by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 21, 2019 | Securities and Corporate Law, Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Business & Corporate Issues, Commercial Litigation
Interpretation of contracts can be very important in Maryland contract disputes and lawsuits. Often within a breach of contract lawsuit, unjust enrichment lawsuit, conversion lawsuit, or other types business dispute, Maryland Circuit Courts and District Courts will...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate
In Maryland, trespass is a civil tort defined as “a physical act or force against an individual’s property executed without the property owner’s consent; which interferes with a possessory interest in that property.” (Ford v. Baltimore City Sheriff’s...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Jul 1, 2019 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation
In Maryland, Conversion is an intentional tort which covers the “wrongful exercise of dominion by one person over the personal property of another.” (Lawson v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co.). The tort of Conversion in Maryland is a civil cause of...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | May 20, 2019 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate
Lawsuits and legal disputes regarding adverse possession, quiet title, fence disputes, and property disputes are not uncommon in Washington DC. These Washington DC property lawsuits and fence disputes usually involve neighbors quarreling over the specific legal...
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | May 15, 2019 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate
Lis pendens is the legal property situation in Maryland where there exists “a pending lawsuit, referring to the jurisdiction, power, or control which a court acquires over property involved in a lawsuit pending its continuance and final judgment.” (DeShields v....
by Longman & Van Grack, LLC | Oct 31, 2018 | Blog, Business & Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate
Legal disputes and lawsuits over property rights and real estate are common problems for many property owners in Maryland. Maryland property disputes can include property access/property line disputes (such as fence disputes, quiet title/adverse possession lawsuits,...
