Maryland’s top court Tuesday offered advice for employers and their insurers when settling workers’ compensation claims: Make sure the injured employees and their dependents are parties to the settlement lest the companies and underwriters face a subsequent claim from the ...

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Criminal Procedure Waiver of Miranda rights BOTTOM LINE: Where defendant did not unequivocally invoke his right to counsel, he waived his Miranda rights and, therefore, the statement defendant made during his custodial interrogation by police was admissible at trial. CASE: ...

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Civil Procedure Motion to unseal documents BOTTOM LINE: Defendant’s motion to unseal the entire docket in a qui tam action filed against it was granted because the documents in the file did not contain confidential investigative techniques or substantive details ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Contract Law, Waiver of conditions precedent: A party may waive, by its actions or statements, a condition precedent in a contract, even when that contract has a non-waiver clause; however, whether defendant’s actions amounted to a ...

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Contract Law Waiver of conditions precedent BOTTOM LINE: A party may waive, by its actions or statements, a condition precedent in a contract, even when that contract has a non-waiver clause; however, whether defendant’s actions amounted to a waiver was ...

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Constitutional Law Right to counsel BOTTOM LINE: Criminal defendant was entitled to a new trial because the trial court violated his right to counsel of choice by disqualifying one of his attorneys from the defense team. CASE: State v. Goldsberry, ...

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Civil Procedure Motion to close action BOTTOM LINE: Defendant’s motion to administratively close plaintiffs’ action and terminate it with prejudice was granted; termination was not premature because the district court had resolved plaintiffs’ two pending motions. CASE: In re Alger, ...

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Contract Law Guarantor BOTTOM LINE: Where managing member of professional limited liability company signed as guarantor of a credit agreement between the company and the lender, the clear language of the agreement showed that the guaranty was made in a ...

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Contract Law, Guarantor: Where managing member of professional limited liability company signed as guarantor of a credit agreement between the company and the lender, the clear language of the agreement showed that the guaranty was made in a personal, rather ...

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Contract Law Breach of warranty BOTTOM LINE: Where written contracts included a warranty to provide good-faith repair services, defendant’s motion to dismiss a breach of express warranty count was denied. CASE: Baney Corporation v. Agilysys NV, LCC, Civil Action No. ...

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