February 20, 2013 Comments Off on Opinions 2/21/13: Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Corporations and Partnerships Piercing the corporate veil BOTTOM LINE: The circuit court erred by finding defendant personally liable for the debts of the limited liability company solely owned by defendant, absent a finding of fraud. CASE: Serio v. Baystate Properties, ...
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Read More »February 14, 2013 Comments Off on Editorial: CSA needs more judges
The top jurist of Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals is rightly asking for help in doing his job.
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Read More »February 13, 2013 Comments Off on Court of Special Appeals chief judge: Court’s caseload too much to handle
Maryland’s intermediate Court of Special Appeals needs two additional judges to accommodate its increasing caseload, the panel’s top jurist told state legislators Wednesday.
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Read More »February 6, 2013 Comments Off on Opinions – 2/7/13: Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Civil Procedure Default judgment BOTTOM LINE: Plaintiffs were entitled to a default judgment and damages against defendant where the notice of default was mailed to defendant’s “last known address,” as required by Rule 2-613(f), and where defendant had actual notice ...
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Read More »January 24, 2013 Comments Off on Gore subsidiaries owe $29M tax, CSA holds
The Court of Special Appeals has reinstated more than $29 million in tax assessments and penalties against two subsidiaries of W.L. Gore Associates Inc., reversing a ruling by a Cecil County judge.
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Read More »January 21, 2013 Comments Off on CSA asks lawmakers to add two judges
Two judges would be added to Maryland’s intermediate Court of Special Appeals under legislation pending before the General Assembly.
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Read More »January 9, 2013 Comments Off on 2012 Maryland appellate court opinions
The digests below are listed by court, then by main subject, then in chronological order. They include cases published by the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals between Jan. 1 and Dec. 18, 2012.
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Read More »January 8, 2013 Comments Off on CSA revives suit over Montgomery County storm system
A Maryland appeals court has revived a water-pollution lawsuit over a municipal storm system permit the state issued to Montgomery County in 2009, saying the environmental groups who brought the claim can sue because one of their members is an “avid paddler” in the allegedly polluted Potomac River.
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Read More »January 7, 2013 Comments Off on Manslaughter conviction affirmed in fight over Canton parking place
A man who killed an off-duty Baltimore police officer during a fight over a Canton parking space was properly convicted of involuntary manslaughter, the Court of Special Appeals held Monday. Sian James, 26 at the time of his April 2011 trial, said he acted in self-defense when he threw a piece of concrete at Officer Brian Stevenson’s head on Oct. 16, 2010.
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Read More »December 12, 2012 Comments Off on Appeals court affirms second ruling against would-be casino operator
Baltimore City Entertainment Group L.P. cannot force the city to transfer land or grant it a lease to operate a casino, the Court of Special Appeals held Wednesday.
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