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Two judges would be added to Maryland’s intermediate Court of Special Appeals under legislation pending before the General Assembly.
2012 Maryland appellate court opinions
The digests below are listed by court, then by main subject, then in chronological order. They include cases published by the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals between Jan. 1 and Dec. 18, 2012.
CSA revives suit over Montgomery County storm system
A Maryland appeals court has revived a water-pollution lawsuit over a municipal storm system permit the state issued to Montgomery County in 2009, saying the environmental groups who brought the claim can sue because one of their members is an “avid paddler” in the allegedly polluted Potomac River.
Manslaughter conviction affirmed in fight over Canton parking place
A man who killed an off-duty Baltimore police officer during a fight over a Canton parking space was properly convicted of involuntary manslaughter, the Court of Special Appeals held Monday. Sian James, 26 at the time of his April 2011 trial, said he acted in self-defense when he threw a piece of concrete at Officer Brian Stevenson’s head on Oct. 16, 2010.
Appeals court affirms second ruling against would-be casino operator
Baltimore City Entertainment Group L.P. cannot force the city to transfer land or grant it a lease to operate a casino, the Court of Special Appeals held Wednesday.
$45M award affirmed in Iraqi cell phone suit
A telecommunications company owes its former joint venture partner more than $45 million for fraudulently inducing it to invest in a cell phone network in Iraq, a Maryland appellate court has held.
Jury’s verdict affirmed in fake divorce lawsuit
The Court of Special Appeals has affirmed a $469,000 verdict for a former Kennedy Krieger Institute nurse who experienced depression and post-traumatic stress after learning that her husband had never divorced his first wife.
Appeals court upholds $300K award in foreclosure rescue fraud
An Annapolis-based mortgage broker owes the victim of a foreclosure-rescue scheme $300,000, including $150,000 in punitive damages and $80,000 in attorney’s fees, an appellate court has held.
Final judgment rule bars recovery from additional asbestos company, CSA holds
A Baltimore-based insulation contractor that emerged from bankruptcy after other companies had resolved four asbestos cases cannot be held liable to the plaintiffs, an appellate court has held.
Appeals court backs parents’ rights in visitation case
The parents’ right to control who visits their children applies even to the children’s siblings, the Court of Special Appeals has held.
Court of Special Appeals upholds cops’ convictions in drop-off cases
The Court of Special Appeals has affirmed the misconduct convictions of two Baltimore police officers who picked up two teenagers in an unmarked van while on patrol and dropped them off miles from their homes — one of them without socks or shoes.
Opinions – 10/22/12: Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Constitutional law Retroactive effect of Supreme Court rulings BOTTOM LINE: The holdings of Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S. Ct. 1473 (2010), and Denisyuk v. State, 422 Md. 462 (2011), did […]
