Maryland Court of Appeals Criminal; possession of a firearm elements: Where the Maryland Public Safety code prohibits a felon from possessing a firearm, the word “possess” requires only that the person have knowledge of possession. It does not extend the knowledge requirement to proof of the defendant’s knowledge of status as a person prohibited from .
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Arbitration; illusory promise: Where the employer retained the right to “change, abolish or modify existing policies, procedures or benefits applicable to employees as it may deem necessary with or without notice,” its motion to compel arbitration of wage and hour claims brought by former employees was denied .
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil Practice; foreign discovery: Where a statute allowing discovery in the United States in aid of proceedings in foreign and international tribunals requires an applicant to show the material is “for use” in the foreign proceeding, the district court erred by not determining which evidence, if any, .
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil Practice; removal to federal court: Where the Baltimore mayor and city council sued oil and energy companies in state court for substantially contributing to greenhouse-gas pollution, global warming and climate change, and the suit was based entirely on state law, there was no basis for removal .
Maryland Court of Appeals Attorneys; indefinite suspension: Where an attorney represented to bar counsel that there were no disciplinary complaints pending against her, despite prior correspondence from bar counsel about a disciplinary complaint, she violated multiple sections of the Maryland Attorneys’ Rules of Professional Conduct, or MARPC, resulting in her being indefinitely suspended from the .