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Maryland Legal Alert - February 2016

In This Issue: APPELLATE COURT OPINES ON ABILITY TO CURE CREDIT LAW VIOLATIONS

Obama Administration Proposes New Compensation Reporting Requirements

On January 29, 2016, President Obama announced a new initiative to collect compensation data from all employers with 100 or more employees.

Trustee Need Not Be (Physically) Present at Foreclosure Sale

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on January 18, 2016.

Relating to Real Estate January 2016

IN THIS ISSUE:

Agricultural Transfer Tax Is Subject to Cap so Montgomery County Tax Bite Must Be Reduced

Agricultural Transfer Tax Is Subject to Cap so Montgomery County Tax Bite Must Be Reduced

Reverse Mortgage Made to a Disabled Person Without Her Guardian’s Consent Is Void

Reverse Mortgage Made to a Disabled Person Without Her Guardian’s Consent Is Void

Owner of Property Must Pay All Outstanding Taxes to Redeem It Even Though an Interim Purchaser May Have Been Liable

Owner of Property Must Pay All Outstanding Taxes to Redeem It Even Though an Interim Purchaser May Have Been Liable

Personal Suit May Be Brought in Maryland Under Loan Secured by Real Property in Washington, D.C.

Personal Suit May Be Brought in Maryland Under Loan Secured by Real Property in Washington, D.C.

High Bidders at Tax Sales Must Pay the Bid Surpluses to the Property Owners

Kona Properties, Inc. v. W.D.B. Corp., Inc., 224 Md. App.

Purchaser at Tax Sale Does Not Have the Right to Move to Strike a Judgement Foreclosing the Right of Redemption

Purchaser at Tax Sale Does Not Have the Right to Move to Strike a Judgment Foreclosing the Right of Redemption

Contractor May Maintain Suit for Payment If It Has Substantially Compiled With the Licensing Law

Contractor May Maintain Suit for Payment If It Has Substantially Compiled With the Licensing Law

Money Transmitter Licensing For Connecticut Debt Management Providers?

The Connecticut Department of Banking (DOB) issued a memo to Connecticut debt management providers on January 6, 2016, advising that both a debt adjuster and a money transmitter license would be re

Is Metadata Privileged?

A federal court in Illinois recently held that the metadata or audit trails associated with a patient's medical records are not protected from disclosure by the peer review privilege.

Maryland Legal Alert - January 2016

In This Issue: NEW AFFIDAVIT FORM FOR SUSPECTED FALSE FINANCING STATEMENTS JOINT ACCOUNT HOLDER GUILTY OF THEFT FROM DEPOSIT ACCOUNT

Did You Know? - Winter 2015

ACA Extension: Did you know that, in 2015, the Maryland General Assembly once again took action to apply the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance reforms more broadly?

MACRA's Mixed Bag of Gifts

A version of this article was published by The Daily Record on June 8, 2016.

Reporting Overpayments Within 60 Days

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as ObamaCare, added a new Medicare and Medicaid integrity provision, namely requiring overpayments to be reported and returned by the later of 60 days af

FTC Double Downs on HIPAA

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on April 19, 2016.

Can a Bankruptcy Court Prevent the Termination of a Medicare or Medicaid Provider Agreement?

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on July 18, 2016.

Maryland Regulatory News - Winter 2015

1.This summer, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) required all acute care hospitals in Maryland to submit a Strategic Hospital Transformation Plan (STP).

Impacts of Maryland Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plans on Real Estate, NAIOP Real Estate Policy Conference

Michael Powell spoke at the

Maryland Legal Alert - December 2015

In This Issue: OVERDRAFT CLASS ACTIONS BASED ON ACCOUNT AGREEMENT LANGUAGE FTC AMENDS TELEMARKETING SALES RULE

Maryland Legal Alert - November 2015

In This Issue: FCC TCPA ACTIONS – WATCH YOUR TERMS OF USE BEWARE: COURT EXPANDS COVERAGE OF CREDIT SERVICES BUSINESS ACT

Maryland Condominium Act Does Not Abrogate Common Law Privileges

In a case involving the same type of damage as in Penthouse 4C, LLC discussed in the article above but to a different unit at 100 Harborview Drive Condominium, the owner of Penthouse 4A, D

Natural Resources Article Trumps the Public Trust Doctrine

Donald Marsh, Jr.