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…
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 Environmental…
One often-overlooked legal issue related to property disputes, property damage, and storms in Maryland, Virginia, and DC is potential legal liability related to tree damage, at risk trees, or fallen trees. Trees and other growth from a neighboring property can…
Last year, we wrote that National Football League (“NFL”) and Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon had filed a class-action legal Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland against the daily fantasy football site FanDuel on behalf of…
For the past six years, Costco has been attempting to secure the rights and permits to build a 16-pump gas station near its store in Wheaton, Maryland, adjacent to the Westfield Wheaton Mall. However, Costco's proposed gas station would allegedly be built only 118…
National Football League (“NFL”) and Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon has filed a class-action legal Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland against the daily fantasy football site FanDuel on behalf of himself and…
Most companies or businesses that allow participants to engage in sports or outdoor activities (such as white water kayaking, whitewater rafting, adventure races, skydiving, SCUBA diving, rock climbing, mountain climbing, snow skiing, snowboarding, water skiing, sailing, camping, hiking, triathlons, and…
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 Clarksburg, Maryland. Then the Montgomery…
When Can You Sue a Business for Creating a Private Nuisance? The Bengies is Maryland's last drive-in movie theater. It has survived the rise of the multiplex, DVDs and Netflix. But the theater, founded in 1956, may have lost a…
Lawsuit Filed by Owner of Defective NVR Home Dismissed Because of Warranty Deadline Home buyers sometimes discover that new construction hasn't delivered on all of its promises. As one homeowner learned, however, there may not be much time to complain.…
