Consumer Protection Collection agencies  BOTTOM LINE: A party may collaterally attack a judgment entered in favor of an unlicensed collection agency because such a judgment is void. CASE: Finch v. LVNV Funding LLC, No. 704, Sept. Term, 2012 (filed June ...

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Election Law Residency  BOTTOM LINE: Where County Council sought to remove elected councilmember from office based on failure to meet residency requirement, since councilmember was required to reside in a federal prison in South Carolina pursuant to a plea agreement, ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS  Civil Procedure, Extension of protective order: Circuit court erred by extending a domestic violence protective order, pursuant to a motion timely filed during the term of the order, without also holding a hearing on the motion ...

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Estates & Trusts Timeliness of appeal  BOTTOM LINE: Where a motion to reconsider was filed within 10 days of the entry of the order, the notice of appeal, filed within 30 days thereafter, was timely filed and, therefore, the Orphans’ ...

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Civil Procedure Extension of protective order  BOTTOM LINE: Circuit court erred by extending a domestic violence protective order, pursuant to a motion timely filed during the term of the order, without also holding a hearing on the motion during the ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS  Civil Procedure, Motion to bifurcate: The trial judge acted within the scope of her authority in ruling on bifurcation motions and the Administrative Judge exceeded the scope of his authority by striking the motions to bifurcate. ...

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Civil Procedure Motion to bifurcate  BOTTOM LINE: The trial judge acted within the scope of her authority in ruling on bifurcation motions and the Administrative Judge exceeded the scope of his authority by striking the motions to bifurcate. CASE: St. ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS  Civil Procedure, Statute of Repose: Plaintiff’s asbestos-related claims were barred by the Statute of Repose because defendant was not in actual possession and control of the property where plaintiff worked when the injury occurred. Burns ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS  Labor & Employment, Retaliation: The evidence was legally sufficient to sustain plaintiff’s claim that defendant had constructively terminated her employment in retaliation for her report of a sex discrimination complaint made by a subordinate. Edgewood ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Family Law, Children in need of assistance: In selecting a permanency plan for a child in need of assistance, a juvenile court may consider information relating to the entire period of the child’s placement even when ...

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