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Maryland Legal Alert - October 2017

In this Issue:A SURVEY OF CFPB UDAAP ACTIONS

Jerrold A. Thrope Named 2018 Baltimore Real Estate Ligitation "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers

Baltimore, Maryland -- The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that Jerrold A.

Federal Court Dismisses Developer’s Claim against Montgomery County for Reducing Development Rights

A federal judge recently dismissed a lawsuit against Montgomery County that claimed the county unfairly reduced a developer’s ability to build a large residential project on 541 acres of undevelope

Title Company Guilty of Conversion Even Though It Held the Funds with Other Client’s Money

The Court of Appeals held that a title company is liable for conversion for improperly disbursing funds it held in an escrow account, even if the account held funds of other clients.

Tenants May Lose Their Leases in a Bankruptcy Sale

In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a bankruptcy trustee’s right to sell property free and clear of all “interests” under the Bankruptcy Code su

$3.5 Million at Issue: with Proper Language, a Party May Obtain its Legal Fees Pursuing an Indemnification Claim

Indemnification clauses generally provide that the indemnitor will reimburse the indemnitee for all losses sustained by the indemnitee as a result of acts by third parties under described circumsta

You’d Better Get That License

Visnic Improved Properties, LLC was a general contractor for construction of a house. It hired Plus One - MidAtlantic Co., Inc. as the masonry subcontractor.

It’s Not Your Property!

PGMC IV, LLC vs. BE UTC Dewey Parcel, LLC, No. 1192, Sept. Term, 2016, 2017 WL 2962820 (Md.

Perfected Interest in Leases

In Citadel Land, Inc. v. EagleBank, No. 2700, Sept. Term, 2015, 2017 WL 1193780, (Md. Ct. Spec. App.

Landlord Cannot Share Chapter 11 Tenant’s Profit on Sale of Lease

In re Haggen Holdings, LLC, No. BR 15-11874 (KG), 2017 WL 3730527 (D. Del. Aug.

Lenders Relax: Mortgages Have Priority over Declarations

The Maryland Court of Appeals held on August 16, 2017 that a recorded declaration that established water and sewer assessments on lots in a residential development did not by itself create a lien o

Equifax Data Breach FAQs

1. What Happened?

25 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers in America 2018

Baltimore, Maryland – The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that 25 of our attorneys have been named to the 2018 Best Lawyers in America® list.

Death by Health Care Fraud

Providers convicted under the federal health care fraud statute can face severe penalties, but those penalties can be even more severe if the violation results in a patient’s death. 

Geofencing Medical Data

Regulators are now watching advertisers’ use of geofencing techniques when applied to consumer medical data.

Is the Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis Over? Florida Says, “What Crisis?”

Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, in an effort to cure what was perceived at the time as a “medical malpractice insurance crisis,” many states promulgated a wide range of tort-reform laws

Maryland Regulatory News

1. In June, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) approved new hospital rates for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017. Maryland hospitals’ revenues will be permitted to rise 3.12%.

Provider Audits on the Rise

There has been a rise in audit activity aimed at health care providers, due in no small part to auditors’ access to big data, which allows auditors to analyze more data in less time.

Cooper, Carol Ghingher

Carol Ghingher Cooper focuses her practice primarily in Family Law.

Kolodner, F. Kirk

Kirk is a trial lawyer with 42 years of litigation and transactional experience in many diverse areas of law.

A Survey of Activities Identified as Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Under the Dodd-Frank Act

Chris Rahl co-authored this article for the American Bar Association's Consu

Maryland Legal Alert - September 2017

In This Issue:CFPB ARBITRATION RULE - CORRECTION TO EFFECTIVE DATE

Maryland Legal Alert: Credit Union Edition - September 2017

In This Issue:NCUA PROPOSES POSSIBLE RULE CHANGES