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19 Mar 9:00 am
Freedom of Speech - The Maryland Court of Appeals announced a standard for balancing the free speech rights of anonymous posters on the
Internet and plaintiffs wishing to sue them for defamation. The case arose when Zebulon Brodie, a...
17 Feb, 2007 6:23 am
... statement of facts", and was "too open-ended." The judge found the claims to be without merit, since the Fourth Circuit does not require unindicted co-conspirators to be named, no
statement of facts is required, and the indictment stated the period of the conspiracy. Counsel erred in moving the original indictment into evidence. At trial, Jackson's counsel
argued that, rather than the one unitary conspiracy alleged in the superseding indictment, multiple conspiracies were involved, and that the ...
19 Jan, 2008 9:05 pm
... Nationwide Handyman, LLC alleges ownership of the federally-registered NATIONWIDE HANDYMAN trademark, the same being registered with the State of Maryland as a corporate name. Plaintiff contends that Defendant Nationwide Handyman & Remodeling, Inc.,
led by ... [of Assessments and Taxation] from: (1) The entity name of an entity organized or authorized to transact business in the State; (2)
An entity name reserved or registered under this subtitle; and (3) The disclosed assumed name adopted by ...
23 Jul 2:32 pm
... out of state can be significantly more expensive and time consuming. 2. Choice of Law: A Maryland
choice of law provision states Maryland law will be used to decide the dispute. Many non-lawyers confuse choice of law with jurisdiction
... geographic scope, limited in duration, and narrowly defined to protect only the interests of your business in order to be enforceable. Maryland courts will typically enforce reasonable non-competes. However, a non-compete that overreaches will often be struck down. ...
26 Oct, 2006 9:05 am
... led to the premium increase. Refunds will average $850, and Allstate is being fined $100,000 for not complying with state law by sending
the premiums without the required information. A spokesperson for Allstate says that every policyholder who received the notice of ... the specific statutory language was missing and
have expressed their regret for the error. Auto insurance laws in the State of Maryland require that
all drivers must have: · Auto liability insurance. · 20/40/15 liability coverage. ...
19 Jan, 2007 5:40 am
... says the smart growth movement "campaigns for using land to its fullest potential." Flint also notes that out of all the states, Maryland has been one of the most aggressive in promoting smart growth. Here are a few paragraphs from the ... Parris Glendening, an influential but
controversial figure in the smart growth movement, established an Office of Smart Growth to oversee the state's general development policy and
launched the Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Initiative, in an attempt ...
26 Aug, 2007 10:01 pm
... VALUE (right), and AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN BY VANTAGE. Defendant State Line, LC, is reportedly a Hagerstown, Maryland-based entity. Defendant Bharat Patel is allegedly ... 2007cv02254, filed August 24, 2007 Plaintiff Young Again Products, Inc., a Maryland company that describes itself as being "in the business of production and sale of health and nutritional ... 15 U.S.C. §1125(c), and unfair
competition in violation of Maryland's common law. Young Again Products is seeking a declatory judgment enjoining ...
14 Oct, 2007 10:05 pm
... , tortious interference, and libel. Although the planned facility is to be located in Delaware County, New York, Maryland was chosen as the
venue for the litigation, apparently because the permit applicant for the wind energy facility is Rockville, MD- ... in 1978). The complaint alleges likelihood of confusion,
infringement (of the aforementioned federal trademark, as well as plaintiff's Maryland state
registered trademark), false designation of origin, and federal statutory and Maryland common law ...
1 Oct, 2008 3:51 pm
... estate in Maryland. The courts in Maryland look at the Delaware judgment as a foreign judgment (a
judgment from another state). Maryland, like many other states including Delaware, has adopted
the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. Under that Act, I can register with the court in Maryland an exemplified copy of the Delaware
judgment, and it will have the same effect as if I had originally obtained the judgment in the Maryland courts. ...
14 Sep, 2007 3:00 am
... September 5, 2007, Plaintiff Extra Space Storage, LLC, a Delaware entity based in Salt Lake City, Utah, sued Maryland-based Defendants
Maisel-Hollins Development Co., Extra Space Management Co. LLC, Annapolis Self Storage Limited ... " (the image above shows the mark used in commerce on Plaintiff's web site). Plaintiff
notes in its complaint that the State of Maryland issued a registration for the trademark "Extra
Space Self Storage" to Defendant Maisel-Hollins Development Co. Maryland's trademark ...
