COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS Contracts, Tolling during arbitration: Unless specified by the parties, a contract containing an arbitration clause does not toll the statute of limitations on a claim for breach, nor does it affect the time at which the ...

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Contract Law, Guarantor: Where managing member of professional limited liability company signed as guarantor of a credit agreement between the company and the lender, the clear language of the agreement showed that the guaranty was made in a personal, rather ...

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COURT OF APPEALS Administrative Law, Expungement of driving record: Petitioner was not entitled to expungement of his drunken driving convictions, since records of his convictions were not part of his public driving record. Headen v. Motor Vehicle Administration, No. 42, ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Civil Procedure, Joinder: The trial court, in a prior wrongful death action brought by decedent’s widow and children from second marriage, could not approve a settlement without the inclusion of decedent’s children from first marriage as ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Professional Responsibility, Disbarment: Disbarment was warranted for attorney who deposited his clients’ fee payments in a personal account and then abandoned his clients without refunding the fees. Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Lara, Misc. Docket ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Civil Procedure, Continuance of trial: Trial court abused its discretion in denying a continuance of trial in order to accommodate plaintiff’s religious beliefs, which prohibited any appearance or advocacy on his behalf during a particular religious ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Civil Procedure, Continuance of trial: Trial court abused its discretion in denying a continuance of trial in order to accommodate plaintiff’s religious beliefs, which prohibited any appearance or advocacy on his behalf during a particular religious ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Administrative Law, Judicial review: Meaningful judicial review was possible where the Board of Appeals summarized substantial evidence in support of its conclusory findings that the variance applicants had failed to establish that their proposed development would ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Criminal Procedure, Confessions: Where an interrogating officer implies that a suspect will be given special consideration in exchange for a confession and the suspect confesses in apparent reliance on that inducement, the confession is involuntary and ...

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MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Administrative Law, Driver’s license suspension: Driver’s license suspension was appropriate where the detaining officer afforded a drunk driving suspect a reasonable opportunity to consult counsel, and after failing to reach counsel, the suspect refused to take ...

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