Robb Longman Speaks about Tax Code Section 199A. Today, Longman & Van Grack Tax Attorney Robb Longman will be presenting at a panel at the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Section of Taxation’s 2018 Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia related to Section…
Last year, the U.S. Coast Guard issued an Interim Rule which allowed the Coast Guard to close a popular section of the Potomac River at will. Longman & Van Grack attorney Adam Van Grack was interviewed by multiple news sources…
Breach of contract is the legal cause of action in Maryland in which one party sues a contracting party for that contracting party’s failure to perform obligations under an established contract. In Maryland, almost all breach of contract disputes will…
[Information in this article has been superseded by a Court of Appeals case.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…
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…
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 consideration on both…
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…
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 The BBA legislation repealed the current unified partnership audit regime, which was enacted by…
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 their respective resources…
On July 10, 2017, the United States Coast Guard published an Interim Rule in the Federal Register [82 FR 31719] which -- as of the publication date, July 10, 2017 -- allows the Coast Guard to close an approximately two-mile…
