In 2005, Hamid Hashemi was a leader in themovie theater industry, known for founding a company that built a chain of imaginatively themed theaters. In Maryland, for example, his Egyptian-themed 24-screen megaplex featured a statue of Anubis, the Egyptian god…
U.S. citizens and residents are required to report all of their worldwide income. In addition, taxpayers are required to report information regarding their foreign bank accounts and foreign owned assets. In recent years, the IRS has been enforcing these laws…
Bethesda, Maryland Pharma Company Settles Litigation, Reaches Agreement with Defendant Filing a lawsuit can lead to a trial, a verdict, and sometimes damages, with much acrimony along the way. But, not always. Bethesda, Maryland-basedSucampo Pharmaceuticals has settled its litigation against…
In most of the United States, probate divisions of county courts handle wills and estates. In Maryland, however, many responsibilities related to the probating of estates fall to the "Register of Wills." Register of Wills is a state office, but…
Baltimore mobile advertising firm Millennial Media faces a class action lawsuit over whether it concealed the true condition of the company from shareholders. The Mississippi state pension system has filed suit in federal court, alleging that the Maryland-based company and…
Since last summer, department store Lord & Taylor has been trying to block redevelopment of North Bethesda's White Flint Mallon Rockville Pike, where it is the anchor tenant. Though Lord & Taylorfailed to get a temporary injunction, the company still…
A taxpayer with income from an out-of-state S-corporation often has to pay out-of-state taxes. The taxpayer's home state usually gives the taxpayer a tax credit for those tax payments. But, that is not quite what happens in Maryland. The constitutionality…
After a verdict against it in a jury trial, Boston Scientific Corp., a leading manufacturer of medical devices, may have to pay $308 million in damages to Maryland-based Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC. Boston Scientific has vowed to try to overturn…
Tom Clancy's widow is hardly an impoverished street urchin. Her late husband left an estate estimated at $83 million. She is, however, bringing an action in a Maryland court to have her husband's attorney removed as the "personal representative" of…
WhenMontgomery County developers build new projects, they are usually required to pay some portion of the cost of any road and transportation improvements needed to handle the traffic a project may generate. Total traffic is estimated by combining existing traffic…
