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Two Room ASCs

Effective January 15, 2018, the Maryland Health Care Commission (Commission) has created a process for establishing an ambulatory surgery facility (ASF) with two operating rooms through an exem

Lake-Jenks, Lauren E.

Lauren is Counsel in our Litigation practice group.

No…To Pay or Not to Pay, That is the Question

In Young Electrical Contractors, Inc. v. Dustin Construction, Inc., ____ Md. ____ No. 8. Sept.

To Pave or Not to Pave, That is the Question

In Falls Road Community Association v. Baltimore County, No. 1652, Sept.

Failure to Own or Operate a Golf Course Caused a Reversion

In order to obtain a “density bonus” to enable it to build additional homes, Marlboro Development Corporation imposed a set of covenants on a 131-acre golf course to require that the golf course be

City’s Displaced Service Workers Protection Ordinance Impacts Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions

When a purchaser of commercial property contemplates an acquisition, it customarily envisions that, as the new owner, it will terminate existing maintenance and service contracts procured by the se

Even a Synagogue Cannot Avoid Baltimore City’s Rain Tax

In Shaarei Tfiloh Congregation v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, ___ Md. ___, No. 2645, Sept.

MD C-PACE Program: A New Financing Tool for Property Owners and Developers

Owners and developers of commercial property in Maryland considering energy-related improvements should consider using a new financing method offered through the Maryland Commercial Property Assess

Maryland Legal Alert - June 2018

In This Issue: REPEAL OF CFPB'S ECOA AUTO LENDING GUIDANCE

Registering Trademarks is Now Essential Under the New Amazon Brand Registry Rules

Under new guidelines for Amazon Brand Registry, Amazon is requiring all products sold to have their brands registered as trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Any com

Notice Period Must Expire Before Landlord Can Sue

In Hunter v. Broadway Overlook, ___ Md. ___, No. 61, Sept. Term, 2017, 2018 WL 1465137 (Md. Ct. App. Mar.

Memorandum with County Added To, Not Subtracted From, City’s Zoning Powers

In Precision Small Engines, Inc. v. City of College Park, ____ Md. _____, No. 43 Sept. Term, 2017, 79 A. 3d 1019 (Md. Ct.

Tenant’s Right to Extend Cure Periods May Be Waived

Say a landlord under a commercial lease claims that the tenant is in breach of one or more non-monetary covenants in the lease.

Wax or No Wax, You Could Still Be Signing Under Seal

Thirty years ago in the Maryland Bar Journal, David Fishman and Daniel Higham asked whether it was time to throw out your sealing wax. David Fishman & Daniel Higham, Is it Tim

The Rule Against Perpetuities Still Lives in Maryland – At Least for Old Agreements

The Circuit Court for Baltimore County held that the Rule Against Perpetuities voided an option in a lease to purchase the leased property because the option could have been exercised after the exp

ADA Compliance for Websites Offering Goods or Services (or Employment)

Thousands of lawsuits have been filed in recent years claiming that websites of businesses offering goods or services to the public must, but do not, comply with the federal Americans with Disabili

Maryland Legal Alert - April 2018

In This Issue: Using Full Debtor Name Crucial in UCC Filings

Marijuana: Here Come the Feds?

Immediately after the first legal medical marijuana dispensaries opened in Maryland this past December, the Trump administration issued a memo reversing Obama-era policy that allowed states to dete