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Is Now the Time to Expand or Merge Your One-Room Ambulatory Surgery Center?

Under a process established last year by the Maryland Health Care Commission, it is now easier for a one-room ambulatory surgery center (ASC) to add a second sterile operating room or to merge with

Revel Casino Tenant Entitled to Enforce Lease Rights Following Bankruptcy Sale

In April 2012, at a cost to build of $2.4 billion, the 1,399 room Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City opened with much fanfare.

Fourth Circuit Refuses to Get Involved in Developer’s Land Use Dispute

InPulte Home Corp. v. Montgomery County, Maryland, 909 F.3d 685 (4th Cir. 2018), the U.S.

Title Insurer Liable for Claim Under Policy as Apparent Agent

In North American Title Insurance Company v. Maryland Insurance Administration, No. 2391, Sept.

Wireless One Misses by 157 Years

Baltimore City established Cross Street Market in 1847 and has owned and operated it since that time. Wireless One, Inc. leased space in Cross Street Market beginning in 2004.

Trustee’s Strong Arm Power Defeats Landlord’s Claim

In Fallon Family, L.P. v. Goodrich Petroleum Corp. et al.

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

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

Opportunity Zones 101: Everything You Need to Know About Baltimore's OZs

Doug Coats will speak at a Bisnow breakfast, "Baltimore Opportunity Zones: Everything You Need to Know About The Policy Revolutionizing the Capital Stack," in a session entitled, "Opportunity Zones

Patent Eligibility: Find the “Practical Application”

It should become easier to obtain patents for computer-implemented inventions, now that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published revised guidance on what constitutes patent-e

A Survey of Maryland Laws Relating to Extending Credit and Consumer Financial Services, Sixth Edition

The laws that apply to credit extensions in Maryland can be confusing. This survey presents in a basic format a road map through these laws.

Maryland Legal Alert - January 2019

In This Issue:MARYLAND MINIMUM INTEREST RATE INCREASES FOR ESCROW AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ACCOUNTS

22 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2019 Super Lawyers®

Baltimore, Maryland – The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that 20 of our attorneys have been named to the 2019 Mary

Using Your Sports Team’s Branding for Your Own Purposes

Your football team has made the playoffs this year after a drought (Go Ravens!).

New Baltimore City Affordable Housing Tax May Yield Much Less Than Anticipated

On December 12, 2018, Mayor Catherine Pugh signed into law Baltimore City Council Bill 18-0221 as Ordinance 18-215, which imposes a “yield” excise tax on documents that are recorded in

Avoiding Securities Law Pitfalls in Real Estate Transactions

Real estate professionals and investors need to be aware of the federal and state securities laws when bringing investors into a real estate project.