by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law
Is it unconstitutional to change zoning laws that affect a project already underway The New Year could mean new litigation for Rockville, Maryland, if the city moves forward with a proposed zoning change. The zoning amendment would bar self-storage warehouses...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law
What should you look for when seeking a co-founder for your start-up business? Finding a business partner is not unlike finding a romantic partner or spouse. Entrepreneurs seeking co-founders must find the right person with whom to share the hard work, ups and...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 22, 2014 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Commercial Litigation
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...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Oct 23, 2014 | Blog, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Tax Controversy, Tax Planning
A taxpayer with income from an out-of-state S-corporation often has to pay out-of-state taxes. The taxpayer’s home state usually gives the taxpayer a tax credit for those tax payments. But, that is not quite what happens in Maryland. The constitutionality of...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Oct 17, 2014 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Wills & Estate Planning
Tom Clancy’s widow is hardly an impoverished street urchin. Her late husband left an estate estimated at $83 million. She is, however, bringing an action in a Maryland court to have her husband’s attorney removed as the “personal...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Aug 26, 2014 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A federal appeals court has allowed the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to move forward in its litigation against Weyerhaeuser Company over construction flaws at the Foundation’s Annapolis headquarters. Two years ago, a lower court...
