The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are an objective indicator of a lawyer's high ethical standards and professional ability, generated from evaluations of lawyers by other members of the bar and the judiciary in the United States and Canada. Longman &…
A six-year battle over an anti-viral drug has ended in a victory for Annapolis, Maryland-based PharmAthene over Siga Technologies Inc. Now it is up to a judge to decide how much the winner should receive in damages. The calculation depends…
Southern Maryland Oil has purchased heating oil company Hein Bros., a family-owned business founded in 1921. Southern Maryland Oil will retain 14 Hein Bros.employees, though President Carl Hein and Vice President Frank Hein, the 80-year old brothers who have run…
Parents and their offspring often have different perspectives on everything from music to clothes to cellphone use. A new study suggests that the generation gap is alive and well in another area of estate planning. The 2014 Fidelity Investments Intra-Family…
A federal appeals court has allowed the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to move forward in its litigation against Weyerhaeuser Company over construction flaws at the Foundation's Annapolis headquarters. Two years ago, a lower court granted a summary judgment to Weyer haeuser…
With hacking incidents on the rise, data protection has become a critically important area for companies worldwide. Gemalto NV's acquisition of Belcamp, Maryland's SafeNet Inc. is part of this ongoing trend. The Amsterdam-based company will pay $890 million for Safenet,…
After several legal actions against a neighboring project in Bethesda, Greenhill Capital has proposed plans redevelop Woodmont Triangle. In a public meeting, the property-owner announced its intention to build a low-rise, retail-only "retrofit" on the site. But the project is…
The Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals are both in first place in their divisions, but the Orioles have taken the lead in their legal battle with the Nationals over?broadcast rights. A New York judge has temporarily blocked Major League Baseball…
Virtual-reality startup Oculus VR has responded to a lawsuit by Rockville, Maryland-based ZeniMax Media Inc., owner of Bethesda Games Studios. In May, ZeniMax had sued Oculus, and its founder, Palmer Luckey, claiming that Oculus's key product, the "Oculus Rift" head-mounted…
A recent report by the Government Accountability Office stated that 83,000 Defense Department employees or contractors owed more than $730 million in unpaid taxes. Although not paying taxes does not prevent an individual from obtaining a security clearance, these individuals…
