www.charlesjeromeware.com "Here to make a Difference."
Unfair trade and price-fixing practices among companies in Maryland and throughout the United States is not uncommon. As consumers we understand that companies are always trying to be competitive with their pricing, but we also know that they are generally trying to charge as much as they can for their products. Generally, this competition among these companies is open and transparent, which is designed to benefit the consumer with competitively lower prices. However, sometimes some companies conspire to falsely set prices or mislead consumers about supply of the competitively-priced product. That's where state and Federal antitrust laws come into play to make sure pricing is fair for consumers.
Maryland state-enforced antitrust laws , as well as Federal laws, are intended to discourage both collusion between companies and certain certain mergers and acquisitions that could give one or more companies an unfair advantage in the consumer market. Maryland's antitrust laws allow its residents to bring private lawsuits against companies, enforced by the Attornet General. In many case, plaintiffs can even recover their attorneys' fees, costs, and damages when the claims are successful
For answers to questions about unfair trade and price-fixing practices in Maryland , or for an initial courtesy consultation, contact the attorneys and counsellors at Charles Jerome Ware, LLC [ 410-730-5016 or 410-720-6129.
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Attorney Charles Ware's Blog: ATTORNEYS CHARLES WARE AND WILLIAM KUNSTLER FEATUR...
Attorney Charles Ware's Blog: ATTORNEYS CHARLES WARE AND WILLIAM KUNSTLER FEATUR...: Extracted from The Baltimore Sun and The Howard County (Maryland) Sun ; Sunday, September 9, 1990, page 27: CONFERENCE FEATU...
ATTORNEYS CHARLES WARE AND WILLIAM KUNSTLER FEATURED AT U.S. BLACK CAUCUS CONFERENCE
Extracted from The Baltimore Sun and The Howard County (Maryland) Sun ; Sunday, September 9, 1990, page 27:
CONFERENCE FEATURES WARE AND KUNSTLER
Trial lawyer Charles Jerome Ware of Columbia and nationally known civil rights attorney
William Kunstler will be featured speakers at the annual U.S. Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, September 27.
The two will speak about harassment of elected and appointed officials in the United States.
Ware has a private law practice in Columbia and also serves as the General Counsel for the 35,000-member Maryland State Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
He is the 1989 recipient of the prestigious Charles Hamilton Houston Award for Outstanding Legal Advocacy.
CONFERENCE FEATURES WARE AND KUNSTLER
Trial lawyer Charles Jerome Ware of Columbia and nationally known civil rights attorney
William Kunstler will be featured speakers at the annual U.S. Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, September 27.
The two will speak about harassment of elected and appointed officials in the United States.
Ware has a private law practice in Columbia and also serves as the General Counsel for the 35,000-member Maryland State Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
He is the 1989 recipient of the prestigious Charles Hamilton Houston Award for Outstanding Legal Advocacy.
Monday, June 20, 2016
BALTIMORE & MARYLAND SOURCES OF CHILD LEAD EXPOSURE: A Primer by Charles Jerome Ware, LLC
www.charlesjeromeware.com "Here to make a Difference. Baltimore-based, Nationally-respected."
For a courtesy initial consultation, contact premier defense attorney Charles Jerome Ware at (410) 730-5016 or (410) 720-6129.
Some Potential Sources of Child Lead (Pb) Exposure in Baltimore and throughout Maryland :
(1) Lead paint-covered furniture, walls, plumbing fixtures, furniture -type toys, cribs, beds, etc.
(2) Soft lead-covered metal objects such as toys, jewelry, hobby items sports items such as fishing sinkers, soldered items, etc.
(3) Lead-covered food and drink containers, eating utensils, ceramic and glazed items, etc.
(4) Leaded cosmetics and their containers, hair products and their containers, items such as talcum powder, etc.
(5) Occupations of parents and other adults in contact with the child, including adult work clothes, etc.
(6) Lead paint-covered playground equipment, sand boxes, dirt-covered playgrounds, etc.
(7) Nearby building demolitions and wielding, etc.
Because of its long-time history of lead-use --- industrially and construction-wise, Some parts of Maryland, generally, and Baltimore, specifically, have a reputation for being "ground zero" for lead (Pb) claims and lawsuits. Be aware of this reputation.
For a courtesy initial consultation, contact premier defense attorney Charles Jerome Ware at (410) 730-5016 or (410) 720-6129.
Some Potential Sources of Child Lead (Pb) Exposure in Baltimore and throughout Maryland :
(1) Lead paint-covered furniture, walls, plumbing fixtures, furniture -type toys, cribs, beds, etc.
(2) Soft lead-covered metal objects such as toys, jewelry, hobby items sports items such as fishing sinkers, soldered items, etc.
