Should Your Partner be Your Partner? If you are thinking about starting a business you may not want to do it alone. Owning a business can be more than a full time job and getting the right person to help…
When Are Land-Use Restrictions an Unconstitutional Taking? One of the nation's largest homebuilding companies, Pulte Home Corporation, invested millions in plans to build nearly a thousand homes on 541-acre site designated for residential development in Clarksburg, Maryland. Then the Montgomery…
When Can You Sue a Business for Creating a Private Nuisance? The Bengies is Maryland's last drive-in movie theater. It has survived the rise of the multiplex, DVDs and Netflix. But the theater, founded in 1956, may have lost a…
When Can Insurance Companies Refuse to Pay D&O Liability Insurance Claims? A recent lawsuit in a Maryland federal court over insurance coverage for litigation costs raises important director and officer liability insurance issues. Because of the court's view of the…
Businesses can have many contracts and agreements with joint partners, suppliers, clients and customers. Language in those documents should determine how disputes will be resolved. If those disputes cannot be negotiated amicably, instead of potentially ending up in the court…
Mixing business affairs and family often has dire consequences. This is evidenced by a recent case involving a professional athlete and his family. Ryan Howard is the Philadelphia Phillies first baseman. Early in his career he was an all star…
Government bodies have long had the ability to take private property (with fair compensation) for a public purpose. Traditionally that might have meant for roads or schools, but government is increasingly getting into the real estate development business using their…
The end of the year approaches. Extended school vacations are just around the corner and department store parking lots will soon be full. As part of your personal, financial life, you should also consider some year-end work as well. Here…
Under a law designed to catch drug lords, organized crime bosses, and terrorists, the IRS has been seizing funds of ordinary citizens without even alleging that they committed a crime. Their offense has been to make bank deposits of cash…
The Bethesda and Rockville, Maryland law firm of Longman & Van Grack, LLC is happy to announce a new addition to its commercial litigation practice. Seasoned litigator, Attorney Theodore (Ted) Kiviat, has joined the firm as an Of Counsel. Attorney…
