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SINGLETARY & WEATHERS HOME IMPROVEMENT, LLC, ET AL. v. INFINITY CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC
Contracts — Breach — Genuine dispute of material fact This appeal arises from a claim for breach of an agreement. In the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Infinity Capital Funding, LLC (“Infinity”), appellee, filed suit against appellants, Singletary & Weathers Home Improvement, LLC (“S&W”) and Robert Singletary, its owner and operator, for breach of contract […]
I. DAVID BACHARACH, ET AL. v. STAR K CERTIFICATION, ET AL.
Contracts — Tortious interference — Ecclesiastical abstention doctrine This appeal arises from an order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County that dismissed the tortious interference claims of appellants Rabbi I. David Bacharach (“Rabbi Bacharach”) and Mite, LLC (“Mite”) against the appellees Vaad Harabonim of Washington (“the Vaad”) and Star K Certification, Inc. (“[...]
VINCENT P. MONA, et al. v. ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., et al
Contracts — Breach of fiduciary duty — Specificity of complaint In this case we are asked to review the grant of a motion to dismiss filed on behalf of Appellees, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc. and its employee, Dennis C. Ourand. In such a case, we accept as true the facts as pleaded […]
PROGRESSIVE TECHNOLOGY FEDERAL SYSTEMS, et al. v. TODD GLASS
Contracts — Voluntary dismissal –Attorney’s fees This appeal stems from a corporate governance dispute that led to litigation that was dismissed voluntarily by Appellee (plaintiff below) and the circuit court’s denial of a consent motion to bifurcate the issue of attorneys’ fees, despite a contractual provision between the parties that assertedly “guaranteed” reasonable a[...]
BY GRACE, INC, ET AL. v. DARRYL BRAXTON, ET AL
Contracts — Breach — Non-competition agreement Appellants are two substance abuse rehabilitation centers — By Grace, Inc. (“By Grace”) and I’m Still Standing By Grace, Inc. (“Still Standing”) — and Pamela Dukes, the chief executive officer of both entities. They filed the underlying action in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against two former employees […]
GREGORY BENNETT, ET AL v. DONALDSON GROUP LLC, ET AL
Contracts — Lease — Class action This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Appellants, Gregory Bennett, et al, were residents at an apartment complex known as The Enclave, in Silver Spring, and sued Appellees, Enclave Holdings, LLC, et al, the owners, for breach of contract, breach of […]
SHRI SAI, LLC, ET AL. v. CASCADE MONTPELIER, LLC
Contracts — Breach of commercial lease — COVID-19 This appeal turns on whether the COVID-19 pandemic rendered a restaurant’s performance under its commercial lease impossible or impracticable. Read the opinion
LESTER ANDREW HUFF v. M&J CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING, LLC
Contracts — Arbitration — Arbitrator’s bias This appeal arises from a dispute between Lester Andrew Huff (“Dr. Huff”), appellant, and M&J Construction and Remodeling, LLC (“M&J”), appellee, regarding residential renovation work that M&J performed at Dr. Huff’s home in Silver Spring, Maryland. The parties submitted the dispute to arbitration with the American[...]
Michelle Shapiro v. Hyperheal Hyperbarics, Inc.
Contracts — Tortious interference — Hearsay This case comes as an appeal from the denial of Dr. Michelle Shapiro’s (“Appellant”) tortious interference claim against Hyperheal Hyperbarics, Inc. (“Appellee”). Appellant filed the claim in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County alleging that Appellee had interfered with her employment at Austin Pharmaceuticals (“Employer”) [...]
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GLOBAL CAMPUS v. HOLDER CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC
Contracts — Work-product doctrine — Waiver This case arises out of a contract between University of Maryland, Global Campus (“UMGC”) and Holder Construction Group, LLC (“Holder”) for the renovation of a conference center owned by UMGC. Read the opinion
CHELSEA WOODS COURT CONDOMINIUM v. GATES BF INVESTOR, LLC, ET AL.
Contracts — Breach — Damages In the final analysis, this case is about whether, and when, to cut the shared access to water and sewer between two properties owned by the dueling entities before us. Hanging in the balance are the people who live in the 175 condominium units whose access to water and sewer […]
PETER FERRARO v. L. CABRERA INC., et al
Contracts — Loan –Damages This case concerns a contract dispute between Peter Ferraro (“Appellant”), L. Cabrera Inc., and 4528-30 Harford Road, LLC (collectively, “Appellees”). Appellant loaned Appellees $100,000.00 for the purchase of interest in an LLC in conjunction with the sale and renovation of a business and executed a promissory note (“Note”). The loan was […[...]
