Building and construction (residential and commercial) often results in construction lawsuits throughout Maryland. Disputes related to construction can include improper construction, defects in roofing, leaking in construction, property-line disputes, warranties disputes, permit problems, and contract disputes. In some situations, contractors…
Legal disputes and lawsuits over property rights and real estate are common problems for many property owners in Washington DC. Washington DC property disputes can include property line disputes (such as quiet title/adverse possession lawsuits, easements concerns, fence disputes, adverse…
Interpretation of contracts can be very important in Maryland contract disputes and lawsuits. Often within a breach of contract lawsuit, unjust enrichment lawsuit, conversion lawsuit, or other types business dispute, Maryland Circuit Courts and District Courts will need to interpret…
In Maryland, trespass is a civil tort defined as “a physical act or force against an individual's property executed without the property owner's consent; which interferes with a possessory interest in that property.” (Ford v. Baltimore City Sheriff's Office). Maryland…
In Maryland, Conversion is an intentional tort which covers the "wrongful exercise of dominion by one person over the personal property of another." (Lawson v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co.). The tort of Conversion in Maryland is a civil cause of…
Lawsuits and legal disputes regarding adverse possession, quiet title, fence disputes, and property disputes are not uncommon in Washington DC. These Washington DC property lawsuits and fence disputes usually involve neighbors quarreling over the specific legal boundaries of their side-by-side properties and…
Lis pendens is the legal property situation in Maryland where there exists “a pending lawsuit, referring to the jurisdiction, power, or control which a court acquires over property involved in a lawsuit pending its continuance and final judgment.” (DeShields v. Broadwater).…
Often employee agreements and business agreements include clauses which are referred to as Non-Compete Agreements (also known as a Covenants Not To Compete). Covenants Not To Compete are clauses in contracts that on-their-face restrict the ability of an employee, individual,…
Legal disputes and lawsuits over property rights and real estate are common problems for many property owners in Maryland. Maryland property disputes can include property access/property line disputes (such as fence disputes, quiet title/adverse possession lawsuits, easements concerns, adverse possession…
Breach of contract is the legal cause of action in Maryland in which one party sues a contracting party for that contracting party’s failure to perform obligations under an established contract. In Maryland, almost all breach of contract disputes will…
