Case # Case Name
184-580-02 Robert A. Maio, et al. v Suntrust Vehicle Leasing, Inc.
185-600-02 Richard Heller v
American Reprographics Company, et al.
Counsel for Appellant Area of Law
Samuel J. Brown 410-263-3131
Employment Law Phillip L. Felts
301-986-0200
Employment Law/ Statute of Frauds
186-797-02 Nora Smith, Individually Allan B. Rabineau and as Mother, et al. v Housing Authority of Baltimore City
410-837-9150 Lead Paint
Reduction of Judgment
187-805-02 R.I. Merger Company Michael J. Jack v Delmer Limited Partnership
188-1352-02 Arlene Freedman, et al. v James P. Koch
Michael J. Schultz, M.D., 410-539-7816 et al.
189-1484-02 Stephanie Daley Afamefune, Henry E. Weil a Minor v Suburban Hospital, Inc.
190-1591-02 Louis Burch, et al. v 301-738-5700
Assault/Health Claims Arbitration
v United Cable Television 202-661-3925 of Baltimore Limited Partnership
Philip Friedman Late Fees/
Constitutionality
191-1635-02 Mary Cox v Washington Loyd B. Hopkins Suburban Sanitary Commission
301-695-7850) Judgments/New Trials Judge Thompson, Montgomery County
Judge Allison, Baltimore City
Medical Malpractice/ Judgment NOV
Judge Beard, Montgomery County 410-539-8415)
Product Liability/ Limitations
Judge Cannon, Baltimore City
Judge Nance, Baltimore City
Judge Berger, Baltimore City
Judge
Jurisdiction Judge North,
Anne Arundel County Judge Lombardi, Prince George’s County Issues
Did the Circuit Court err in finding that the employment handbook issued by Suntrust did not constitute a contract with the employee to provide severance pay?
Did the trial court err in permitting a claim on a verbal multi-year employment contract and not ruling that it was barred by the statute of frauds?
Jury returned a verdict of $630,000 for a minor child inju- red as a result of lead poisoning. Did the trial court err in reducing the verdict to $200,000 where the damages cap under the Local Government Tort Claims Act was retro- spectively applied and where Article 44(a) of the Maryland Code waives governmental immunity to the extent of li- ability insurance limits?
Judge Alfred Nance returned a verdict of $282,000 for dam- ages caused by a defective roof. Are plaintiff ’s claims barred by the statute of limitations or the 10-year statute of repose since the action was not filed within 10 years of the date the improvement was completed?
A jury awarded plaintiff $2 million for injuries caused by complications from a colonoscopy procedure. Did the trial
court err in granting a judgment NOV as a matter of law?
Did the trial court err in dismissing a claim for assault and rape of a Suburban Hospital patient holding that the claim must first be submitted to the Health Claims Arbitration office?
May the trial court permit the cable company to charge a late fee in excess of the constitutional 6% limit on con- tracts entered into prior to October 2000 when the law changed?
A series of raw sewage floods rendered the plaintiff’s $350,000 home unmarketable for which a jury returned a verdict against the defendant for $376,000. Did the trial court err in accepting an untimely-filed Motion for New Trial and vacating the final judgment?
Copies of any of the appellants’ briefs cited in this article are available to members for $20 each. Please be sure to note the Case # as shown in the “Appellate Watch” table.
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