by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Jun 22, 2016 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Sports & Recreation Law
Whitewater rafting and adventure sports pose inherent risks to participants. As a result, accidents sometimes occur. Recently, the family of a man who did not survive an accident on the Roaring Folk River during a whitewater rafting trip sued the whitewater rafting...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Jun 7, 2016 | Blog, Commercial Litigation
When a litigant wins or loses a case, trial, or hearing, the first question an attorney often hears is: Can we/they appeal. To address this question, we felt it would be helpful for us to outline the process for appealing a judgment in the State of...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | May 26, 2016 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate
The Maryland Attorney General, Brian Frosh, is taking action against a Rockville home builder stating that in Maryland “home builders must be registered prior to entering into contracts with consumers and constructing their homes.” The Maryland Attorney General’s...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Apr 20, 2016 | Appellate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation
When a litigant wins or loses a case, trial, or hearing, the first question an attorney often hears is: Can we/they appeal the decision? Maryland appeals must follow certain rules and statutes which govern when and how a case can be appealed. To address this question,...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Mar 3, 2016 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation
In Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC, contributory negligence is a legal defense that addresses the conduct of the injured party when facing a negligence cause of action in a lawsuit. Specifically, the states of Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia are...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Mar 1, 2016 | Appellate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari from American Farm Bureau Federation and its allies to evaluate the “clean water ruling” by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit which had decided that the...
