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Oct 26, 2023

Maryland high court clarifies reach of corporate law statute

A minority stockholder and former employee failed to establish breach of fiduciary duty or unjust enrichment, the Maryland Supreme Court found.

Maryland lawmakers are poised to introduce at least two bills in the upcoming session that focus on gun safety. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)
Oct 2, 2023

Portion of Maryland’s Gun Safety Act blocked by federal judge

A federal judge effectively blocked the portion of Maryland’s Gun Safety Act of 2023 that would restrict the carrying of firearms in certain places.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission headquarters and Washington Field Office. (Wikimedia Commons / AgnosticPreachersKid / “Woodward_and_Lothrop_Service_Warehouse” / CC BY-SA 3.0
Sep 20, 2023

EEOC files suit against Md. private school alleging disability discrimination

An Annapolis school allegedly discriminated against a teacher by failing to rehire the teacher because of her child’s disability, according to a lawsuit.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown comments about releasing the redacted report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore on April 6, 2023, in Baltimore. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
Sep 14, 2023

Leasing company must pay $35M in total, $1M to Maryland for misleading consumers

A leasing company must pay $35 million in total to 41 states, including Maryland, after a multistate investigation found it misled consumers.

Attorney General Anthony Brown said higher wages increase equity among workers, reduce poverty, and help ease income inequality.
Aug 30, 2023

AG Brown joins amicus brief supporting boosted wages for federal contract workers

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General joined 22 other states in filing an amicus brief in support of raising wages for federal contract workers.

FILE - A line of 2022 Santa Fe SUVs sit outside a Hyundai dealership on Sept. 12, 2021, in Littleton, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Aug 18, 2023

Baltimore’s suit against Hyundai and Kia continues as judge declines separate settlement

Baltimore's lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai over increased police resources needed in response to a surge in vehicle thefts continues.

Jan 11, 2022

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE v. FRIENDS OF GWYNNS FALLS/LEAKIN PARK, INC., ET AL.

Civil litigation — Motion to quash subpoena — Morgan doctrine The issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether the Circuit Court for Baltimore City erred when it denied a motion […]

Jan 5, 2022

PINEY NARROWS YACHT HAVEN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. WALTER CORSON

Civil litigation — Appellate review — Final judgment rule In August 2020, Walter Corson, appellee, and Kent Narrows Yacht Yard, Inc. (“the Yacht Yard”) filed a complaint in the Circuit […]

Jan 5, 2022

JEAN CAROLYN JACOBS v. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Civil litigation — Appellate review — Final judgment rule Jean Carolyn Jacobs, appellant, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against Nissan North America, Inc. (“Nissan”), appellee. […]

Jan 5, 2022

WANDA LINN MURRAY, et al. v. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Civil litigation — Appellate review — Final judgment rule Wanda Linn Murray and Tina Louise Murray, appellants, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against Nissan North […]

Jan 5, 2022

KAREN MASON, et al. v. MARC ELRICH

Civil litigation — Appellate review — Mootness Karen and Horace Mason, appellants, appeal the dismissal of their complaint, as amended, by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County and the denial […]

Jan 4, 2022

DALE OLSON v. PHILIPPE MOSER

Civil litigation — Default motion — Proof of liability Appellant, Dale Olson, appeals from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County’s denial of his “Motion for Entry of Default” against Appellee, […]