Question: Our bank has several pre-need funeral trust accounts that are funded by insurance policies. We would like to be able to redeem the policy and simply fund the trust with other bank funds. Does Indiana law allow us to do so?
Answer: No. The…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Timothy F. Christiana has joined the Firm’s Chicago office as Of Counsel. He is a member of the Firm's Tax, Private Business, Estate Planning and Personal Services and Real Estate Practice Groups among…
On September 8, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized the Emergency Preparedness Rule (Final Rule”) for health care facilities. CMS has given significant attention to the Final Rule in light of the many major…
Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 20151
On April 27, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement parts of the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of…
Please be advised the online UCC searching and UCC filing capabilities on the Indiana Secretary of State’s (SOS) website have not been fully functional since September 8, 2016, and such services have been completely unavailable since September 12,…
Krieg DeVault is proud to announce that the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group has been named to Midwest Real Estate News’ 2016 “Best of the Best” list.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be named to the Midwest Real Estate News 2016 ‘Best of the Best’…
As seen in the September 2016 issue of the Indiana Banker Association's Hoosier Banker.
Question: Recently an individual attempted to open a checking account at our bank using identification from the “Moorish Temple Science of the World.” When…
The Franciscan Alliance and Christian & Medical Dental Associations joined six states in a lawsuit filed against Health and Human Services (“HHS”) in a Texas federal court on August 23, 2016, challenging the regulations that the HHS’ Office of Civil…
On July 17, 2015, CMS released a proposed rule to revise the requirements that Long-Term Care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The proposed rule included a requirement regarding binding arbitration…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Stephanie T. Eckerle has joined the Firm’s Health Care and Real Estate Practice Groups as Partner. Eckerle, who brings more than 9 years of experience to Krieg DeVault, will play a key role in the Firm’s…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or the “Bureau”) released their Proposed Payday, Vehicle Title and Certain High Cost Installment Loans Rule (the “Proposed Rule”) on June 2, 2016 in conjunction with their planned Field Hearing on…
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently released guidance setting forth the procedures for Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(4) organizations to notify the IRS, as required under the newly added Internal Revenue Code Section 506, which was…
