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Franklin Lee was recently quoted in this article, which first appeared in the Baltimore Business Journal on May 27, 2011: A policy giving minority-owned businesses up to 35 percent of work to build and operate Maryland’s slots parlors could fail a legal challenge, according to At... Read more >

Greg Garrett wrote this article, which first appeared in the Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report in July 2011. ... Read more >

Author's note: The original date to post the notice described below was November 14, 2011. The NLRB has delayed implementation of the new posting requirements. The new date is January 31, 2012. Effective January 31, 2012, all employers who are covered by the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") ... Read more >

Greg Garrett wrote this article based on the Court of Appeals decision in Ruffin Hotel Corp. v. Gasper, which ruled that the plaintiff's negligent retention claim based on sexual harassment was not preempted by the Workers' Compensation Act, and that the "prior bad acts rule" does not appl... Read more >

In Freilich v. Upper Chesapeake Health System, the Maryland Court of Appeals offers valuable guidance to those involved in physician peer reviews, as well as to attorneys involved in peer review litigation. In short, due process and fairness are critical to protecting those involved from the co... Read more >

In September 2011 the Maryland Court of Special Appeals issued a wake up call to the unwary who perform work for public entities but fail to strictly follow contractual and procurement requirements.  In short, the Court made it clear that performing work outside of the original scope of a contr... Read more >

If Governor Martin O’Malley signs it, a bill passed by the Maryland Legislature will make Maryland the first state to prohibit employers from asking or requiring their prospective or current employees to give access to their personal online accounts. The bill would also prohibit Maryland employers... Read more >

Although the Elder Justice Act took effect in 2010 and the newness has worn off a bit, health care facilities should periodically look at the Act and its requirements. Compliance with the Act’s requirements is not a one-time event. Among other things, the Act requires owners and operators of long-... Read more >

A long-settled antitrust doctrine, known as the Dr. Miles rule from the 1911 Supreme Court opinion in which it was first announced, was overturned by the Supreme Court in its recent decision of Leegin Creative Leather Products v. PSKS Inc.  In Leegin, the Supreme Court held that minimum resale ... Read more >

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals issued a ruling in December 2006 that strengthened the ability of creditors to collect debts by confessed judgment.  It also clarified the preliminary burden a debtor must meet if he or she attempts to open, vacate, or modify the judgment once it has been e... Read more >