The red tabs on the pockets of Levi Strauss (Levi’s) jeans are the company’s trademark — and they are willing to sue to protect it. Levi’s recently filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) alleging that the… Read More

The Section 199A deduction is one of the hottest topics among small business owners these days — and rightfully so. Through this recently passed tax provision, small business owners can deduct 20% of their business income for tax purposes, subject… Read More

Effective on January 11, 2019, Baltimore City will increase the recordation and transfer taxes on real estate transactions of more than $1 million.  The new tax is 0.6 percent of the existing City transfer tax and 0.15 percent of the… Read More

Effective October 1, 2018, Maryland enacted a one-year statute of limitations period for breach of trust actions where (1) the beneficiary (or beneficiary’s representative) has been sent a report which adequately discloses a potential breach of trust claim or the… Read More

Represented by Thomas & Libowitz, P.A. attorney Andrew O’Connell, a federal jury in Baltimore, MD awarded a multimillion dollar verdict against a St. Louis based developer for wrongfully refusing to pay a former employee a commission he earned on the… Read More

By Margaret L. Argent A series of posts about some common divorce law misconceptions that I have encountered over my years of family law practice, in no particular order. (Ok, well that’s not true. Let’s start with sex. That’s a… Read More