by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Jan 31, 2018 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Securities and Corporate Law
[Information in this article has been superseded by a Court of Appeals case. Learn more about the change in our new article] In many contexts throughout businesses, nonprofits, legal matters, and estates, individuals are charged with a fiduciary duty that is owed to a...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 28, 2017 | Appellate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Commercial Litigation
Maryland, like most states, allows for a party to sue another party for fraud. Both individuals and entities (such as corporations or partnerships) can sue for fraud. In Maryland, Fraud is established legally when (i) a party makes a false representation to another...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Commercial Litigation
Most legal disputes over business transactions or exchanges between individuals and companies are disputes regarding contracts or agreements. These legal contract disputes all emanate from a specific agreement between the parties for an exchange of items/money with...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Nov 15, 2017 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Securities and Corporate Law
Maryland courts enforce a civil cause of action or tort called Unfair Competition. In Maryland, Unfair Competition is a tort that a party can establish proving that a business or company damaged or jeopardized their business “by fraud, deceit, trickery or unfair...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Tax Controversy, Tax Planning
On June 13, 2017, the IRS re-released proposed regulations that spell out partnership audit procedures under the 2015 legislation known as the Bipartisan Budget Act (“BBA”). The BBA legislation repealed the current unified partnership audit regime, which...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Jul 20, 2017 | Appellate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Business Law, Commercial Litigation
Teaming Agreements are created to allow prime contractors and subcontractors to agree to combine resources to bid on major government contracts. A properly-drafted teaming agreement in Maryland addresses just how the prime contractor and subcontractor will combine...
