Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers List
Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers List Multiple Lerch Early attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 Washington, DC Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars” lists. Super …
Criminal and Civil Liability Under the CARES Act
Criminal and Civil Liability Under the CARES Act When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, it …
What to do When You Cannot do What is in the Contract
The Covid-19 pandemic is circling the globe, causing chaos everywhere it goes. Businesses are faced with dwindling consumer demand, disruptions to supply chains, and shut-down orders from local and state …
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. …
