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 & …
Food trucks vs. brick-and-mortar restaurants, vestiges of Lochner v. New York, and the parameters of Maryland’s rational basis test – Pizza di Joey, LLC v. Mayor of Baltimore
Economic rivalries between classes of competitors have long existed. In the late eighteenth century, for example, disputes between shepherds and cattlemen were legendary, and clashes between farmers and ranchers supplied …
Supreme Court Potentially Guns Down Thousands of Firearms Convictions
Supreme Court Potentially Guns Down Thousands of Firearms Convictions The number of firearms available in the United States has nearly tripled over the past two decades, to the point where …
Chambers USA 2019 Ranks Lerch Early in Litigation and Real Estate
Chambers USA 2019 Ranks Lerch Early in Litigation and Real Estate Chambers USA 2019: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognized Lerch Early in the areas of Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate, …
Litigator Bill Goldberg Named to Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in DC List
Washington, DC Super Lawyers for 2019 named litigator Bill Goldberg to its Top 100 Lawyers in DC list. Bill represents companies and individuals facing a variety of complex commercial disputes. …
Multiple Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2019 DC Super Lawyers
Multiple Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2019 DC Super Lawyers Multiple Lerch Early attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 DC Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars” lists. Super Lawyers is a listing of …
Act Promptly to Avoid a Case of the Subpoena Service Homesick Blues
“Look out kid. It’s somethin’ you did. God knows when, but you’re doin’ it again.” From Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan Look, maybe it was nothing you did, but …
Primer on Letters of Intent and Term Sheets – When are they Enforceable?
Bill Goldberg will be giving a “Primer on Letters of Intent and Term Sheets – When are they Enforceable?” at the 2019 Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting. The program will …
Restrictive Covenants: A Litigation Checklist (for Plaintiffs or Defendants)
The following serves as a litigation checklist for both plaintiffs and defendants: 1. What is the legally protected interest the restriction seeks to protect? Confidential business information to which employees …
