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24 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2018 Super Lawyers

Baltimore, Maryland – The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that 21 of our attorneys have been named to the 2018 Maryland Super Lawyers list, and three of our attorneys have b

When a Nonconforming House May Be Rebuilt after a Casualty

Kiesling v. Long, No. 1485, Sept. Term, 2016, 2017 WL 4786756 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Oct.

Lawsuits Involving Mortgages Barred

The Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals each recently stopped lawsuits that involved real estate financings from proceeding because of doctrines of claim and issue preclusion.

Guaranty of Note’s Recourse Provisions

In Suryan v. CSE Mortgage, L.L.C., No. 0452, Sept. Term, 2016, 2017 WL 3667657 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Aug.

An Association of Associations Did Not Have Standing, so PUD Cannot Be Challenged

The Court of Appeals held in Greater Towson Council of Community Associations v. DMS Development, LLC, 234 Md. App.

Enhanced Public Benefits Are Not Needed to Support Development Agreement

In Lillian C. Blentlinger LLC v. Cleanwater Linganore, Inc., 456 Md.

Zoning Approval Does Not Violate Constitutional Rights

In Siena Corporation v. Mayor and City Council of Rockville, Maryland, 873 F.3d 456 (4th Cir.

Oral Modifications to Contracts Are Common, but Are They Enforceable?

Consider the following scenario: you just landed a new job in Baltimore and moved into a beautiful, dog-friendly apartment in the city to avoid a long commute. Your lease provides that rent mu

Nondisclosure of a Nonfact Is Not Sanctionable

From Maryland Real Estate Commission v. Garceau, 234 Md. App. 324, 172 A.3d 496 (2017), we learn:

You Better Deliver Those Papers

The August 22, 2017 decision by the Court of Special Appeals is yet another chapter in the epic saga of Flora Lipitz et al. v. William A. Hurwitz, No. 113, Sept.

Maryland Enacts Mandatory Paid Sick/Safe Leave

Maryland has joined the wave of states and municipalities that have enacted mandatory paid sick/safe leave.  The General Assembly had considered proposed sick/safe leave legislation for more t

Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans Must Make RMDs Timely – Even For Participants Who Don’t Come Forward to Apply for Benefits

Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code generally requires tax qualified retirement plans to make required minimum distributions (RMDs) to participants by their “required beginning dates” (R

Maryland Legal Alert - January 2018

In This Issue:DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELEASES NEW MILITARY LENDING ACT GUIDANCE

Online Service Providers Must Now Electronically Register their DMCA Agent

Newly implemented rule changes now require electronic filing for best protection from online copyright infringement liability.

Gordon Feinblatt Welcomes Three New Associates

Baltimore, Maryland -- The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that three new Associates have joined the Firm.

Doctor’s Employer Left Holding the Bag

In 2010, Yolanda Harris underwent a laparoscopic hysterectomy that did not go as planned.  Ms. Harris sued her surgeon, Dr.

Did You Know?

RICO: Did you know that a federal appellate court has ruled that payment for an unnecessary heart procedure is a recoverable injury under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organ

FDA Clears First Digital Therapeutic Device

In September, Pear Therapeutics received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the reSET® mobile medical application.

Patient Transportation Safe Harbor

On January 6, 2017, a new safe harbor to the federal anti-kickback statute went into effect.

Cross-Plan Offsetting

A version of this article was published by The Daily Record on July 24, 2018.