WICKED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC. v. DANIEL HOLLAND, ET AL.
Contracts — Breach — Written construction contract This appeal and cross-appeal arise from a custom home construction contract dispute. Laura and Daniel Holland, appellees/cross-appellants, contracted with Wicked Professional Services, Inc. (“WPS”), appellant/cross-appellee, a home building company owned and operated by Donald Littleton, for the construction of a new home on land t[...]
ATTAI H. SHAHZAD, et al. v. ANWAR MUMTAZ, et al.
Contracts — Breach — Final judgment rule In 2018, Anwar and Noreen Mumtaz, appellees, filed a complaint against Attai H. Shahzad, appellant, Alia Shahzad, and Eastern Shoe Company, LLC, raising claims of breach of contract, misrepresentation of facts, conversion, fraud, negligence, conspiracy, and unjust enrichment. Read the opinion
ELI A. DEL SOLAR v. DOUG VANN EXCAVATING, INC. ET AL.
Contracts — Breach — Damages This appeal stems from a contract dispute between appellant/cross-appellee, Eli A. Del Solar, and appellees/cross-appellants, Doug Vann (“Vann”) and Doug Vann Excavating, Inc. (“DVE”). In July 2021, the Circuit Court for Worcester County presided over a non-jury trial, found that DVE had breached a contract with Del Solar, awarded Del […]
JOHN HARRISON v. NILOS T. SAKELLARIOU
Contracts — Promissory note — Consideration In 2007, appellant John J. Harrison executed a $40,000 promissory note (the “Note”) under seal for the benefit of appellee Nilos Sakellariou. The Note included a confession of judgment provision for the full amount due, including accrued interest, charges, and attorney’s fees plus court costs. Harrison never paid anything […]
DAVID FURRER v. SIEGEL & ROUHANA, LLC, et al.
Contracts — Breach — Unredeemed economic interest In these cross-appeals, we address questions arising under Md. Code (1974, 2014 Repl. Vol., 2021 Cum. Supp.), § 4A-606.1(b) of the Corporations & Associations Article (“CA”), concerning post-withdrawal compensation for the unredeemed economic interest of a former member of a limited liability company whose license to practice l[...]
SU MYA LIN v. BELFOR USA GROUP INC.
Contracts — Breach — Compliance with contract Su Mya Lin and her husband, Tin Ko Latt, own real property in Rockville. After the property sustained water damage in January 2018, Ms. Lin filed a homeowner’s insurance claim through AIG Private Client Group (“AIG”). Belfor USA Group, Inc. (“Belfor”) performed the property restoration and filed suit […]
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 […]