Update: Impact of COVID-19 on Maryland Courts and Litigation
In “How the Coronavirus has Affected Maryland Courts and What That Means for Litigation During and After the Crisis,” we discussed how the coronavirus pandemic was affecting Maryland courts. We …
COVID-19 Litigation – What Business Owners and Their Advisors Need to Know
In addition to the crushing human toll, the COVID-19 pandemic has created enormous uncertainty in the business community. Business owners are confronting tough choices everyday – how to pay rent …
Compassionate Release: The COVID-19 Crisis May Open Prison Doors for the Medically Vulnerable
Compassionate Release: The COVID-19 Crisis May Open Prison Doors for the Medically Vulnerable As of mid-day on Monday, March 30, 2020, the COVID-19 virus had infected more than 759,800 people …
How the Coronavirus has Affected Maryland Courts and What That Means for Litigation During and After the Crisis
The Washington Post had recently described Montgomery County’s nine-story courthouse as “typically buzzing with activity: trials, plea hearings, weddings in the first-floor chapel,” with between 1,500 and 2,000 persons entering the …
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Coronavirus Timeline
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Coronavirus Timeline Chief Judge James K. Bredar of United States District Court for the District of Maryland took steps starting with a …
Maryland Court of Appeals Coronavirus Timeline
Maryland Court of Appeals Coronavirus Timeline Starting with two Orders issued March 12, the Chief Judge of Maryland’s Court of Appeals, Mary Ellen Barbera, issued a series of Administrative Orders …
Amid the Pandemic, Beware COVID-19 Scammers
Amid the Pandemic, Beware COVID-19 Scammers During my 28-year career as a federal prosecutor, I learned firsthand that moments of national crisis can bring out the best and the worst …
Workers paid a “day rate” instead of by the hour, calculating their overtime compensation, and the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the FLSA
How should an employer compute overtime pay for a worker paid by the day instead of the hour? In an opinion authored by Judge Kevin Arthur, Maryland’s Court of Special …
Choosing the appropriate standard of review, defining ambiguity, and interpreting a promissory note
The Court of Appeals has once again shown that the importance of a case’s legal issues, and not the amount in controversy, drives its decision whether to review a case. …
Litigator Stuart Berman Quoted in Washington Post on Court Ruling On Reviewing Evidence Seized from a Law Firm
Litigator Stuart Berman was quoted in today’s Washington Post in an article about a court ruling imposing new restrictions on how prosecutors can review evidence seized from a law firm. When …
Bubba Gump reminds us that quasi-contract is not an equitable claim and is not available where a real contract exists
When lawyers bring lawsuits alleging a breach of contract, they often include claims for unjust enrichment. As the Court of Special Appeals recently explained, however, those efforts are often doomed …
U.S. News Ranks Seven Lerch Early Practices Nationally and 14 to DC Area’s Top Tier Law Firms List
U.S. News Ranks Seven Lerch Early Practices Nationally and 14 to DC Area’s Top Tier Law Firms List U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Seven of Lerch, Early & …
