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TPE: Did you know that CMS has expanded its Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) pilot auditing program to all Medicare administrative contractors (MACs)?

Mandatory Paid Sick/Safe Leave

Maryland has joined the wave of states and municipalities that have enacted mandatory paid sick/safe leave by passing the Healthy Working Families Act (HWFA), which took effect on February 11, 2018

Meaningful Measures

On October 30, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new CMS initiative, Meaningful Measures.

Per-Patient Payments to Marketers

The federal anti-kickback statute provides penalties for anyone who knowingly and willfully offers, pays, solicits or receives remuneration to induce or reward referrals of business that may be rei

Some Doctors May Qualify for a 199A Deduction

President Trump’s 2017 tax cut created a new deduction pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 199A (199A Deduction) for the owners of certain businesses that operate as a sole proprietorship, pa

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

Roundtable Discussion: Title Endorsements: Endorsing the Endorsements, Recommendations and More

Searle Mitnick, alongside James L. Gosdin, Esq., Stewart Title Guaranty Company, Nancy Short Ferguson, Esq., Chicago Title, and Joseph S.

Magette, Christopher T.

Chris is a Member in the Firm’s Financial Services and Real Estate Practices.

Panel Presentation: Title Endorsements: Endorsing the Endorsements, Recommendations and More

Searle Mitnick served as a panelist alongside James L. Gosdin, Esq., Stewart Title Guaranty Company, Nancy Short Ferguson, Esq., Chicago Title, and Joseph S.

Obtain All Needed Rights to Use a Photograph

Be certain to obtain all rights in a photograph that you may want to include in your materials.  The more obvious required permission is that of the photographer.  Obtain either an assign

Maryland Legal Alert - March 2018

In This Issue:Legislative Fix on Horizon for Madden Uncertainty?

The Importance of Synchronizing Design Patent and Utility Patent Applications

Many products, especially consumer-facing products, have valuable functional and ornamental aspects.For example, the functionality o

Avoiding Lender Liability for Environmental Contamination

Although real estate lenders are generally shielded from liability for environmental contamination on properties in their portfolios, lenders could inadvertently lose those protections and assume u

Gordon Feinblatt Celebrates 65 Years

Baltimore, Maryland -- The law firm ofGordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce the 65th anniversary of its formation. 

Lot Recorded before 1977 Large Enough for Special Exception

In Gill v. Board of Appeals of Harford County, No. 0727, Sept. Term 2016 (Md. Ct.