State Law Preempts Local Zoning Regulation for Siting of Solar Farm

In Board of County Comm’rs of Washington County v. Perennial Solar, LLC, 239 Md. App.

Bankruptcy Court Holds That Columbia Association Lien Does Not Have First Priority

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland held on January 23, 2019 that the lien position of the assessments under the declaration that encumbers the property in Columbia, Mar

Before Settling IP Litigation, Be Sure the Plaintiff Is the True Owner

Maryland Legal Alert - February 2019

Attorney Margaret Witherup Discusses the Stormwater Fee with Frank Andrews

Maggie Witherup appeared as a guest on WILK NewsRadio.

Guarantor Held Liable for Punitive Damages for Submitting False Borrowing Certificates and for Amount Due Under Loan

On January 23, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, following trial, entered judgement

Credit Card Surcharges and Merchant Fees

The credit card market is essentially a two-sided transaction platform where the major card associations (like MasterCard, Visa, and American Express) control both sides of the platform.

Secret Sales of Inventions May Invalidate a Later Patent Filing

A secret sale of a device may start the clock running for when patents must be filed. On January 22, 2019, in Helsinn Healthcare v.

Landlords Should Get Active and Seek the 199A Safe Harbor

The 20% deduction for pass-through income provided by Internal Revenue Code Section 199A applies only to income from a “trade or business.” To be engaged in a trade or business for federal income t

New Rules for Entities Taxed as Partnerships and New Partnership Tax Return (Form 1065)