Maryland’s top attorney and judge Thursday urged the state’s 40,000 lawyers to represent at least one low-income litigant for free or to volunteer hours of legal services during the next year to help the growing number of people facing bankruptcy, ...

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The Maryland General Assembly on Monday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the amount in controversy that entitles litigants to a jury trial from more than $15,000 to more than $25,000. If ratified by Maryland voters, the amendment would ...

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The Maryland Senate on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the amount in controversy that entitles litigants to a jury trial from more than $15,000 to more than $30,000. With the Senate’s 43-4 vote, attention shifts to the ...

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The Maryland Senate gave its preliminary approval Friday to a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the amount in controversy that entitles litigants to a jury trial from more than $15,000 to more than $30,000. The Senate could vote as early ...

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Prosecutors, defense counsel and civil litigators have greeted with frustration but understanding the decision by Maryland’s top jurist to suspend jury trials again, just six weeks after they resumed, due to resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were running smoothly,” ...

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Company investors harmed by the business decisions made by the corporation and its majority owner may pursue litigation against them, Maryland’s top court unanimously ruled Tuesday in stating clearly that Maryland recognizes breach of fiduciary duty as an independent cause ...

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When Olympic canoe and kayak competitors wanted Adam Van Grack to run for their training center’s board of directors, he couldn’t say no. The civil litigator is an avid canoe sportsman and interim chairman of U.S. Canoe and Kayak, the ...

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For some time, I have thought about sending a welcome-to-the-litigation letter to opposing counsel when they enter an appearance in a case. The letter would set out my views on the rules of the road in Maryland litigation on such topics ...

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The appellate court upholds lower court ruling on an easement dispute between catering company and garage owner.

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A default judgment should not have been entered against non-existent parties, and the default judgment would be unenforceable against BCPD because appellant did not prove the unidentified officers acted within the scope of their employment and without malice.

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