Stacked Payee Checks are payable to any one of the Named Payees

It is now clear that, under Maryland law, checks drawn to more than one payee, listed in stacked format, with no grammatical connector, punctuation, or symbol indicating their relationship, are pro

No Private Right of Action for (Some) Violations of the Maryland Mortgage Lender Laws

Thrasher v. Homecomings Financial Network, Inc., 154 Md. App 77, 838 A.2d 392, cert. denied 380 Md. 619, 846 A.2d 402 (2003)

Don't Respond to a Subpoena for Financial Records Until It Is Due

Bond v. Slavin et al., 2004 Md. App. LEXIS 96 (filed June 18, 2004)

Choice of Maryland Law - a Trap for the Unwary

Noteworthy Maryland CasesWells et al. v. Chevy Chase Banks, F.S.B. et al., 377 Md. 197, 832 A.2d 812 (2003) cert. denied 158 L. Ed. 2d 485, 124 S. Ct. 1875 (2004)

Balloon Payments Disclosures for 2nd Mortgages

Drew v. First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation,379 Md. 318, 842 A.2d 1 (2003)

No Right To Representation In Nonunion Workplace

In IBM Corp. and Shultz, et.

Unrelated Business Taxable Income

Every Maryland hospital, except one, is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, charitable organization.

New Maryland Legislation Summer 2004

Although there were no new "blockbuster" health care bills passed during the 2004

Maryland Regulatory News Summer 2004

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Kendra's Law

The Constitutionality of "Kendra's Law" has been upheld in New York.