Case # Case Name 42-1489 Leon R. Levitsy v.


Tega Cay Management Corporation


43-1515 Diana Oxentenko, et al. v. Richard Osborn, et al.


44-1529 Cynthia Harrison, as Johns Hopkins Hospital 45-1772 Margaret Spoon v.


Columbia Association, Inc., Negligence/Slip & Fall et al.


46-1866 Chad Tabor v. Baltimore City Public School


Paul J. Weber 410-266-0626 Summary Judgment


Samuel Sperling 410-653-0141 Special Education/


Administrative Procedures 47-1954 Hylind, Inc. v. Jefferson Wright 410-727-6464 Bollinger/ Information America, Inc. Modifying an Arbitration Award Baltimore County


48-1771 Davco Restaurants, Inc. v. Jacqueline Brown


Joan Cerniglia-Lowensen 410-584-2800


Negligence/Contributory Negligence


49-1868 Joan Marie Gehring v. Mark I. Cantor 410-581-1111 Hotten/Prince Glenn Patrick O’Malley, Automobile Negligence/ et al.


Economic Testimony George’s County


Lombardi/Prince George’s County


Leasure/Howard County


Berger/ Baltimore City


Counsel for Appellant Area of Law


Sanctions/Attorneys’ Fees


Defamation/Secular Court Montgomery Jurisdiction Over Churches and Their Employees


Richard L. Swick 202-842-0300 Harrington/ County


mother and next friend of Medical Malpractice/ Damien Wright v.


Bruce Klores 202-628-8100 Summary Judgment


Themelis/ Baltimore City


Judge Jurisdiction


M. Albert Figinski 410-332-8634 Shepherd/Prince Civil Procedure/


George’s County Issues


Under Rule 1-341, can the court award sanctions against a person who is not a party to the case, even if that person was an owner, officer and/or director of a corporate party? Can appellee’s attorney justify his legal bills by his own at- testation of their fairness and reasonableness?


Did the trial court err in granting the defendant members of the Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s motion to dismiss a defamation action brought by its pastor whose parishioners had allegedly defamed him leading to his ter- mination?


Did the circuit court err in granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant holding that plaintiff’s expert wit- ness, Dr. Jessie Palmer’s testimony and affidavit were insufficient to establish the standard of care in 1981-1982 and the causal relationship of plaintiff’s brain damage?


Did the trial court err in granting summary judgment to the defendant when it was alleged that the tenant’s fall on snow and ice was occasioned at least in part due to the way in which waste water was designed to drain over a pathway where plaintiff fell?


Did the trial court err in dismissing plaintiff’s action titled “Civil Action for Denial of Special Education” relying on a federal statute, holding that any such claim can only be brought before the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings, with appellant’s sole remedy an administrative appeal?


Did the circuit court err in affirming an award of arbitra- tion titled “Arbitrator’s Reasons for His Award” which failed to address all claims presented, and failed to provide a writ- ten opinion giving the reasons for the award as expressly required by the arbitration clause?


Did the trial court err in failing to give a requested instruc- tion on contributory negligence when a Wendy’s customer and employee’s verbal altercation resulted in injuries to the plaintiff. The jury awarded $40,000 for negligence by the security officer in allowing the situation to get out of hand.


Did the trial court err in granting plaintiff’s motion for directed verdict on the issue of liability in this motor ve- hicle intersection accident, and in failing to strike the economic testimony of economist Dr. Borzilleri, who testi- fied as to future economic loss due to plaintiff’s inability to maintain his rental properties based solely on plaintiff’s counsel’s letter (and plaintiff’s oral testimony) when there was no medical testimony in support of said disability?


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