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Law Digest — 4th Circuit — March 20, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Arbitration; delegation: Where the parties’ contract delegates the arbitrability question to an arbitrator, a court possesses no power to decide the arbitrability […]
Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Supreme Court, Appellate Court — March 13, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Tort; standing: Where a woman asserted age discrimination claims against property management companies that targeted their Facebook advertisements to users who are […]
Law Digest — 4th Circuit — March 6, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Criminal Sentencing enhancement BOTTOM LINE: Where the record supported the conclusion that the defendant controlled the activities of other participants or exercised […]
Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Supreme Court — Feb. 27, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Employment; disparate discipline: Where a government employee alleged that she was disciplined more severely because of her protected classes, but the record […]
Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Supreme Court — Feb. 20, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil Rights; false arrest: Where a man who was wrongly arrested and detained for a double murder then sued the lead homicide […]
Law Digest — Md. Supreme Court — Feb. 13, 2025
Maryland Supreme Court Constitutional Charter BOTTOM LINE: Where a proposed amendment to the City of Baltimore charter would have required payments of at least $1,000 to all new parents who […]
Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Supreme Court, Appellate Court — Feb. 6, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Arbitration; preemption: Where the circuit court held that Congress demonstrated a clear intention to displace the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act […]
Law Digest — US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit — Jan. 30, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Consumer protection Standing BOTTOM LINE: Where plaintiffs alleged that class members were injured because they each paid a fee for an appraisal […]
Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Appellate Court — Jan. 23, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Education; Title VI: In a case of first impression, the court joined other circuits in recognizing the existence of Title VI claims […]
Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Appellate Court — Jan. 16, 2025
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Administrative; disability benefits: Where an administrative law judge denied a man’s application for disability benefits, but the judge failed to bridge the […]
Law Digest — Md. Supreme Court, Appellate Court — Jan. 2, 2025
Maryland Supreme Court Criminal; jury instruction: Where a man charged with attempted first-degree murder and related assault charges arising out of a fight with a co-worker argued self-defense, and there […]
Law Digest — 4th Circuit — Dec. 26, 2024
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Court Banking HELOC BOTTOM LINE: Where a couple alleged their bank misled them into believing their application to modify their home equity […]
