
Yesterday, the D.C. Court of Appeals (the “Appeals Court”) issued its ruling affirming summary judgment in favor of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and against the American Hospital Association (“AHA”). The ruling clears the way…
By: Scott C. Frissell and Kendall A. Schnurpel
on December 29, 2020
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“Act”). The 5,593-page Act provides $900 billion in coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic relief and $1.4 trillion in…
By: David A. Adams
on December 28, 2020
Last week, the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (“DLGF”) released the new Indiana Sales Disclosure Form (“SDF”). This article provides a brief overview for buyers and sellers of when the SDF is required and of the substantive changes…
By: Robert A. Greising, Kendall A. Schnurpel, and Corben A. Lee
on December 23, 2020
Congress finally agreed on a new COVID relief package, passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the "Act") after months of intense negotiations about scope and dollars, and has sent the Act to President Trump for his signature. The…
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