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Gordon Feinblatt Names Five New Chairs Making Gains with Women in Leadership

Baltimore, Maryland -- The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce five new Chairs across the Firm.  Three of these appointments are women.&n

Maryland Legal Alert - March 2019

In This Issue:PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR MARYLAND MORTGAGE LENDERS, BROKERS, AND SERVICERS

Gordon Feinblatt Receives the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Black Law Students Association Firm Diversity Award

Gordon Feinblatt is honored to receive the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) 2019 Firm Diversity Award.

Women of Gordon Feinblatt

Gordon Feinblatt acknowledges the efforts of all of the women attorneys, paralegals and staff who make this firm special.

Consider How Arguments to Protect a Trademark Will Impact Your Other Ones

Sometimes you should not push too hard to protect your trademark.

Title Endorsements: Endorsing the Endorsements, Recommendations and More

Searle Mitnick will speak as a panelist on the ALI-CLE/American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) webinar, "Title Endorsements: Endorsing the Endorsements, Recommendations and More."

Women's Alliance and Initiatives

Gordon Feinblatt is proud to have gender diversity in its leadership roles.

Decoding Section 199A For Your Clients

On February 21, 2019, Doug Coats presented

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