Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals issued an opinion that offers some guidance on how to properly change a joint account with rights of survivorship while living.
In Solomon v. Lindsey, 163 N.E.3d 302 (Ind. Ct. App. 2020), Paul Martin (“Martin”)…
Change is coming, again, to the Federal Gift and Estate Tax laws. There are already proposals for increased income tax rates, increased corporate tax rates, increased tax rates on and taxability of multi-national corporations, and proposed increases…
The COVID-19 pandemic upended the norm for public meetings, and what was once unthinkable – members of a governing body meeting and voting virtually – became a welcome and many times necessary option almost overnight.
We analyzed the early…
Proposed Rule to Postpone Implementation of Debt Collection Final Rules to January 29, 2022
In late 2020, the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued final rules to revise Regulation F, 12 C.F.R., part 1006, which…
The Indiana Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in New Nello Operating Co., LLC v. CompressAir that clarifies the elements to be met when establishing that a buyer of a business will be liable as the successor to the obligations of the target.…
May is National Military Appreciation Month in the U.S. and several members of Congress are trying to address a hurdle that many of our service men and women face in utilizing state-legal medical cannabis as a result of ongoing federal prohibition.…
On April 15 and 16, 2021, two complimentary bills were introduced in Congress to address the country’s shortage of affordable housing and expand bond financing opportunities for local governments and nonprofits. The bipartisan Affordable Housing…
1. State Passes Biennial Budget
After a legislative session unlike any other, the Indiana General Assembly adjourned for a prolonged recess on Thursday, April 22 after passing the state budget. With the April revenue forecast indicating…
Indiana Governor Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 370 into law yesterday, providing a clear restatement of the statute of limitations to be applied for purposes of resolving disputes regarding deposit accounts. As we have written extensively over…
On Monday, April 19, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (the “Act”). The legislation was reintroduced in Congress in late March through a bipartisan effort involving members of both the…
Recent conflicting court rulings from different U.S. District Courts sitting in separate federal circuits put 340B covered entities on the sidelines as the battle over the legality of policies designed to limit the scope of that program continues.…
In March 2021 the Microsoft threat center announced a significant cyberattack that affected certain Microsoft Exchange users with on-premises servers throughout the world. For at least two months, hackers apparently successfully exploited…
