Maryland Code Annotated News Today

In a significant regulatory change that will impact real property transactions and loan financings, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) joins a handful of states that...

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 ...