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Archive for April 2013
Intellectual Property Law: A Better Solution for Stopping “Cybersquatters”
Perhaps the best space a business can own is not a physical space at all, but space on the internet, which usually means registering and owning a domain name. A domain name is like home-sweet-home to a business and is often a target for trademark infringement. Unscrupulous individuals, and sometimes even business competitors, may attempt…
Read MoreMatthew Hjortsberg to Serve on Board of the Sports Legends Museum and the Babe Ruth Museum
Bowie & Jensen is pleased to announce that managing partner Matthew Hjortsberg has been appointed to the board of the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, which operates the Sports Legends Museum and the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore. “It’s an honor to be a part of such an interesting organization,” said Hjortsberg. “The foundation does amazing…
Read MoreTax Law: Fiscal Cliff Notes and the Tax ramifications of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and Sequester Cuts
The “sequester” recently gobbled up headlines across national media. It has developed so much hype that many may have forgotten they already watched this movie’s first installment earlier in the year called “The Fiscal Cliff.” The American Taxpayer Relief Act was the federal government’s initial solution to the fiscal cliff. It was described as a…
Read MoreTax Law: Marriage and Tax Equality, Separate but Equal?
The word “equality” has become a mainstay of media headlines over the past several weeks as the issue of same-sex marriage has reached the Supreme Court.
Read MoreConstruction Law: Successful Subrogation Defense for Contractors
(Towson, Maryland) Bowie & Jensen trial attorney Jason Brino successfully defended a contractor in a subrogation claim brought by an insurance carrier claiming that faulty workmanship caused a building to collapse in a recent lawsuit.
Read MoreEmpowering Businesses to Succeed Seminar Series
Upcoming Seminar Topics for 2013 May 17, 2013 FLSA: Strategies for Reducing Vulnerability in Wage ClaimsPresented by: J. Nicole Windsor June 21, 2013 Stealth ContractsPresented by: Matthew G. Hjortsberg/Michael W. Siri July 19, 2013 Buying, Selling and Valuing BusinessesPresented by: Mark T. JensenGuest Speaker: Mark Norris, AV, Tucker & Meltzer, LLC August 16, 2013 eMarketing:…
Read MoreChanges to the Maryland Medicare Waiver
The Maryland Medicare Waiver is a special agreement with the federal government that allows the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) to set hospital rates for all payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, so long as Maryland keeps Medicare inpatient per case cost growth below the national average. In recent years, Maryland has moved closer to…
Read MoreMaryland’s Medicare Waiver
Maryland’s Medicare waiver is a unique agreement with the federal government that allows the state to set hospital rates. It also serves as the foundation for an “all-payer system.”
Read MoreBusiness Law: Have your Company Ready to Show for when Buyers Come Calling
Thinking of selling your company? Even if the time is not right, it is never too early to make sure that your company’s basic documentation is in place. Prospective buyers will typically conduct due diligence by asking to see certain records.
Read MoreConstruction Law: Building To Code
In Maryland, and in many other states, it is the builder’s responsibility to ensure any structure meets all applicable building codes, regardless of the language of a contract. Construction contracts in Maryland automatically include the local law where the work is to be preformed, meaning that county building codes are automatically part of a contract,…
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