Maryland Business Law & Corporate Litigation Blog

Real estate transactions are complicated matters. If you’ve already given a deposit to a seller and a problem arises, who holds the earnest money? Earnest money is the deposit a buyer gives to a seller before a real estate transaction is finalized. The money is held in an escrow account by the seller during this […]

Real estate transactions can be highly complicated. Unfortunately, when mistakes are made during the execution of these transactions, serious harm can occur. Real estate agents and brokers can be liable in transaction disputes in Maryland. For example, they may be held responsible for providing inaccurate information, failing to disclose important details regarding a property, or […]

There are many reasons that people may wish to break their commercial leases before scheduled termination dates. For example, a business may wish to cancel a lease because their business is closing or moving to another location, and they do not want to pay for the rest of the lease term. Further, a landlord may […]

There are several reasons you may want to remove yourself from a business partnership. For example, you may have disagreements about your business strategies or concerns that someone else is not carrying their weight. To remove yourself from a business partnership in Maryland, you must first examine your partnership agreement for any procedures that must […]

Simply put, a breach of contract happens when one party does not act in accordance with the terms set out by their contract. Both oral and written contracts can be breached. The parties to breached contracts may attempt to work out their differences on their own, otherwise they will have to resolve their issues in […]

If someone fails to live up to their fiduciary duties, then they may be held liable for the harm they caused. However, the process for proving a breach of fiduciary duty can be complex. In Maryland, you can sue for breach of fiduciary duty if you can prove that a fiduciary relationship existed, a fiduciary […]

Buying commercial property is often a complex and stressful process. One of the things that makes commercial property purchases so stressful is the number of fees a buyer is required to pay before finalizing the agreement. When buying commercial property in Maryland, you will need to pay several fees for various services before an agreement […]

There are several reasons that business partners may want to fire one of their colleagues. For instance, partners may wish to break up because of concerns about one partner’s contributions, disagreements about fundamental business decisions, or issues regarding compatibility of working styles. Depending on the terms of your partnership agreement, you may be able to […]

When you agree to sell real property in Maryland, there is a period between the agreement and the formal closing of the deal where a number of changes could occur. This may include the buyer getting cold feet and trying to back out of the deal. If there is no contingency that allows them to […]

When negotiating a contract, parties often want to set out terms for how to settle disputes in the most cost-effective and efficient way. In many cases, this involves the use of arbitration clauses. Arbitration is a legally binding process that resolves contract disputes without having to take the disagreement to court. If an arbitration clause […]