6 Jan, 2008 9:09 pm
... that specializes in nutritional supplements (4 lawsuits), and Young Again Products, Inc.,the Maryland company that describes itself as
being "in the business of production and sale of health and nutritional supplements ... Nutramax also topped the list of companies filing the most patent infringement lawsuits in
Maryland in 2007 (see related post here). The 39 lawsuits filed last year ... Rejuvenation Clinic, LLC Thirty Eight Street, Inc. et al v.
State Line LC et al Young Again Products, Inc. v. JMS ...
11 Nov, 2007 2:00 am
... it is believed, the one shown here from her website. The maps are apparently used to depict geographic locations in Maryland and elsewhere
for prospective homebuyers. Defendant Richard Gordon is, according to court papers, a real estate professional ... controlled by Plaintiffs. On information and belief, such illegal
dissemination occurred in every jurisdiction in the United States, including this one. In addition, each Defendant contracted with an Internet Service Provider ("ISP") found in
this ...
10 Apr 9:29 am
... a red light. The Senate version of the law prohibits both sending and reading text messages while on Maryland roads. Under both versions of
the bill, texting while driving will be a misdemeanor violation and violators will be subject ... statistics of accidents involving texting while driving, distracted driving has been a
factor in a number of automobile accidents in the state. Maryland accident attorneys believe that the
texting ban will reduce the ever increasing level of distraction faced by ...
12 Dec, 2007 3:47 am
... biological information and research. It contends that Inpharmatica has traded on the goodwill established by Mensa in the MENSA mark. It states that Inpharmatica has
allegedly continued to use the ADMENSA mark in commerce despite the opposition proceedings, which caused ... and common law trademark infringement. In case you're wondering, Mensa is
asserting personal jurisdiction in Maryland based on statements Inpharmatica made during the opposition regarding the geographical use of its
mark in the U ...
29 Oct, 2007 10:00 am
... health supplement for cats and dogs called COSEFLEX that competes directly with Nutramax's COSEQUIN. Nutramax is a Maryland corporation
based in Edgewood, MD, and claims to have "started the glucosamine/chondroitin sulfate revolution." Newton-Everett is a Scottsdale, AZ company (jurisdiction is predicated on website
sales in the Maryland forum). The single count in the complaint is for violation of Sec. 43(a) of the Lanham Act (false advertising). Robert
Bowie ...
11 Jan 5:37 pm
... the number of complaints filed in 2008. As shown, 31 patent lawsuits were initiated in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
(Greenbelt and Baltimore divisions combined) in 2008, which is nearly a 30% increase over the number of patent lawsuits initiated in Maryland
in 2007. In terms of the number of parties involved in those lawsuits, there were more parties named in patent lawsuits in 2007 compared to 2008, due to one patent infringement ...
20 Jan 7:00 am
... care centers, it is vital that the child care center have adequate and appropriate staffing in place to properly supervise the children in the facility. Like other States,
Maryland has staff ration requirements set for in the child care / day care regulations. Pursuant to Title 13 A State Board of Education - Child Care Centers - Group Size and Staffing - Regulation 13A.16.08.03, a child care center must maintain the ...
24 Nov, 2007 6:02 pm
... Union provides kosher product certifications for products prepared according to special Jewish dietary laws. On its website, Orthodox Union states that the word kosher means
"proper or acceptable," and the term originates from "kosher laws [that] have their origin ... as an indicator that such products have been certified as kosher. Defendant Wilder Spice
Company is a Baltimore, Maryland-based company that, according to court papers, sells spice products in the U.S. under branded and private
labels ...
2 Dec, 2007 9:00 pm
Below is a summary of the four IP-related cases filed in the the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland last week (source: Justia).
They involve a patent infringement case involving prostate cancer, a trademark infringement case ... , and unjust enrichment. See previous post here concerning an injunction against
Lonza recently issued by the District Court for the District of Maryland. Nixon Peabody's (Washington, D.C.) Robert Fletcher and colleagues
filed the complaint on behalf of Lonza. ...
8 May, 2008 7:51 pm
Below are summaries of recent IP-related lawsuits filed in the the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in 2008 (source: Justia).
Emerson Electric Co. v. John Does 1-10, No. 1:2008cv00734; filed March ... . In their supposed capacity as Emerson employees, these victims have - on instruction from Defendants -
unwittingly cashed fraudulent United States Postal Service money orders or certified checks on behalf of Defendants. Defendants' scam has caused Emerson irreparable harm, damaged
its ...
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