Fishbein & Fishbein, P.A. filed suit against the guilty party and on December 5, 2011, Ellicott City, attorney Jason C. Ridgell was successful in obtaining a judgment for the client in the amount of $268,896.77 plus punitive damages of $50,000.00.    Read More

The options in Maryland are two-fold. It is a crime under the Maryland criminal law to obtain goods or services with a check knowing that there are insufficient funds to cover the check. One of the options that is open to a person who receives a bad check is to pursue criminal prosecution of the person who tendered the check by filing a complaint with the Commissioner of the District Court. However,...    Read More