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Bankrupt Chuck E. Cheese Cannot Extend Rent Abatement

While the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the ability of many retail and entertainment businesses to operate and pay their expenses, the pandemic’s effect on the children’s indoor arcade and

PSC Solar Project Approval Was Not Based on Proper Standard

In Frederick County, Maryland v. LeGore Bridge Solar Center, LLC, No. 1249, Sept.

Maryland and U.S. Extend Stays on Residential Foreclosures and Certain Evictions

By executive order dated December 17, 2020 (December Order), Mary

Commercial Landlord Has Right to Self-Help

In Donegal Associates, LLC v. Christie-Scott, LLC, 248 Md. App.

Divide a Trademark Application That Faces Partial Trouble

When a trademark application encounters trouble due to issues with some of the applied-for goods and services, the owner can move the clean items into a new application that can progress toward reg

Don’t Get Penalized for Misusing Sports Teams’ Logos and Players’ Likenesses

Your football team is in the playoffs for the third consecutive year and peaking at just the right time (Go Ravens!).

New Appropriations Law Provides Limited FSA Relief

President Joseph Biden, Jr. signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act) late last month.

Stay on Residential Foreclosures and Prohibition on Evictions Extended

By executive order dated December 17, 2020, (December Order)

Maryland Legal Alert - January 2021

IN THIS ISSUE:CFPB ISSUES SECOND PART OF FINAL DEBT COLLECTION RULECFPB ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR EARNED WAGE ACCESS PROGRAMS

A Copy of Dr. Seuss Was Not a Copyright Fair Use

Putting portions of someone else’s material in your own creative work, even in jest, is not always an allowable Fair Use and may infringe their copyright.

Federal Protections in Place for Stimulus Payments

We previously reported in our May 2020 Maryland Legal Alert that Governor Lawrence Hogan, Jr.

Mandatory FFCRA Leave Sunsets Soon, But Tax Credits for Voluntary Leave for Employees Extended

On December 27, 2020, the President signed a new stimulus bill — the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CCA) — in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

New Executive Order Delays Resumption of Residential Foreclosures

On December 17, 2020, Governor Lawrence Hogan, Jr.

Should Employers Require Their Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccinations?

The COVID-19 Vaccine Quandary — To Mandate or Not to Mandate

17 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2021 Super Lawyers® List and 7 as Rising Stars

Baltimore, Maryland — The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that 17 of our attorneys have been named to the 2021 Mary

Foreign-filed Trademark Applications May Not Be as Broad as They Appear

Trademark registrations by non-U.S. applicants can have a broader claim than U.S. applicants are allowed to have.

Did You Know?

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Did you know that pharmacy giants CVS Health and Walgreens have agreed with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S.

Sale to Private Equity - Part 2

This is the second part of a three-part series of articles pertaining to the sale of physician practices to private equity firms.

Maryland Regulatory News

1. Public health emergency declarations and orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be renewed, allowing increased flexibility in the delivery of health care, includin

Green Light for Vertical Mergers

On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized guidelines for vertical mergers for the first time in more than 30 years.

Heightened Duties for Directors of Health Care Companies

Many of the country’s largest corporations are incorporated in Delaware. As a result, Delaware courts have become the leaders in articulating the duties of boards of directors.

Don’t Let a Strong Trademark Argument Help Your Future Adversary

Sometimes, too strong of a legal argument to protect a trademark can come back to be harmful. Trademark owners often have to explain why their marks are not infringing on a prior mark.

Maryland Legal Alert - December 2020

IN THIS ISSUE:CFPB ISSUES FINAL DEBT COLLECTION RULE