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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals wades into the muddy waters of Maryland’s application of the duty-to-mitigate defense under a commercial lease.
read more »Representation and Warranties policies (R&W policies) insure representations made by a Seller to a Buyer in a merger or acquisition transaction, including those concerning financial statements, taxes, compliance with laws, material contracts, employee-related issues, intellectual property, operations-related issues, litigation, fundamentals, and environmental issues. Becoming common since 2014, with more than 20 insurers currently offering R&W policies, they implicate a variety of coverage issues due to their uniqueness in both the insurance industry and in their reflection of the specific deals for which they are purchased.
read more »Data breaches continue to occur on a spectrum of small to significant scale that can affect businesses of all sizes. In January alone, the Maryland Attorney General’s “Maryland Information Security Breach Notices” noted ninety-four (94) data breaches involved Maryland residents.
read more »The Maryland legislature may soon be considering legislation that would require Maryland-licensed broker-dealers to abide by a fiduciary standard of care when recommending stocks, bonds and mutual funds to Maryland consumers. The same law would require Maryland-licensed insurance agents to abide by a fiduciary standard of care when recommending insurance products to Maryland consumers.
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On June 5, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved a new regulation…
read more »The Maryland Court of Special Appeals provides helpful guidelines to homeowners and HOAs in addressing…
read more »In June, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a new regulation, Regulation…
read more »The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recommended that states pass the Insurance Data…
read more »On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the Regulation Best Interest,…
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