*Macy Hamlett The Supreme Court of Maryland narrowed residential landlords’ power in summary ejection and defined a standard of review for multiple motions for class certification. Westminster Mgmt., LLC v. Smith, 312 A.3d 741 (Md. 2024).
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Highest Case Note from Write-On 2024: In re Emergency Remedy by the Md. State Bd. of Elections, 292 A.3d 319 (Md. 2023).
*Ellie Roser The Supreme Court of Maryland determined that allowing the early canvassing of absentee ballots due to emergency circumstances is a judicial function. In re Emergency Remedy by the Md. State Bd. of Elections, 292 A.3d 319 (Md. 2023). I. Introduction In In re Emergency Remedy by the Md. State Bd. of Elections, theContinue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2024: In re Emergency Remedy by the Md. State Bd. of Elections, 292 A.3d 319 (Md. 2023).”
Highest Case Note from Write-On 2023: Wadsworth v. Sharma, 278 A.3d 1269 (Md. 2022)
*Philip Glaser The Supreme Court of Maryland rejected the loss of chance doctrine for claims of negligently hastened death by terminal illness. Wadsworth v. Sharma, 278 A.3d 1269 (Md. 2022). I. Introduction In Wadsworth v. Sharma, the Supreme Court of Maryland considered whether to adopt the loss of chance doctrine in wrongful death cases whereContinue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2023: Wadsworth v. Sharma, 278 A.3d 1269 (Md. 2022)”
Highest Case Note from Write-On 2022: O’Sullivan v. State, 265 A.3d 1015 (Md. 2021)
*Devyn King The Court of Appeals of Maryland refused to abrogate the two-witness rule for common law perjury cases. O’Sullivan v. State, 265 A.3d 1015 (Md. 2021). I. Introduction In O’Sullivan v. State, the Court of Appeals of Maryland assessed the State’s request to abrogate the two-witness rule for misdemeanor perjury offenses.[1] In a perjuryContinue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2022: O’Sullivan v. State, 265 A.3d 1015 (Md. 2021)”
Highest Case Note from Write-On 2021: State v. Sayles, 244 A.3d 1139 (Md. 2021)
*Jeffrey Neuman The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion when it instructed jurors that jury nullification is a juror’s willful dismissal of evidence or refusal to apply the law and that the jurors are not authorized to engage in such a practice. State v. Sayles, 244Continue reading “Highest Case Note from Write-On 2021: State v. Sayles, 244 A.3d 1139 (Md. 2021)”
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