In this appeal, we consider whether the district court erred in dismissing a complaint filed by three individuals against their former employer, Schmidt Baking Company, Inc., under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. Art. § 3-401 et seq., and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Md. Code Ann., Lab. &... More...    $0 (11-25-2017 - MD)

The State, after the Court of Special Appeals reversed the conviction of Jacob
Bircher, Respondent, asks us to explore the realm of supplemental jury instructions in its
Petition for Certiorari, which we granted, in which the following question was posed:
Did the Court of Special Appeals err in finding an abuse of discretion in the trial court’s decision to provide a supplemental i... More...    $0 (03-08-2016 - MD)

Ruth Belche May (“Petitioner”) is the widow of a machinist mate, Philip Royce May (“May”), who served on active duty in the United States Navy (“Navy”) for 20 years, from 1956 until 1976. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., Warren Pumps LLC, and IMO
Industries, Inc. (“Respondents”) manufactured steam pumps that were sold to the Navy. The Navy used these pumps to move extremely hot and highly pressur... More...    $0 (12-20-2015 - MD)

Appellant, Michael Harris, brings this appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll
County’s judgment that ruled on his workers’ compensation claim stemming from
injuries sustained when the company vehicle he was driving was struck from behind.
Harris sustained injuries to his head, neck, and back, and he had surgery on his back.
After developing additional health issues, the Wo... More...    $0 (11-25-2015 - MD)

In mortgage foreclosure law, as elsewhere, society's interest in finality and repose is
a weighty one. As with statutes of limitations generally, procedural deadlines for raising
certain challenges are established and strictly enforced. An unexcused failure to comply with
a clear deadline may doom what might otherwise have been a highly meritorious challenge,
had it been timely fil... More...    $0 (10-24-2015 - MD)

It is axiomatic that, "to be constitutionally valid, a plea of guilty must be knowingly and voluntarily made." United States v. Brown, 117 F.3d 471, 473 (11th Cir. 1997). And "a guilty plea is not knowingly and voluntarily made when the defendant has been misinformed" as to a crucial aspect of his case. Id.

In this extraordinary case, the law enforcement officer responsible for the investig... More...    $0 (04-01-2013 - MD)

This case involves a long-standing dispute between the Tomes Landing Condominium Association, Inc. (Association), located in Port Deposit, Maryland, and MRA Property Management, Inc., Appellants, and twenty-five condominium unit purchasers, Appellees.1

The unit purchasers were granted partial summary judgment in the amount of one million dollars against the Association and MRA in the Circui... More...    $0 (04-30-2012 - MD)

Appellants Long Green Valley (“LGVAâ€�) and John and Susan Yoder (“the Yodersâ€�) appeal the issuance of a declaratory judgment by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in favor of appellees: Bellevale Farms, Inc., Bellevale Farms Limited Partnership, Prigel Family Creamery, Inc., and Robert E. and Carol A. Prigel (collectively, “Bellevaleâ€�), and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservatio... More...    $0 (02-14-2012 - MD)

In the case at bar, this Court granted both a petition and cross-petition for a writ of certiorari to address two issues of public importance: (1) the extent to which the First Amendment’s “ministerial exceptionâ€� is applicable to a sixteen count civil action asserted against a church by a former employee who claims that she was the victim of sexual harassment and employment discrimination; a... More...    $0 (09-21-2011 - MD)

In this appeal, we are asked to determine the appropriate State constitutional standard for a claim that police used excessive force on a citizen in custody following a valid arrest.

The unfortunate circumstances described below led Eyrania Smith, appellant, to file suit in January 2008 in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County against Michael Bortner, appellee, an officer of the Baltimore ... More...    $0 (07-07-2010 - MD)

This appeal arises from a lawsuit filed by appellant, Janay Barksdale, against appellees, G&S Real Estate and its two partners, Stewart Sachs and Ronald Greenwald, in which she alleged that she suffered “severe and permanent brain damageâ€� as a result of exposure to lead-based paint in a rental property owned by appellees.1 Following a five-day trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the... More...    $0 (05-07-2010 - MD)

Appellant, Stephen Norman (“Normanâ€�), filed suit in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County alleging that he was defamed by statements made by appellees1 in connection with a lawsuit currently pending before the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Appellees filed motions to dismiss, and after conducting a hearing, the circuit court dismissed all counts of the lawsuit. No... More...    $0 (05-07-2010 - MD)

Appellant, David S. Davidson, initiated this litigation by filing suit against appellees, Seneca Crossing Section II Housing Association, Inc. (“the Associationâ€�), Azadeh Kaider (“Azadehâ€�), Brian Kaider (“Brianâ€�), Lourdes Sandoval (“Lourdesâ€�), and Santiago Sandoval (“Santiagoâ€�).1 The individual appellees are past and present members of the Association’s Board of Directors. Th... More...    $0 (08-31-2009 - MD)

At 6:00 a.m. on November 28, just before daybreak on the opening day of the 1998 deer hunting season, Charles Montgomery waited quietly in the underbrush, near the northern boundary of the Montgomery family farm in Ijamsville. It was to be Charles's first deer hunt. He and his adult son Brian, an experienced hunter, had arrived in darkness to avoid disturbing deer that might come into their ... More...    $0 (11-04-2002 - MD)