A mortgage loan is covered by special Federal Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the
A mortgage loan is covered by special Federal Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the
On April 9, 2012, we issued a legal bulletin regarding certain amendments made to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS
In 2007, the Maryland General Assembly enacted a law (Chapters 564 and 565 of the Laws of Maryland of 2007) that requires all homeowners to timely submit a one-time application with the Maryland St
On October 20, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule for the creation and operation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), significantly amending the
In a recent case, Maryland's intermediate appellate court held that when a charity ground-leases property to a for-profit entity that constructs a building and other improvements on the property, t
Practice of Medicine: Did you know that Maryland's intermediate appellate court recently affirmed a judgment by the Board of Physicians that laser hair removal constitutes the prac
This past July, Maryland's highest court ruled, in Parks v. Alpharma, that some health care whistleblowers may not bring wrongful discharge claims against their former employers.
Under changes recently made to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), investment advisers to small private funds are re
