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Did You Know? - Spring 2016

Loss of Board Certification: Did you know that the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) did not violate a doctor's rights when it rescinded his certification due to a monitoring agreement? Dr.

Maryland Regulatory News - Spring 2016

1. The Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force, led by Lieutenant Governor Boyd K. Rutherford, has produced 33 recommendations in its Final Report that was published December 1, 2015.

New Compensation Reporting Requirements

On January 29, 2016, President Obama announced a new initiative to collect compensation data from all employers with 100 or more employees. A. Background

New Stark and Incident to Rules

A version of this article was published in The Daily Record on September 13, 2016.

The Rest of the Story: Federal Judicial Review of State Health Agencies

Previous articles in TOPICS identified a trend in recent decisions of federal courts with jurisdiction over Maryland to label the "anti-competitive" actions of state health care regulators as poten

Update to the Medicare Shared Savings Program

Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).

TREASURY TREMORS: The Ground is Shifting with Respect to the Allocation of Partnership Liabilities to Partners

On January 29, 2014, the Treasury Department issued proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 752, which, if adopted as proposed, would significantly alter the manner in which partne

Gordon Feinblatt LLC Welcomes Robert A. Gaumont to Our Litigation and Financial Services Practice Groups

Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that Robert A. Gaumont has joined the Firm as a Member in the Firm's Litigation and Financial Services Practice Groups.  Mr.

"Best" Is Not Always Best When It Comes to Knowledge

The term “knowledge” is used in affidavits, applications, representations, warranties, third-party opinion letters and in other legal contexts to indicate that statements are not guaranteed to be t

"Inaction" by Government May Constitute a "Taking" of Property

In Litz v. Maryland Department of Environment, No. 23, Sept. Term 2015 (Md.Ct.App. Jan.

A Recorded Plat May Create an Easement

In Emerald Hills Homeowners’ Association, Inc. v. Peters, No. 32, Sept. Term, 2015 (Md.Ct.App. Jan.

Borrowers Were on Inquiry Notice of Fraud so Their Claims Were Stale

Suzanne Scales Windesheim, et al. v. Frank Larocca, et al., 443 Md.

I Don't Care How Long That Shed Has Been There!

In Montgomery County, MD v. Bhatt, No. 36, Sept. Term 2015 (Md.Ct.App. Jan.

Paving a Restaurant's Parking Lot Engenders Considerable Litigation

In Oregon, LLC v. Falls Road Community Association, No. 1234, Sept.

Rain Tax Is a Tax, but Synagogue Is Not Exempted from Paying It

Shaarei Tfiloh Synagogue is one of Baltimore’s most recognizable and beloved religious buildings. Known as “the synagogue in the park,” it was constructed between 1921 and 1927.

Reducing Recordation Taxes in the Post-IDOT Era

For many years, the vehicle of choice to avoid paying recordation taxes in Maryland was the indemnity deed of trust or indemnity mortgage (either of which is called an IDOT).

Transfer to Hide Property from Collection Efforts Found to Be a Fraudulent Conveyance

In Marquitta Russell, et al. v. Pessin Katz Law, P.A., f/k/a Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A., No.

When Is a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Not a Deed?

A deed in lieu of foreclosure may be taken by a lender under a workout agreement after its loan goes into default.

Maryland Legal Alert - March 2016

In This Issue: LOAN REPURCHASE DEMANDS: THERE MAY BE BIG CHANGES ANOTHER AUTO LENDING DISPARATE IMPACT SETTLEMENT

Christopher R. Rahl Named as a 2016 Client Choice Award Recipient

Baltimore, Maryland --  The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that Christopher R. Rahl has been named as a recipient of the 2016 Client Choice Award.

Operating a Professional Services Firm as a C Corporation? – The Tax Court Provides a Reminder to be Careful about Reasonable Compensation

It is a basic principle of federal tax law that while a taxpayer is free to organize his affairs as he chooses, nevertheless, once having done so, he must accept the tax consequences of his choice,

QDRO Basics 2016

John Paliga presented to the Bar Association of Baltimore City Family Law Committee.