Maybe. I am not your lawyer, and don’t want to appear to give you legal advice or inadvertently give you, as a non-client, advice. Quitting any new job before or while you are on Maryland unemployment – even one that…
Under Maryland law (specifically Md. Code Ann. TA § 17-104), an owner of a vehicle must maintain required security (almost always insurance, in rare cases a self-insured bond substitute) during the registration period for the vehicle. Three trial issues present…
As of June 30, 2013, the federally supported Extended Unemployment Compensation benefits in Maryland were slashed by 22.2% both in terms of gross amount per week and maximum eligibility for benefits. Accordingly, workers who received $430/week in benefits are now…
The Court of Appeals reaffirmed Maryland’s long-standing doctrine of contributory negligence in Coleman v. Soccer Association of Columbia. Judge Eldridge wrote for the majority, while Judge Green concurred separately with three other members of the Court joining, affirming the capacity…
A question that comes up often in my practice is whether one can – intentionally or by accident – waive one’s right to apply for unemployment benefits in Maryland. The following is a discussion of law and is not legal…
This is a head’s up primarily to other practitioners in Maryland. I learned of several court rules at the MSBA Annual Meeting several weeks ago. In Circuit Court, complaints seeking more than $75,000.00 should not put the damage claim in…
According to multiple reports, the State of North Carolina has cut its maximum weekly benefit unemployment benefit amount from $535/week to $350/week, and has shortened the maximum period of benefits to five months. The practical effect of this decision will…
To those marking the June 19th 1865 commemorated arrival in Galveston Texas of Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation to Texas – before the days of Twitter, indeed barely after the creation of transcontinental telegraphy – the Law Office wishes a…
Question III – 75 minutes (50 points total) A lawyer in mid-career receives the following email. 1. Identify the…
1) The Law Office has a new mentee through the Maryland Court of Appeals Professional Program. At some point soon there may be a post about the new attorney matched to this practice. 2) While it’s premature to announce this…