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The Weekly Scenario: Selling Estates
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantQuestion: My mother’s estate includes two homes. I am the Personal Representative. Do interested parties (i.e. my other siblings) have a say in what they are sold for? Answer: The Personal Representative of the estate makes the ultimate call in how the estate property is…
Government Contracting Attorney Talks Teaming Agreement Tips
Our government spends approximately $500 million annually through contracts and grants. And if you think your business is too small to compete for one of these highly-coveted contracts, think again. A Teaming Agreement might be the perfect solution for those contractors without the resources to win a bid on their own. What is a Teaming…
Friday Factoid 5.30.14
Music production companies and movie studios recently sued Megaupload and its key operators on claims Megaupload facilitated and promoted access to pirated copyright protected content. Megaupload was one of the largest digital file-sharing websites before U.S. regulators shut down the site in 2012. The suits claim Megaupload caused copyright holders to lose more than $500…
Compensation and Compliance Matters: It’s What You Don’t Hear About the CFPB that Can Hurt You
In a statement released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week, the agency announced that it had issued over $70 million in fines to non-bank entities, including mortgage companies, all of which have been through private settlement agreements. While the agency did not specify which particular mortgage lending practices had precipitated the fines, the…
Can You Receive Child Support and Alimony if an Ex Files for Bankruptcy?
Question: I’m divorced and my ex just filed for bankruptcy, but he/she is behind in child support and alimony. Am I out of luck? Answer: No, you are not out of luck. Alimony and child support are non-dischargeable under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code. Section 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that “domestic support…
Offit Kurman Attorneys represent Poker Players in Suit against Borgata
Offit Kurman attorney is representing six poker players in their lawsuit against the popular Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The case is Haughton et al. v. Marina District Development Co. LLC, case number L-1845-14, in the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey, County of Atlantic. Haughton et al. v….
Offit Kurman Represents Broadcasting Group in Copyright Suit
Offit Kurman has been selected as counsel for WTGD, WQPO, WJDV, and their broadcast ownership group, in a suit against digital performance rights organization SoundExchange, Inc. Offit Kurman is counsel of record in the suit, alongside David Butler, Bryan Killian and Stephanie Schuster, of Bingham McCutchen, LLP. The broadcasting group seeks a declaratory judgment from…
Business Law and Transactions Attorney on LLCs
Offit Kurman business law and transactions attorney Michael Mercurio was a recent guest on AHA Business Radio on Baltimore’s WJZ AM 1300, CBS Radio. During his appearance on the show, Mercurio discussed business entities from sole proprietorships to C corporations and S corporations including LLCs. Business Law and Transactions Attorney on LLCs “So, LLCs or…
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