Legal

BBB receiving reports of scammer posing as a lottery winner donating funds The BBB serving Northern Indiana has issued a warning to consumers about a reported text message scam. The scammer poses as a lottery winner named Manuel Franco. He...

Paying property taxes can be a daunting task, but with the options to pay online, by mail, or in-person, there are more ways to tackle taxes than ever before. GreatNews.Life had the opportunity to speak with Porter County Treasurer Michelle Clancy...

Credit unions are closely monitoring an onerous tax provision being considered in a proposed $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better Act” reconciliation package. One measure for this legislation that has been discussed is a proposal by the...

Millions of people go online in search of romance, and while it does work out for a lot of folks, there are also plenty of fishy people lying in wait, pretending to be interested in a relationship for the sole purpose of stealing your money (or...

While the terms trademark and copyright both carry similar weight in regards to protecting the intellectual or designed property of an individual, company or organization, the differences between what these two terms represent is quite different. In...

With its small-town feel, Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LLP (NLKJ) is committed to helping the LaPorte and Northwest Indiana communities. With nine attorneys, each from a different background, NLKJ is able to...

In a global economy, protecting your brand, products, and inventions is a complex process. Doing it alone is a challenge at best, and a nightmare at worst. Hartman Global Intellectual Property Law formed in 1990 to help businesses and inventors, both...

The SECURE Act, which became law in December 2019, made some important changes to the rules governing IRAs and other retirement plans. The two highest profile rule changes were the elimination of the what was commonly referred to the as the...

Producing podcasts, videos, and any other kind of online content these days can seem like a veritable minefield of IP and copyright issues that could get your content flagged by YouTube, claimed by a company for revenue, or most worryingly – sued....

As I went through my morning routine on Tuesday, I watched CNBC as they were interviewing Senator Elizabeth Warren touting her wealth tax proposal. The interview was odd. I felt the CNBC morning crew was a bit more sophisticated in their questions...