U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit  Tort; defamation: Where a congressional advisor alleged that he was defamed by an article about efforts to dig up dirt on Joe and Hunter Biden, his suit was dismissed. Most of the ...

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Maryland Court of Appeals Negligence; educational malpractice doctrine: Where parents sued school officials for not protecting their minor daughter from injuries from other students, the educational malpractice doctrine did not bar the claims. The court has not applied the educational ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil Practice; dismissal without leave to amend: Where a district court dismisses a complaint or all claims without providing leave to amend, the order dismissing the complaint is final and appealable, and ...

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Maryland Court of Appeals Consumer Protection; Maryland Consumer Loan Law: Although a law firm engaged in debt collection activities on behalf of a client, including the preparation of a promissory note containing a confessed judgment clause and filing of a ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Constitutional; privileges and immunities clause: Where a Prince George’s county statute barred nonresidents who are not employed by the county from purchasing tax-delinquent properties at the county’s limited auction, and the restriction ...

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Maryland Court of Appeals Consumer Protection; private right of action: Where there was no private right of action under a Baltimore City statute prohibiting unlicensed landlords from collecting rent, tenants could not sue their landlord under the statute for the ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Employment Discrimination; summary judgment: Where an employee “routinely” received above-average performance reviews, and received the highest rating possible in her last two reviews prior to her termination, there was a disputed issue ...

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Maryland Court of Appeals Commercial; tax sale foreclosures: Where sheriffs who are serving writs of possession upon homeowners whose houses were foreclosed upon require tax sale buyers to provide movers to remove personal property from the premises, and postpone the ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit  Contract; damages: Where a tenant argued the landlord received an improper windfall because it was awarded both late fees and interest for a breach, that argument was rejected. The parties’ lease allowed ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Criminal; civil contempt: Where the defendant argued the wire fraud convictions for her role in a $100 million fraud scheme should be vacated because the scheme was devised and carried out in ...

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