New HSCRC Initiatives

The State of Maryland and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to push Maryland hospitals to be on the front lines of health care savings programs with a new Medicare Perfo

Maryland Board of Physicians’ Absolute Immunity

In a reported decision, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court recently overturned a $2.5 million judgment against the Maryland Board of Physicians and staff who were found to have disclosed perso

Copyright: The Idea Can Be Copied, Not the Expression

A core precept of copyright law is that ideas are not protectable.What is protected is the creative and particular way that idea is expressed.

Transferring Your Trademark Out of Your Estate Must Include Goodwill

Consider how your trademark will pass upon your death. It is not as simple as it seems.

Third Circuit: A Tax Sale May Be Avoided as a Preference

In a decision that will likely rekindle the discussion of whether a transfer of property resulting from a properly conducted tax sale or foreclosure sale may be avoided in bankruptcy, the U.S.

Circuit Court says Goodwill Is Subject to Recordation and Transfer Taxes

The Circuit Court for Baltimore County recently held that the portion of a sale of three senior living facilities relating to the goodwill of the business was subject to recordation and transfer ta

Bubba Gump Shrimp Wins its Case against Harborplace But Cannot Keep the Damages Awarded

We learned the following from the decision of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals about Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurants, Inc.’s litigation against its landlord at Harborplace:

Relating to Real Estate - November 2019

IN THIS ISSUE:BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP WINS ITS CASE AGAINST HARBORPLACE BUT CANNOT KEEP THE DAMAGES AWARDED
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