The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is warning residents to beware of a scam where callers are falsely accusing people of failing to appear in court and trying to extract phony fine payments from them.... Read More
Whether a proposed merger between two of the nation’s largest grocery store retailers will happen could be decided soon, as a federal judge hears arguments from the Federal Trade Commission and Kroger on its proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons.... Read More
Kentucky- and Indiana-based Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC is continuing to expand into the Hoosier State, with the firm announcing a new merger in August with Jeffersonville’s Applegate Fifer Pulliam. Doug Barr, SKO’s managing director, said the acquisition is...... Read More
To give an added jolt to government efforts to deter criminal misconduct in merger and acquisition transactions, the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a new Safe Harbor Policy last year geared toward voluntary self-disclosures.... Read More
As more and more court hearings are handled remotely and attorneys and clients spend more time on the phone or a Zoom meeting than face to face, lawyers are becoming increasingly less reliant on the need to work every day in a physical office.... Read More
Bankruptcy filings in Indiana are still below historic highs, but they continue to creep up as consumers struggle with high credit card debt, student loan repayments and overall financial insecurity. Matthew Cree, a Greenwood-based solo practitioner, said...... Read More
For years, marijuana advocates in the Indiana Statehouse have filed bills and pushed for hearings on legislation that would allow the drug’s use for medical purposes or open the doors to recreational use and decriminalization.... Read More
A former member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet has joined Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP as a partner. Taft, which has eight Midwest offices—including one in Indianapolis—announced that Marcia Fudge will join the firm as partner and chair of public policy.... Read More
A Madison Circuit Court judge’s repeated poor management practices, including missing entries and orders that led to the dismissal of 16 criminal cases, has drawn him a scathing rebuke and lengthy suspension from the state’s highest court.... Read More
The Federal Trade Commission last month announced a sweeping ban on most noncompete agreements, but some exceptions were granted for certain mergers and acquisitions. Those exceptions come through a sale-of-a-business provision in the agency’s...... Read More
