The Court of Appeals has agreed to consider how much deference judges owe to a police officer’s conclusion that the person sitting in the driver’s seat was indeed the driver.
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The state’s highest court disbarred a Baltimore County debt collection attorney Wednesday for mishandling client funds and failing to diligently represent client interests. The Court of Appeals disbarred Stuart R. Blatt for violating the Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct by ...
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Brian and Karen Wynne, whose constitutional challenge to Maryland’s piggyback tax on money earned and taxed in other states won in the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015, might be on course for a return trip to the justices. Maryland’s top ...
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A convicted killer’s bid for a new trial could depend on whether a judge’s notes or a court reporter’s transcript is to be believed. Maryland’s top court on Friday unanimously ordered a review of Mark Edmund Christian II’s February 2012 ...
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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s newest Court of Appeals judge took little time Thursday in making her presence known to attorneys arguing before the state’s top tribunal. Just minutes into her first day on the bench, Judge Brynja M. Booth sought to ...
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Saying there’s no double dipping in civil litigation, a unanimous Maryland high court this week barred a car-crash victim from pursuing a subsequent medical malpractice claim after finding she was fully compensated for all injuries by the auto insurance company. ...
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Gang members convicted of violent crimes can certainly be reminded of their convictions when testifying as witnesses in criminal cases, Maryland’s top court has unanimously held in ruling that a defense attorney was wrongfully denied the opportunity to note a ...
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Alleged victims of unlicensed or unruly debt collectors can pursue lawsuits against them and need not rely on state regulators to vindicate their rights, Maryland’s top court unanimously ruled Monday. The Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act (MCDCA) and the Maryland ...
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Adnan Syed will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate his conviction after Maryland’s highest court denied his motion for reconsideration on Friday. The Court of Appeals last month reversed lower court rulings and reinstated the conviction for Syed, whose case ...
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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top court will consider whether creditors seeking delinquent payments can be held liable under the state’s Consumer Protection Act for the debt-collection actions of their attorneys when lawyers are exempt from liability under the CPA. The Court ...
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