(3) Lead-covered food and drink containers, eating utensils, ceramic and glazed items, etc.
(4) Leaded cosmetics and their containers, hair products and their containers, items such as talcum powder, etc.
(5) Occupations of parents and other adults in contact with the child, including adult work clothes, etc.
(6) Lead paint-covered playground equipment, sand boxes, dirt-covered playgrounds, etc.
(7) Nearby building demolitions and wielding, etc.
Because of its long-time history of lead-use --- industrially and construction-wise, Some parts of Maryland, generally, and Baltimore, specifically, have a reputation for being "ground zero" for lead (Pb) claims and lawsuits. Be aware of this reputation.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND GUN (CONTROL) LAWS : Charles Jerome Ware, LLC
www.charlesjeromeware.com
The State of Maryland's key provisions regarding gun control laws are included in Maryland Code, Article 27, Sections 291A, 442, 481A, et seq. :
- Sort-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns are illegal in Maryland.
- The Waiting Period for purchasing a gun in Maryland is 7 days.
- The following persons may not own a gun in Maryland : (1) Fugitives from justice; (2) Convicted felons; (3) Persons convicted of crimes of violence; (4) Drug addicts and/or habitual users of narcotics/amphetamines/barbituates; (5) Individuals who have spent more than 30 consecutive days in a mental institution for treatment; (6) Persons under the age of 21 years.
- Maryland law proscribes the possession of a firearm on or near school grounds as a misdemeanor offense ( Article 27, Section 36A).
The State of Maryland's key provisions regarding gun control laws are included in Maryland Code, Article 27, Sections 291A, 442, 481A, et seq. :
- Sort-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns are illegal in Maryland.
- The Waiting Period for purchasing a gun in Maryland is 7 days.
- The following persons may not own a gun in Maryland : (1) Fugitives from justice; (2) Convicted felons; (3) Persons convicted of crimes of violence; (4) Drug addicts and/or habitual users of narcotics/amphetamines/barbituates; (5) Individuals who have spent more than 30 consecutive days in a mental institution for treatment; (6) Persons under the age of 21 years.
- Maryland law proscribes the possession of a firearm on or near school grounds as a misdemeanor offense ( Article 27, Section 36A).
Thursday, April 14, 2016
LEAD ADDITIVE RESIDENTIAL PAINT DEFENSES : Landlord Lead Defense Attorneys-- Charles Jerome Ware, LLC
www.charlesjeromeware.com " Here to make a Difference. Maryland-based, Nationally-respected."
Although the use of lead additives in residential paint ended in the United States in 1978 when lead paint was banned for consumer use by the federal government. Legacy (old) lead-based paint continues to be an issue in many pre-1978 constructed houses and apartments.
Legacy lead paint residue also can exist in abundance in dust, soil, in the water we drink and use, and even in the air we breathe. Besides just pre-1978 constructed houses and apartments, the air we breathe, the water we drink and use, dust and soil, residual leaded paint and other sources of toxic lead also can be found in work clothes, public and commercial buildings, many foreign-made products, active and inactive factories and other industrial sites, food and drinks, hobbies, pipes and plumbing fixtures, cooking and eating utensils, jewelry and cosmetics, legacy leaded gasoline, etc.
To be sure, older 20th century homes in the United States are more likely to contain lead-based paint :
- Between 1960 and 1977, 24% of homes contained lead-based paint;
- Between 1940 and 1959, 69% of homes contained lead-based paint; and
- Before 1940, 87% of homes contained lead-based paint.
Development of the Lead Additive Paint Defense begins when the landowner or landlord
purchases the rental property. Good maintenance of the rental property, adequate notice to tenants, and good record-keeping and/or documentation are paramount to successful avoidance of, and prevailing in, lead additive paint claims and lawsuits.
Although the use of lead additives in residential paint ended in the United States in 1978 when lead paint was banned for consumer use by the federal government. Legacy (old) lead-based paint continues to be an issue in many pre-1978 constructed houses and apartments.
Legacy lead paint residue also can exist in abundance in dust, soil, in the water we drink and use, and even in the air we breathe. Besides just pre-1978 constructed houses and apartments, the air we breathe, the water we drink and use, dust and soil, residual leaded paint and other sources of toxic lead also can be found in work clothes, public and commercial buildings, many foreign-made products, active and inactive factories and other industrial sites, food and drinks, hobbies, pipes and plumbing fixtures, cooking and eating utensils, jewelry and cosmetics, legacy leaded gasoline, etc.
