By Paul Evelius In Atlantic Marine Construction Company v. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, the Supreme Court has strongly endorsed contractual forum-selection clauses. The clause at issue in Atlantic Marine stated that all disputes between the parties to a construction subcontract would be litigated in Virginia.... Read More »
Jun
16
Jun
13
A.M. Best Company, a global insurance company credit rating agency and publisher of numerous insurance-related reports, digests, and publications, has selected WCS to be the revisor of the Maryland section of Best’s Digest of Insurance Laws, a nationwide compendium of insurance law. WCS has long been listed in Best’s... Read More »
Jun
13
A.M. Best Company, a global insurance company credit rating agency and publisher of numerous insurance-related reports, digests, and publications, has selected WCS to be the revisor of the Maryland section of Best’s Digest of Insurance Laws, a nationwide compendium of insurance law. WCS has long been listed in Best’s... Read More »
Jun
13
By Paul Evelius In Dolan v. McQuaide, the Court of Special Appeals has underscored the need for parties embarking on business start-ups to set forth their rights and obligations in clear, definitive language and at the same time demonstrated the valuable role that an “unjust enrichment” claim can play in... Read More »
Jun
09
While other states have eliminated their estate taxes, Maryland has kept its estate tax for estates in excess of $1,000,000. With the federal estate tax exemption at $5,430,000 for decedent’s dying in 2015, this has created a difficult dynamic for estate planning generating a need for creative and complex formulas. ... Read More »
Jun
06
Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP’s attorneys, Jerry Sunderland and Jason Potter, are the Co-program Chairs at SCI’s 39th annual meeting to be held during the last week of June at the Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina. This meeting is usually attended by over 125 outside surety practitioners, surety claims... Read More »
May
15
WCS Partner Frederick L. Kobb will be presenting for the National Business Institute (NBI) on June 2nd. Program Overview: Find it Free and Fast on the NetThe "Find it Free and Fast on the Net" NBI program will cover strategies for legal research on the web. Conducting legal research online has... Read More »
Apr
30
The Towson attorney J. Neil Lanzi explains umbrella insurance polices and why they can be helpful.What exactly is an umbrella policy?An umbrella policy is an additional layer of insurance that is used after your normal automobile and home insurance runs out.It is most commonly used to cover medical, court, or... Read More »
Apr
16
WCS is a proud Blue Level Sponsor to help the Catonsville High School Comets finish their stadium.The Catonsville High School Comets launched their "Finish the Park" campaign to help renovate their sports stadium. With the help of sponsors, over the past few years they have been able to install an... Read More »
Apr
16
By: Meighan Burton Once a plaintiff has filed her complaint in federal court, the next step is to request a Writ of Summons for each defendant named in the complaint, and then serve each Writ, along with a copy of the complaint (the “process”), on the named defendant. Unless and until... Read More »