Maryland Court of Appeals Criminal; possession of a firearm elements: Where the Maryland Public Safety code prohibits a felon from possessing a firearm, the word “possess” requires only that the person have knowledge of possession. It does not extend the ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Arbitration; illusory promise: Where the employer retained the right to “change, abolish or modify existing policies, procedures or benefits applicable to employees as it may deem necessary with or without notice,” its ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil Practice; foreign discovery: Where a statute allowing discovery in the United States in aid of proceedings in foreign and international tribunals requires an applicant to show the material is “for use” ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil Practice; removal to federal court: Where the Baltimore mayor and city council sued oil and energy companies in state court for substantially contributing to greenhouse-gas pollution, global warming and climate change, ...

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Maryland Court of Appeals Attorneys; indefinite suspension: Where an attorney represented to bar counsel that there were no disciplinary complaints pending against her, despite prior correspondence from bar counsel about a disciplinary complaint, she violated multiple sections of the Maryland ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Consumer Protection; RESPA: Where a borrower’s letter to his loan servicer included the name, account number and other information that would enable the servicer to identify the account, and it explained why ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Administrative; jurisdiction: Where a federal contractor sought clarification on whether the nature of its Navy service contract made it subject to California’s labor laws, the suit was dismissed because the contractor failed ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Consumer Protection; Absent class member: Where 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) provides a magistrate judge with jurisdiction to approve a class action and enter judgment only by consent of the parties, the Fourth ...

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Maryland Court of Special Appeals Administrative: Where a state statue and the Prince George’s County code both provide an exemption from recordation and transfer taxes for transfers to “the State[,] an agency of the State[,] or a political subdivision in ...

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Maryland Court of Special Appeals Criminal Law; Double Jeopardy: Where the defendant was convicted of second-degree assault as well as of a violation a civil court protective order, merger was not required because, unlike a criminal offense, a civil protective ...

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