Maryland will open three drive-up COVID-19 testing sites at vehicle emissions testing stations Wednesday, adding to an existing site at FedEx Field, but it remains unclear what the state’s testing capacity is and whether it would expand anytime in the ...

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The Maryland governor’s stay-at-home order and court closings that have stunned the general populace and largely stymied trial attorneys have left appellate counsel largely unscathed, as their research, writing and argument preparation are generally accomplished indoors and in private. “In ...

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CFG Bank, locally owned and operated, recently donated 80 masks to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, originally included in pandemic kits for CFG employees. With those employees now working remotely, CFG felt the masks would be better used protecting ...

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With all but essential businesses shuttered in Maryland, and with revenue streams drying up, executives throughout the state are now reading up on their commercial policies to see if they might be covered for the calamity that is COVID-19. A ...

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COVID-19 is affecting life around the world, and the real estate sector is no exception.  As parties review their existing contractual relationships and consider new transactions, they should pay particular attention to force majeure provisions. Many commercial contracts — including ...

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Some pregnant women fear giving birth with no loved ones by their side. Others worry about getting sick with COVID-19 and not being able to hold their newborns. The coronavirus pandemic has injected anxiety and uncertainty to an already stressful ...

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Federal judges on Monday temporarily blocked efforts in Texas and Alabama to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, handing Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers a victory as clinics across the U.S. filed lawsuits to stop states from trying to shutter them during the outbreak.

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A German firm that has its North American manufacturing, research and development facility in Germantown has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its new test for the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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A Rockville drug company working on treatments for central nervous system diseases has shifted its sales force from face-to-face interactions to virtual field calls and meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stocks are headed lower in subdued trading Tuesday, a rare calm day in what is likely to be Wall Street's worst quarter of performance since the 2008 financial crisis.

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