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JONATHAN SOLOMON, et al. v. THOMAS J. COTHREN
Torts — Defamation — Declaratory judgment This appeal involves a request for declaratory judgment. A former plaintiff in the case below—Jenny Solomon—received addiction treatment from a recovery facility in Montgomery County where she met the Appellee — Thomas J. Cothren. Upon discovering an inappropriate relationship between Mrs. Solomon and Cothren, Mrs. Solomon’s brother-in-[...]
TERENCE WILLIAMS v. DIMENSIONS HEALTH CORPORATION
Torts — Medical negligence — Apparent agency Appellant/cross-appellee Terence Williams brought suit against Dr. Montague Blundon and appellee/cross-appellant Dimensions Health Corporation, Inc., d/b/a Prince George’s Hospital Center (“Hospital”) in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, alleging that Dr. Blundon was negligent in treating Mr. Williams’ right leg, whic[...]
YOSEPH SEYOUM v. CARLOS SALVADO, ET AL.
Torts — Legal malpractice — Protective order Yoseph Seyoum filed a legal malpractice suit against his former attorney, Carlos Salvado, and Mr. Salvado’s law firm alleging that they had mishandled Mr. Seyoum’s protective order case. The malpractice case proceeded to trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County and a jury returned a verdict in […]
EARL D. POE v. STATE OF MARYLAND ET AL
Torts — Timely filing — Good cause The Maryland Tort Claims Act1 provides that, as a condition precedent to pursuing a tort claim against the State, the would-be plaintiff must either file a written notice of claim with the State Treasurer within one year of the date of the events giving rise to the claim, […]
DARBY ELIZABETH WILLETT, ET AL. v. APE HANGERS, LLC, d/b/a APE HANGER’S BAR & GRILL
Torts — Common law negligence — Premises liability Appellee, Ape Hangers, LLC, is the owner of Ape Hanger’s Bar & Grill (“Ape Hangers”) in Bel Alton, Charles County, Maryland. During the early morning hours of April 23, 2017, after consuming alcohol at Ape Hangers, Wayne Willett, Jr., drove his car into a tree and died. […]
GORDANA SCHIFANELLI v. MARY E. JOURDAK
Torts — Defamation — Fair comment Appellant, Gordana Schifanelli (“Schifanelli”), filed an action in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County against Appellee, Mary Ella M. Jourdak (“Jourdak”), alleging that Jourdak published several defamatory statements about Schifanelli on Twitter. Read the opinion
YIFAT LEVY-YURISTA v. ALBERT FINGER ET AL.
Torts — Fraud — Compensatory damages Shortly after moving into their new home in July of 2018, Albert Finger and his wife, Lilly Goldman ( “Appellees” and “Buyers” below), sustained significant floodwater damage in their basement and garage. Appellees purchased the house, located on Potomac Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland (“the Property”), from Yifat Levy-Yurista [&hellip[...]
RABITAH MOSES v. MONTGOMERY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Torts — Negligence — Emotional distress Rabitah Moses, appellant, sued the Montgomery College Board of Trustees, appellee, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Board filed a motion to dismiss, which the court granted on August 18, 2022. Moses then filed a revisory motion on September […]
HOMESPIRE MORTGAGE CORPORATION v. FOUAD (FOBBY) H. NAGHMI
Torts — Breach of contract — Unjust enrichment Homespire Mortgage Corporation (“Homespire”), appellant, sued its former employee, Fouad “Fobby” H. Naghmi, appellee, for reimbursement of $120,000 that Homespire paid as a signing bonus conditioned on Mr. Naghmi’s agreement to refund the money if he did not remain an employee for one year. Read the opinion
GWENDOLYN HARDY v. NATIONAL SPINE AND PAIN CENTERS LLC, ET AL.
Torts — Mandatory arbitration — Waiver of insurance Gwendolyn Hardy appeals from an order by the Circuit Court for Frederick County compelling arbitration. Read the opinion
TERRY JAMES v. BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, ET AL.
Torts — Gross negligence — Standard of care expert In certain negligence claims against professionals, plaintiffs must offer expert testimony to establish the applicable standard of care. This is one such case. After a tragic natural gas explosion inside a Baltimore City residence, the appellant, Terry James, sued appellee Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (“BGE”) […]
GHISLANE PAUL v. PATUXENT CARDIOLOGY ASSOC., LLC, et al.
Civil litigation — Access to medical records — In banc review Ghislane Paul, appellant, filed a notice of appeal following the denial, by the Circuit Court for Calvert County, of a motion to reconsider the denial of a “Motion for In Banc Review.” Read the opinion
