James J. Doyle, lobbyist for the Maryland State Funeral Directors Association in Glen Burnie, said the ruling could hurt...
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12/02/07
Funeral businesses in Anne Arundel County could see new competition from corporations after a federal judge struck down a key law in October that had been on the books since the 1940s.
By Paul W. GIllespie
Robert Kalas, vice president of the family owned George P. Kalas Life Celebration Home in Edgewater, shows off the Anthem casket model. Mr. Kalas said his company’s long-standing reputation for personal service will help fend off any competition that may come as a result of a recent judge’s decision that paved the way for more corporations to open up funeral homes.Find Us On Facebook
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Bennett in Baltimore ruled Oct. 17 that a law preventing corporations formed since 1945 from owning funeral homes in Maryland was an unconstitutional regulation. His ruling opens the floodgates for Maryland and out-of-state corporations to potentially expand with new funeral homes here.
James J. Doyle, lobbyist for the Maryland State Funeral Directors Association in Glen Burnie, said the ruling could hurt...
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