Case #
Case Name
Counsel for Appellant/ Area of Law
410-00654-05 Amanda Lynn Oden Louis Fireison v. Gentleman’s, Inc.
(301) 652-7500 Intentional Tort
411-00623-05 Terrance D. Ross, Sr. v. Timothy F. Maloney (301) 220-2200
Defamation/ First Amendment
Judge/ Jurisdiction
Judge Mathan/ Montgomery County
Fox Television Stations, Veronica Byam Nannis Prince George’s Inc., et al.
Judge Wallace/ County
Issues
Where a bar patron became angry at another patron and repeatedly hurled objects at her caus- ing injury, may the owner of the premises be held liable if its managers and employees encour- aged the fight and failed to timely call the police and/or failed to call the police at all?
Where a television station erred an allegedly defa- matory piece regarding the appellant, did the Circuit Court err in granting summary judg- ment on First Amendment grounds, given that the appellant alleged that the television station and other defendants acted with malice. The issue for the court among others, is whether malice is a question to be resolved by the jury.
412-513-05 Mary C. Swam v. Upper Chesapeake
Benjamin Rosenberg (410) 727-6600
Medical Center, Inc. Mark S. Cohen (410) 356-7778 Civil Procedures/ Medical Malpractice
413-00573 Richard Yates v. Thomas A. McManus Waldorf Ford, Inc. et al. (301) 627-5500
Product Liability/ Breach of Warranty
Judge Nalley/ Charles County
Judge Carr/ Harford County
Whether the following facts give rise to a mal- practice claim subject to Health Claims Arbitration: the plaintiff was in the waiting room of a hospital, placed her hand on a table in a public area and was wounded by an unprotected hypodermic needle on the table.
All parties and the Court agree that either the parking brake cable had been disconnected sub- sequent to the sale of the vehicle by the purchaser or that it was never property installed in the first place. The issue is whether summary judgment was properly granted in favor of the appellees where the purchaser testified that neither he, nor anyone else, had disconnected the cable since it was under his control.
414-336-05
James Lowden v. Daniel B. Bosley
Brett Ingerman (410) 580-3000
Judge Finan/ Garrett County
Whether a restrictive covenant providing that all lots shall be used for “single family residen- tial purposes only” precludes owners from engaging in the business of constantly renting their property to others, effectively creating what the appellant has referred to as “mini-motels” in Deep Creek, Maryland.
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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