Blog Category: Business Counseling, Litigation & Transactions

• Maryland’s Appellate Court Reinforces Requirement to Make Demands in Shareholder Derivative Actions

   Posted on January 12, 2026

• When a Business Battle Turns Personal: Countering Manufactured Legal Attacks

   Posted on December 30, 2025

• Silverman Thompson Secures Rare Sanction in High-Stakes Real Estate Fraud Case

   Posted on June 16, 2025

• Silverman Thompson Wins Dismissal of Foreclosure and Breach of Contract Case

   Posted on December 20, 2024

• A New Era of Accountability for Attorney Fees in Debt Collection: Anderson, et al. v. Hammerman, et al.

   Posted on November 18, 2024

• Federal Judge Blocks FTC Non-Compete Ban, Leaving Agreements Enforceable

   Posted on September 05, 2024

• Supreme Court of Maryland Reiterates Important Clarification to Rules of Contract Interpretation

   Posted on September 02, 2024

• The United States Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference

   Posted on July 08, 2024

• Your Customer Filed for Bankruptcy: Now What?

   Posted on July 01, 2024

• Silverman Thompson Scores Remand in Third Circuit that Revives Client’s Complaint Against Business Rival for Tortious Interference

   Posted on May 24, 2024

• Case Ruling the Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

   Posted on March 01, 2024

• Summary of Recent Changes to Maryland Employment Law

   Posted on October 18, 2023

• Understanding The Limits of Your Fiduciary Powers – United Bank v. Buckingham

   Posted on April 12, 2021

• Interesting Tax Option for Maryland Entities

   Posted on March 29, 2021

• WeWork. WeLitigate.

   Posted on January 19, 2021

• The Statutory Right to Purchase Shareholder Stock in the Dissolution of a Close Corporation

   Posted on January 04, 2021

• The Waiting Was the Hardest Part: The Court of Appeals Finally Makes Clear that a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Exists Under Maryland Law

   Posted on August 31, 2020

• Five Most Common Legal Pitfalls for Marketing Entrepreneurs

   Posted on June 14, 2018

• Securities Litigation Update: Cyan V. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund

   Posted on May 01, 2018

• Settlement of Dispute Over Non-Compete Agreement

   Posted on March 21, 2017

• Federal Court Dismisses ADA Complaint

   Posted on June 23, 2016

• Spoliation – The oft mispronounced Rule of Evidence that Every Business Person Needs to Know

   Posted on February 08, 2016

• COSA Clarifies Shenker Exception

   Posted on November 25, 2015

• Kochhar v. Bansal: Court of Special Appeals’ Decision Sheds Light on Bankruptcy Issue

   Posted on March 02, 2015

• The Best Representation: Understanding Your Business and Its Functionalities

   Posted on February 07, 2015

• Offshore Leasing, Fracking, and Oil and Gas, Oh My! Change May Be Coming to Maryland.

   Posted on January 31, 2015

• Commercial Insurance – Contractors Need A Blueprint For Coverage

   Posted on March 23, 2014

• To Participate Or Not To Participate? That Is Now An Easier Question For Insurers To Answer In Maryland: The Recent Keller Opinion Protects Insurers Who Want To Participate At Trial, But Remain In The Background

   Posted on March 04, 2014

• Reinsurance Transactions: A Recent Decision Highlights The Absolute Necessity Of Risk Transfer – No Risk Transfer, No Reinsurance

   Posted on March 03, 2014

• Buyer Beware: Businesses Need to Review The Insurance Coverages They Purchase – From The Policy To All Notices Received From A Carrier

   Posted on February 24, 2014

• Securities Arbitration – Get It Right The First Time Around

   Posted on January 17, 2014

• Craft Your Arbitration Clauses Carefully – Under A Recent Maryland Decision, Parties Have Only One "All or Nothing" Opportunity To Enforce Them

   Posted on January 06, 2014

• Businesses Should Prepare: Freebies Can Come At A Heavy Price Absent Proper Underlying Agreements

   Posted on December 23, 2013

• Writing the Next Great American Novel? Be Sure to Appropriately Fictionalize Any Parts Based on Real-Life People

   Posted on December 23, 2013

• Business Cybersecurity & the Cloud: Six Practical Steps to Avoid or Reduce Legal Liability

   Posted on December 17, 2013

• Firm Wins Half Million Dollar Judgment in Construction Arbitration

   Posted on December 10, 2013

• Professional Liability Insurance: The McDowell Building v. Zurich Decision Is Just Another Piece In The Ever-Evolving Landscape Of Maryland’s Notice-Prejudice Jurisprudence

   Posted on October 25, 2013

• If You Have Made An Insurance Claim Under Your Own Policy, You Are Entitled To Notice Of The Status Of The Claim Every Forty-Five Days, Under Maryland Law

   Posted on October 15, 2013

• A Happy Ending For Managing General Agents: MGA’s Typically Own Their Own Book Of Business Even After Termination By An Insurer

   Posted on October 15, 2013

• Stay Out Of My Shoes! Commercial Litigants Should Consider Subrogation Provisions As Part Of Litigation Planning

   Posted on October 11, 2013

• Initiating Ex Parte Communications with Former Employees of a Party-Opponent

   Posted on October 11, 2013

• The Federal Statute Every Aggressive Insurance Litigator Should Know

   Posted on September 29, 2013

• Pandora Opens A New Box Of Copyright Issues

   Posted on September 27, 2013

• Your Business Has an Online Website—Does this Mean You Are an Internet Content Provider? – The Communications Decency Act and Your Online Website

   Posted on June 28, 2013

• Your Employees and Social Media – Can You Read Their Online Activity? Worse, Could You Be Liable for It? Why Your Business Needs a Social Media Policy for Employees

   Posted on June 27, 2013

• Price-Fixers Beware! Recent Price-Fixing Decision By The Federal Trade Commission (McWane, Inc.)

   Posted on June 07, 2013

• Piercing the Corporate Veil: Deleware Law

   Posted on April 30, 2013

• Piercing the Corporate Veil: An Overview

   Posted on April 30, 2013

• FTC’s December 10, 2012 Report: Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade

   Posted on January 18, 2013

• Piercing the Corporate Veil

   Posted on September 13, 2012

• Tortious Interference of Contract in Maryland

   Posted on April 26, 2012

• Maryland Does Not Recognize a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim

   Posted on April 26, 2012

• Employees or Independent Contractors? Don’t Let the Tax Consequences of an Incorrect Classification Surprise You

   Posted on April 23, 2012

• Health Insurers Improperly Cancelling Health Insurance Policies

   Posted on September 10, 2009

• Copyright Infringement Claims

   Posted on February 09, 2009