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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Civil Procedure Notice of appeal  BOTTOM LINE: 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’ notice of appeal, ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS  Criminal Procedure, Waiver of right to counsel: Where trial court failed to determine and announce on the record that defendant “knowingly and voluntarily” waived his right to counsel, defendant’s discharge of counsel was not in ...

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Criminal Procedure Waiver of right to counsel  BOTTOM LINE: Where trial court failed to determine and announce on the record that defendant “knowingly and voluntarily” waived his right to counsel, defendant’s discharge of counsel was not in accordance with the ...

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