Dispute resolution and litigation have become a cost of doing business in the United States of America. For uninsured losses, the cost of litigation goes directly to the business owners’ bottom line. For insured losses, litigation costs and...
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Two Steps You Can Take Today to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones In These Uncertain Times
Times are difficult right now due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and buildings have been shut down, and many thousands of people have lost their jobs or have been forced to tighten their economic belts. It stands to reason that, as a...
COVID-19 Insurance Claims Update
It has been approximately six months since COVID-19 first began to impact our daily lives significantly, changing how we interact with each other and how we interact with businesses as consumers. The cancellation of major league and college sports...
Indiana Court of Appeals Upholds Employer’s Noncompete
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently published a decision that is instructive about noncompete agreements. In Zollinger v. Wagner-Meinert Eng’g, LLC, 146 N.E.3d 1160 (Ind. Ct. App., April 23, 2020), the court was faced with interpreting a...
5 Problems of Success: Managing Construction Contractors Through COVID-19 and Beyond
Immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction industry was experiencing tremendous growth in nearly all market segments in all areas of the country. The pandemic has many contractors rethinking their growth plans for 2020 and beyond....
A Tenant’s Options When Leased Space is No Longer Wanted
A tenant leasing retail, office, warehouse, or industrial space can sometimes find itself in a position where its lease expiration date is months or years away, but the tenant no longer wants that space. On the positive side, this may happen...
Immunity for Healthcare Providers During COVID-19 Crisis
On March 6, 2020, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb issued Executive Order 20-02 which declared a public health emergency in the State of Indiana resulting from the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”). Executive Order 20-02[1] was...
A Potential Business Pipeline: Government Contract Awards
Companies restarting their businesses post-pandemic shutdown will be seeking creative ways to both renew customers and find new pipelines of business. Those whose majority owners qualify may do so by seeking certification as a minority, veteran,...
SBA Updates Guidance on the “Necessity” Certification for PPP Loans
(Sixth in a series) This article continues our series relating to the Covid-19 legislation and briefly addresses today’s updated guidance issued by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) on the Paycheck Protection Program loan program under the...
Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Perils of Simultaneously Defending Against Criminal and Civil Lawsuits
Some people are unlucky enough to find themselves subject to criminal prosecution and a civil lawsuit, all for the same underlying incident. If you find yourself in this situation, you may face a difficult decision. On the one hand, the Fifth...
The Department of Labor Issues Regulations Implementing New Leave of Absence Law
This is the fifth in a series of articles in response to the COVID-19 federal legislation and benefit programs. This article discusses the regulations — published and effective today, April 6, 2020—by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) as...
Paycheck Protection Program Guidance and Resources – COVID 19
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). A significant aspect of the CARES Act for small businesses with 500 or less employees is the Paycheck Protection Program...