
Month: March 2015
MD Court of Special Appeals Holds that Actions Filed During Bankruptcy Stay are Void
Case Kochhar v. Bansal, ____A.3d ______; 2015 WL 848166 (Md. Spec. App. February 27, 2015) --In a case of first impression in Maryland, the Court of Special Appeals recently held that an action filed during a bankruptcy stay is void ab initio, not voidable. During ... Read More
DC Economic Interest Purchase Money-Recordation Tax
DC Expands Exemptions for Recordation Tax on D/T’s Association with Deeds of Economic Interest While it has long been the practice and law that deeds of trust filed simultaneously with the acquisition of real estate are exempt from recordation tax, the exemption was limited to interests in real estate. Since a Deed ... Read More
VA Supreme Court: Shevlin Smith v. McLaughlin
The opinion in Shevlin Smith v. McLaughlin provides a veritable cornucopia of rulings—15 assignments of error were considered!—that touch on important areas of legal malpractice and civil litigation that all practitioners should review. The case concerns a legal malpractice case by McLaughlin against his former firm of Shevlin Smith, ... Read More