Proposed Changes to the U.S. District Court of Maryland’s Local Rules Affect Attorney Incapacity
Some key changes impacting attorneys have been proposed to the Local Rules for the U.S. District Court for…
When is an injured worker’s own conduct a defense to liability under New York’s Scaffold Law?
In a recently published opinion, the Appellate Division, Second Department, upheld a Suffolk County Supreme Court decision granting…
“Earned Upon Receipt” for Attorney Fee Arrangements Is Ending in Maryland – Effective July 2025
Effective July 1, 2025, attorneys practicing law in Maryland may no longer state that their fees are “earned…
Due Process is due for sanctions under Va. Code § 8.01-271.1
In a February 18, 2025 unpublished opinion overruling the Circuit Court of Loudon County, the Court of Appeals…
Nonrefundable Advanced Legal Fees are Per Se Unethical Under the Proposed New Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(g)
At its March 1, 2025, meeting, the VSB Council voted to approve changes to Rule of Professional Conduct…
Carr Maloney Recognized in the 2025 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards
Honoring Excellence in Thought Leadership Out of more than 70,000 contributors, 344 authors and 33 firms were recognized…
Fourth Circuit Reiterates that Absent Class Members Must Suffer Actual Harm
On January 23, 2025, the Fourt Circuit, in Alig v. Rocket Mortg., LLC, No. 22-2289, 2025 WL 271563…
Supreme Court Announces Bright Line Rule in Determining Federal Courts’ Subject-Matter Jurisdiction
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States in Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc., et al….
Supreme Court Declines to Consider New Pleading Standard for Securities Fraud Claims
On December 11, 2024, the Supreme Court dismissed NVIDIA Corporation’s appeal, allowing a class action securities fraud case to move forward towards trial. The Plaintiffs originally brought the case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that during the class period May 10, 2017, through November 14, 2018, NVIDIA’s executives knowingly or recklessly made false or misleading statements to their investors by downplaying the potential effects that crypto mining or crypto currency sales would have on their gaming revenue.
Coverage Exclusion Under Commercial General Liability Policy In Light of OCIP
Understanding coverage exclusions in a subcontractor’s commercial general liability insurance policy can be a daunting task. What the insuring language of the policy appears to provide, may be taken away through a policy exclusion. Such may be the case where a construction project provides an Owner-controlled Consolidated Insurance Program (“OCIP”) or a Contractor-controlled Consolidated Insurance Program (“CCIP”). Such Consolidated Insurance Programs are commonly referred to as “Wrap-Up” policies,
Can Chat-GPT be my co-counsel? The rise of AI and its Implication on the Attorney-Client Relationship
We are halfway through 2024 and one thing is clear: the “AI” marketing is booming. Nvidia, the software…
Flat Fee Earner Beware – The DC Court of Appeals Clarifies When a Flat Fee is Earned by the Attorney
Attention all practicing attorneys in the District, there is a new rule for flat-fee agreements: “[A]ttorneys earn funds…