The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is one of the federal government’s responses to the impact the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on the national and global economy. With small businesses bearing the brunt of the economic impact, the federal government, as a part of its $2 trillion-dollar stimulus, has earmarked $349 billion to fund the PPP to help qualifying small…
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2019 Federal Grant Brings Howard Street Tunnel One Step Closer to Transporting Double Stacked Containers through Baltimore
Years of persistence by the Hogan administration have finally paid off, resulting in a grant of $125 million of federal funding through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America Grant Program (INFRA) administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation. This funding...
Court Declares Commercial Lease Terminated, Awards Damages Due to Breach and Eviction by Landlord
Angela D. Sheehan contributed to this post. In March 2009, after a non-jury trial, the Circuit Court for Carroll County issued a declaratory judgment terminating a commercial lease for a warehouse space in Hampstead, Maryland. Source Interlink Distribution, LLC v. BTR Hampstead, LLC. The facts of the case are thoroughly set forth in the Court’s decision, and interesting legal issues were…
G&W Attorneys Handle and Resolve Right of Publicity Lawsuit
The Firm handled a right of publicity/misappropriation of image and likeness case in 2008. During the course of the representation, suits were filed in state courts in Maryland and Delaware and in a federal district court. Causes of action for: (1) common law invasion of privacy – misappropriation of likeness for commercial purposes, and (2) unjust enrichment were brought in…
The Right of Publicity: How Not to Go Wrong
Ryan A. Burch contributed to this post. The right of publicity gives individuals the right to control how their names and likenesses are used, as well as the right to stop others from using them without permission. Artists whose work features individuals’ names or likenesses should take measures to ensure that right of publicity issues are resolved prior to completing…