To be sure, older 20th century homes in the United States are more likely to contain lead-based paint :
- Between 1960 and 1977, 24% of homes contained lead-based paint;
- Between 1940 and 1959, 69% of homes contained lead-based paint; and
- Before 1940, 87% of homes contained lead-based paint.
Development of the Lead Additive Paint Defense begins when the landowner or landlord
purchases the rental property. Good maintenance of the rental property, adequate notice to tenants, and good record-keeping and/or documentation are paramount to successful avoidance of, and prevailing in, lead additive paint claims and lawsuits.
Friday, April 8, 2016
THE LEAD PAINT DEFENSE ALGORITHM : Charles Jerome Ware, LLC
www.charlesjeromeware.com "Here to make a Difference. Maryland and D.C.-based, Nationally-respected." Charles Jerome Ware is a premier lead poisoning and lead paint defense attorney. For an initial courtesy consultation, contact him at (410) 720-6129 or (410) 730-5016.
Unfortunately, our Federal government was very slow to act to stop the manufacture of lead for use in gasoline as well as an additive in paint, despite evidence long ago of human health dangers. Interior house lead-based paint was banned by Congress in 1970 but it was still available in the marketplace until it was banned by the Federal government in 1978. Another major contributor to public lead poisoning --- leaded gasoline --- was banned in the United States in 1976. In contrast, and to their credit, the foreign nations of France, Belgium and Austria were restricting the use of lead-based paint in their countries by 1909. In 1922, the League of Nations called for a complete ban on lead-based paint for indoor use. By 1934, the countries of Tunisia, Greece, Australia, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Yugoslavia and Cuba had all restricted the use of lead paint.
Lead (Pb) does not just go away. This soft, malleable, useful, utilitarian, physically harmful (when inhaled or ingested), and heavy metal (Atomic Number 82) has a scientific "half-life" of over 500,000 years, does not dissolve in water, nor decay, nor dissipate, nor burn. Lead just lasts, and lasts, and lasts. Lead is believed to have first been mined and used by societies and civilizations as early as 4,000 B.C. --- over 6,000 years ago. Its use has been prolific since then. Scientists and other researchers estimate there are billions of pounds and multi-millions of metric tons of lead currently
in the earth's environment.
Unfortunately for residential rental landlords in major metropolitan areas such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the vast majority of lead poisoning claims and lawsuits are being brought by residential rental tenants living in pre-1978 built apartments and houses, against landlords alleging lead paint poisoning. In reality, the truth is that
toxic lead is just about everywhere in these lead "hot spots", including : the air we breathe, the water we drink and use, the food and drink we ingest, the dust and soil around us, factories and other industrial work sites (active and inactive), toys and furniture, jewelry and cosmetics, other buildings and products, foreign-made products, etc. In sum, there are many other sources of toxic lead poisoning than just lead paint in rental residences.
Unfortunately, our Federal government was very slow to act to stop the manufacture of lead for use in gasoline as well as an additive in paint, despite evidence long ago of human health dangers. Interior house lead-based paint was banned by Congress in 1970 but it was still available in the marketplace until it was banned by the Federal government in 1978. Another major contributor to public lead poisoning --- leaded gasoline --- was banned in the United States in 1976. In contrast, and to their credit, the foreign nations of France, Belgium and Austria were restricting the use of lead-based paint in their countries by 1909. In 1922, the League of Nations called for a complete ban on lead-based paint for indoor use. By 1934, the countries of Tunisia, Greece, Australia, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Yugoslavia and Cuba had all restricted the use of lead paint.
Lead (Pb) does not just go away. This soft, malleable, useful, utilitarian, physically harmful (when inhaled or ingested), and heavy metal (Atomic Number 82) has a scientific "half-life" of over 500,000 years, does not dissolve in water, nor decay, nor dissipate, nor burn. Lead just lasts, and lasts, and lasts. Lead is believed to have first been mined and used by societies and civilizations as early as 4,000 B.C. --- over 6,000 years ago. Its use has been prolific since then. Scientists and other researchers estimate there are billions of pounds and multi-millions of metric tons of lead currently
in the earth's environment.
Unfortunately for residential rental landlords in major metropolitan areas such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the vast majority of lead poisoning claims and lawsuits are being brought by residential rental tenants living in pre-1978 built apartments and houses, against landlords alleging lead paint poisoning. In reality, the truth is that
toxic lead is just about everywhere in these lead "hot spots", including : the air we breathe, the water we drink and use, the food and drink we ingest, the dust and soil around us, factories and other industrial work sites (active and inactive), toys and furniture, jewelry and cosmetics, other buildings and products, foreign-made products, etc. In sum, there are many other sources of toxic lead poisoning than just lead paint in rental residences.
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