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You Bet!: Iowa Becomes the 11th state; ESPN Pairs with Caesars on Mainstream Content
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantCaesars Entertainment Corporation and Disney-owned media giant ESPN are aligning to provide sports betting content, to include an ESPNews show called “Daily Wager” as well as assorted online content. ESPN plans to open a branded studio in the Linq Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas…
Friday Factoid Quiz: National Wine Day
May 25th is National Wine Day. Although beer brands are often more widely recognized than wine brands, wine-related marks and logos possess tremendous market value. To mark this occasion, test your knowledge of these wine-related brands and logos…
Offit Kurman Ranks #227 Among the 400 Largest Law Firms in the U.S.
Offit Kurman Ranks #227 Among the 400 Largest Law Firms in the U.S. Offit Kurman was ranked the 227th largest law firm in the United States, according to the most recent Law360 400 ranking. Law360, a subsidiary of LexisNexis Group, is a leading global legal news service. The Law360 400, published each year, ranks…
Hurricane Harvey Trial: Will the Government Need to Pay Millions for Flood Damage?
Hurricane Harvey ravaged Houston, Texas in 2017. At that time, I wrote about the potential claim that the impacted landowners had for just compensation under the Fifth Amendment and eminent domain. On May 17, several impacted landowners finished a 2-week bench trial in the D.C.-based U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The crux of the plaintiffs/landowners’…
Lenders Now Face Never-Ending Liability for RESPA Lawsuits
Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed plaintiffs suing for alleged violations of RESPA Section 8 a huge victory. The case, filed in 2018, alleges that loan officers received kickbacks from title companies concealed as marketing services through a third-party entity. However, the cases were filed at least…
Is THAT Legal – Frog Legs Edition
“Is THAT Legal?” shines a light on not-so-obvious statutory and/or regulatory laws the existence of which you might find surprising and serves to remind that consulting a knowledgeable legal advisor before acting might just help you avoid breaking a law you didn’t even know existed! Test your knowledge with this short quiz today!
D.C. Property Management Minute: What to do when a tenant starts to harass the management staff
When it comes to property management, the District of Columbia has a unique set of laws. Join Billy each week as he gives you advice on dealing with a common property management problem in D.C. and how to quickly solve it.
Pennsylvania Public Records Requesting: When Do I Get My Records?
Bad news: public records requesting always takes a lot longer than you expect. Here’s an overview of the timeline as well as some tips for expediting your request when you make a request for public records under Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law. Timeline 5 days: the amount of time an open-records officer typically has to…
Legalese Explained: Caduca
Some of the more eagle-eyed of you may have noticed that I have been out of the office for the last few weeks. There were a lot of things I had to do before heading out on medical leave. Clients were alerted, files were handed off to my partners at Offit Kurman, I added an…
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