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Law Digest: October 25, 2010
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Torts, Qualified immunity: Qualified immunity does not extend to an officer who was not “in pursuit” when his car struck another vehicle, injuring plaintiffs. Schreyer v. […]
Siblings awarded $4.6M lead paint verdict
A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury Thursday awarded a total of more than $4.6 million in damages to two young adults who suffered permanent brain damage as a result of […]
Going to court to stop political attack ads
While the emergence of tea party candidates is getting headlines in this fall’s midterm elections, another trend with free-speech implications has popped up, as well — candidates and supporters going […]
Md. court to weigh emergency rules on foreclosures
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland‘s highest court is scheduled to consider a proposed emergency measure to enable state courts to stop foreclosures, if documentation is found to be invalid. The Court of […]
Top court to take up proposed foreclosure rule on Tuesday
Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday will consider a proposed rule calling on judges in foreclosure cases to summon attorneys to court when either their signature or the veracity of their […]
Law digest – October 18, 2010
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Criminal Procedure, Appointed counsel: Although the juvenile judge was correct in appointing outside counsel to resolve potential conflict, she abused her discretion in summarily precluding all […]
Lead detective takes the stand at ‘no-body’ murder trial
Baltimore County prosecutors worked to build a murder case against Dennis Tetso on Thursday, presenting the entirety of their circumstantial evidence with the help of the man who collected it. […]
Court sends back Buddhist temple case
PHOENIX — An Arizona man convicted of killing nine people at a Buddhist temple near Phoenix faced another setback Tuesday in his 18-year battle for freedom, after the U.S. Supreme […]
Court: What’s his is hers
Donna Zuromski did not get mad when her former lover asked her to leave the Shady Side house they had shared for nearly a decade. She got even, or, more […]
Court again upholds damages cap
Maryland‘s statutory cap on non-economic damages will remain for the foreseeable future following Friday’s ruling by the state’s top court that the controversial limit is constitutional. The General Assembly, which […]
Md. judge denies request for Obama school records
FORT MEADE — A military judge in Maryland has refused to order the release of school records that could include a copy of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. The documents […]
