COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS  Criminal Procedure,Competency: Circuit court did not err in finding defendant was competent to stand trial, where, despite his refusal to participate in competency evaluations and his assertions that he did not understand the proceedings, there was ...

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Bankruptcy Law Preference avoidance  BOTTOM LINE: Chapter 11 litigation trustee for estate of debtor company was not entitled to avoid and recover premium payments that debtor company transferred to its insurer’s managing general underwriter, which later transferred them to the ...

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Criminal Procedure Competency  BOTTOM LINE: Circuit court did not err in finding defendant was competent to stand trial, where, despite his refusal to participate in competency evaluations and his assertions that he did not understand the proceedings, there was significant ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS  Commercial Law, Finder’s Fee Act: An alleged violation of Maryland Finder’s Fee Act (“FFA”) was not an “other specialty” under Maryland statute providing for 12-year statute of limitations because, in an action for an alleged violation ...

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Department of Mental Health and Hygiene Relief from Firearm Disqualification  BOTTOM LINE: Public Safety Article §5-133.3 mandates that an Application for Relief from a Firearm Disqualification include a certification by a physician who is board certified in psychiatry or by ...

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Commercial Law Finder’s Fee Act  BOTTOM LINE: An alleged violation of Maryland Finder’s Fee Act (“FFA”) was not an “other specialty” under Maryland statute providing for 12-year statute of limitations because, in an action for an alleged violation of the ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS  Administrative Law, License suspension: Under the interstate Driver License Compact, a licensing state is afforded no discretion as to whether to record on a driver’s record a conviction reported to it by another party state; therefore, ...

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Criminal Law Driving on suspended license  BOTTOM LINE: Even though evidence showed that defendant’s license had expired subsequent to its suspension, evidence was sufficient to support defendant’s conviction of driving on a suspended license because the expiration of defendant’s license ...

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Administrative Law License suspension  BOTTOM LINE: Under the interstate Driver License Compact, a licensing state is afforded no discretion as to whether to record on a driver’s record a conviction reported to it by another party state; therefore, a driver ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS  Civil Procedure, Notice of appeal: In a multi-party case, circuit court’s order dismissing claims without prejudice and expressly granting leave to file an amended complaint was not a final judgment, and, as a result, plaintiffs’ ...

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