Editorial: Improvidence is not an explanation

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: March 22, 2012
Tags: decision, Editorial, improvidence, Judges, lawyers, maryland court of appeals, mistakes
Comments: 3

We all make mistakes. Admitting them is a good first step. But when the state’s highest court makes a mistake, admitting it is not enough. As The Daily Record’s Steve Lash reported this week, the Maryland Court of Appeals has owned up to 12 mistakes in the last 12 months. That’s how many cases it [...]

Supreme Court throws out Prometheus drug patent

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 20, 2012
Tags: decision, drug, Justice Stephen Breyer, mayo clinic, patent, prometheus, Supreme Court, washington

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously tossed out medical patent claims for Prometheus Laboratories on Tuesday for a test that could help doctors set drug doses for autoimmune diseases like Crohn’s disease, a decision that could affect the burgeoning field of personalized medicine. The justices unanimously agreed that the patents held by the company — [...]

CSA denies motion to reconsider Exxon decision 

BY: Danny Jacobs
POSTED: March 6, 2012
Tags: court of special appeals, decision, denied, exxon, jacksonville, maryland, motion

A nine-judge Court of Special Appeals panel has denied a motion to reconsider its decision to slash Jacksonville residents’ $150 million verdict against Exxon Mobil. Lawyers for the plaintiffs had argued the judges did not reach a seven-judge majority on several issues as required by state law for cases heard by the entire court. The [...]

Court of Special Appeals asked to vacate opinion on Exxon Mobil damages 

BY: Danny Jacobs
POSTED: February 27, 2012
Tags: appeal, class-action lawsuit, court of special appeals, damages, decision, exxon mobil corp., jacksonville, lawsuit, leak, maryland, verdict

The Court of Special Appeals should vacate its decision striking down a significant portion of the $150 million in damages awarded to 88 Jacksonville households from Exxon Mobil Corp., according to a motion filed by the plaintiffs’ lawyers. The reason, according to a motion for reconsideration filed Monday in the Court of Special Appeals, is [...]

Frederick County court decision detrimental to PATH power line

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 22, 2012
Tags: Circuit Judge Edward Dwyer, county, court, decision, firstEnergy corp, frederick, judge, multistate power line, path, Potomac Edison, Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, power line

FREDERICK — A Frederick County judge is affirming a decision blocking a key component of a proposed multistate power line. Circuit Judge Edward Dwyer issued his opinion Wednesday in a case involving the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline. He affirmed a local zoning board’s denial of Potomac Edison’s plan to build an electrical substation on 150 acres [...]

Court of Special Appeals revives fired professor’s suit against UMUC 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: February 12, 2012
Tags: decision, edward c. mcready, lawsuit, maryland, Maryland Whistleblower Law, montgomery county circuit court, professor, umuc

A fired accounting professor will have another chance to bring his $3.5 million wrongful termination claim against University of Maryland University College in state court. The Court of Special Appeals’ decision reversed a judge’s ruling that Edward C. McReady failed to file necessary documents on time. The appellate court’s decision permits McReady, who is also [...]

25th Street Station’s foes lose on appeal 

BY: Barbara Grzincic
POSTED: February 2, 2012
Tags: 25th Street Station, appeal, baltimore city circuit court, Baltimore City Planning Commission, Benn Ray, Brendan Coyne, city council, court of special appeals, decision, Development, Douglas M. Armstrong, judge, judge pamela white, lawsuit, maryland, Planned Unit Development, ruling, walmart
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Several community activists who oppose the creation of a Walmart-centered development in Remington have lost another round in court. Benn Ray, Brendan Coyne, Douglas M. Armstrong and Allen W. Hicks cannot sue over plans for the 25th Street Station project, the Court of Special Appeals held in three separate opinions issued late Wednesday. The decisions [...]

Judge approves clemency agreement for Delaware killer

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 18, 2012
Tags: Board of Pardons, clemency, death row, decision, delaware, gov. jack markell, Inmate, pardoned, robert gattis, shirley slay
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WILMINGTON, Del. — A killer who had faced execution this week told a judge Wednesday that he agrees to spend the rest of his life in prison and to drop all further legal challenges regarding his murder conviction in return for having his death sentence commuted. Robert Gattis, 49, repeatedly answered “yes” when Judge James [...]

Court of Appeals explains 2008 slots decision 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: January 8, 2012
Tags: Court of Appeals, decision, gaming, maryland, Slots, voters

Maryland voters in November 2008 approved the state constitutional amendment permitting slot machines. The state has two slot parlors in operation and another under construction. And now, Maryland’s top court has explained why it permitted the ballot initiative to proceed. The Court of Appeals heard opposition to the proposed question on Sept. 15, 2008, and [...]

Court of Appeals withdraws decision in condominium case 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: January 2, 2012
Tags: Association of Unit Owners of Tomes Landing Condominiums Inc., cecil county circuit court, condominium, Court of Appeals, decision, Maryland Consumer Protection Act, MRA Property Management v. Armstrong, Robert L. Ferguson Jr., withdraws

Maryland’s top court has ordered a do-over. The Court of Appeals last month withdrew a decision it had issued Oct. 25 and in the process reinstated — at least temporarily — a $1 million award to about 25 condominium resale purchasers in Port Deposit. The court, by withdrawing the decision, also lifted its controversial ruling [...]

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