An Expert Witness Fails to Bridge the ‘Analytical Gap’
The Court of Special Appeals recently decided Matthews v. State, No. 3280, Sept. Term, 2018 (Feb. 25, 2021), a case where two homicide victims were killed by shotgun blasts delivered …
COSA Holds Church Trustees Could Fire Pastor
COSA Holds Church Trustees Could Fire Pastor The Supreme Court, in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrisey-Berrau, recently addressed religious institutions’ authority to make personnel decisions, and the extent …
Here’s How You Can Avoid the Trap of the Phishing Scheme Looking to Steal Payments
Here’s How You Can Avoid the Trap of the Phishing Scheme Looking to Steal Payments Businesses large and small are familiar with email “spoofing” or “spear phishing” schemes. One wrong …
U.S. News Ranks 7 Lerch Early Practices Nationally in 2021 Best Law Firms List
U.S. News Ranks 7 Lerch Early Practices Nationally in 2021 Best Law Firms List U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Seven of Lerch, Early & Brewer’s practices are ranked …
Court of Appeals Reviews Moot Appeal from a Non-final Judgment
Court of Appeals Reviews Moot Appeal from a Non-final Judgment As we know, courts typically refrain from deciding cases that do not present real, live justiciable controversies. Where the passage …
COVID-19: Impossibility of Performance, Frustration of Purpose, and Force Majeure
An Update and Recent Cases Last spring, as the coronavirus descended on us, closing businesses and disrupting our lives, I wrote about how it affected parties’ performance of their contractual …
Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in America
Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers in America Multiple lawyers from Lerch, Early & Brewer recently were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021. Two …
Court of Special Appeals Expands the Boundaries of the Tort of Wrongful Termination
Court of Special Appeals expands the boundaries of the tort of wrongful termination In a case of first impression in Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals went where California’s courts …
What a Long Strange Trip it’s Been: As Workplaces go from Shutdown to Reopening, Should They Now Have Liability Concerns?
What a Long Strange Trip it’s Been: As Workplaces go from Shutdown to Reopening, Should They Now Have Liability Concerns? “Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip …
Does Substituted Service on SDAT Violate Due Process? Mayor & City Council v. Prime Realty
Business entities such as corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies must have a resident agent in Maryland who is authorized to accept service of process. If an entity fails …
COVID-19 Pandemic Presents Issues of Contract Interpretation – How Have Maryland Appellate Courts Recently Handled Those Issues?
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every facet of our lives and has raised many legal issues. Every day, lawyers’ e-mail inboxes are bombarded with messages touting webinars and publications addressing …
Chambers USA 2020 Ranks Lerch Early in Real Estate and Litigation
Chambers USA 2020 Ranks Lerch Early in Real Estate and Litigation Chambers USA 2020: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognized Lerch Early in the areas of Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate. …
