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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

A key lesson to be learned here is that even a landowner determined to be an “inculpable person” under a state voluntary cleanup program is still subject to a state law claim by some other impacted third party property owner. In an instructive environmental law decision last week, the U.S. Christian et al.

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Government Ownership of Rain is Antithetical to Increased Potable Water

Green Building Law Update

Supreme Court having before it an interstate water dispute, where Florida seeks an equitable apportionment of the waters of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers over the claims of upstream Georgia, the issue of “who owns the rain” is of national importance. Maryland has the most stringent storm water (i.e., Eaton, 1952.

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Government Ownership of Rain is Antithetical to Increased Potable Water

Green Building Law Update

Supreme Court having before it an interstate water dispute, where Florida seeks an equitable apportionment of the waters of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers over the claims of upstream Georgia, the issue of “who owns the rain” is of national importance. Maryland has the most stringent storm water (i.e., Eaton, 1952.

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New Maryland Real Estate Laws from the 2020 Legislative Session

Green Building Law Update

The 71 day session of the Maryland General Assembly was for the first time since the Civil War cut short from the prescribed 90 days (. of note, the legislature has met for 90 days since the predecessor, appointed not elected, General Assembly of Maryland was first called together in 1635 in St. Historic Discrimination.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. To receive abatement for any or all of these taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The program is capped at 10,000 new jobs being claimed each year by all participants; whereas a taxpayer is limited to a maximum of 400 new jobs per year. The credit provided to the investor totals 39 percent of the cost of the investment and is claimed over a seven-year period. time permanent jobs paying above average wages.

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COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners

Green Building Law Update

And these questions are not unfounded because as of November 1, 2020, legal industry databases of state and federal litigation are tracking more than 6,100 cases involving Covid-19 claims. All of this begs the question if a business owner’s premises liability insurance covers such claims? With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S.

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