by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Jul 2, 2017 | Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Tax Controversy, Tax Planning
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. that states have the right to apply sales tax to online sellers who sell items on the internet that are shipped into their respective states. This is a major change to the sales tax law...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | May 17, 2017 | Appellate Law, Blog, Commercial Litigation
The District of Colombia contains a lot of courts and courthouses within its borders. Among these numerous courts are a series of important appellate courts, and each appeals court has its own role. If a case or matter was initially heard in the District of Columbia...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 1, 2016 | Appellate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Sports & Recreation Law
Earlier this month, we described the latest Potomac River legal dispute over water rights and the Wall Street Journal chronicled this dispute with the assistance of our attorney, Adam Van Grack. This most-recent Potomac River legal dispute started when West Virginia...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Nov 23, 2016 | Appellate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Commercial Litigation
The Litigation and Appeals Practice Group at Longman & Van Grack has addressed a number of legal disputes involving property rights, river rights, and river access. Consequently, the Wall Street Journal looked to one of our attorneys, Adam Van Grack, in an article...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Nov 7, 2016 | Appellate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Over the past two centuries, many courts – including the United States Supreme Court — have had to decide who owns or controls the rights to the Potomac River in multiple legal river rights disputes between Maryland and its two southern neighbors. In fact, just...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Aug 26, 2016 | Appellate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Estate Tax, Tax Planning, Wills & Estate Planning
In a decision entered on Wednesday, the Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that multi-million dollar share of the estate of author Tom Clancy left to his widow was protected under estate-tax exemptions for widowed spouses. In Michelle Bandy v. Alexandra Clancy, the...
