In a case of first impression by a Maryland state appellate court, the Court of Special Appeals (CSA) upheld a decision of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City that found that a developer’s lawsuit
On January 19, 2022, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court) held that mortgage servicers are debt collectors under the Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act (MCDCA), and $5 convenience fees ch
Business owners should consider using an outside, personal email address when communicating with legal counsel, accountants and other professionals about the potential sale of their business.
Maryland law requires depository institutions doing business in Maryland that make first lien residential real property loans and maintain escrow accounts for those loans to pay a minimum rate of i
Publishing Hospital Prices: Did you know that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering raising the fines for hospitals that fail to comply with price tra
In February 2022, the Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC), an independent commission within the Maryland Department of Health, will distribute $13 million to entities in the Pathways for H
1. In October, the Maryland Department of Health launched the Maryland Commission on Health Equity (MCHE), a new multiagency commission that will develop a statewide plan to equita
When a victim dies due to negligence, the law generally affords those left behind the right to sue by way of two distinct statutory options: wrongful death claims and survival actions.
A little-known federal law imposes restrictions on federally insured financial institutions in connection with copying and retaining copies of state-issued driver’s licenses and similar identificat
Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the nation, the federal government extended the deadlines for electing COBRA and paying COBRA premiums for continuation of health insurance coverage.
The 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel recently reinforced a Pennsylvania bankruptcy court case that was among the first to extend the U.S. Supreme Court’s City of Chicago v.
