Plaintiff-Appellant Star Scientific, Inc. ("Star") appeals from a final judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (N.C.) and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (N.J.) (collectively, "RJR"). The district court entered memoranda and orders: (1) holding, after a bench trial, that Star's U.S. Patent Nos. 6,202,649 ("the '649 patent") and 6,425,401 ("the '401 patent") are unenf... More...   $0 (08-26-2008 - MD)

The family ot Jerrel Gray sued Rudy Torres on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that Gray died a few hours after Torres used a Taser on him while he was in the custody of the Frederick County Maryland Sherrif. Plaintiff claimed that Gray was the victim of police brutality Nov. 18 when Torres shocked him. The lawsuit sought $100 million for wrongful death, $10 million f... More...   $0 (08-14-2008 - MD)

Nathaniel "Binky" Briddell, Willie Davis Jr., Joseph Garrison, Larry E. Gibbs and Roy H. Walters chicken-catcher supervisors sued Mountaine Farms under a FELA violation theory claiming that they were not paid overtime pay for more than three years and were due damages because the company improperly classified them as exempt from federal wage laws.

Mountaine Farms claimed that the men -- t... More...   $0 (08-10-2008 - MD)

Abdi Parvizian ("Parvizian") guaranteed a debt owed to Nourison Rug Corporation ("Nourison") by Parinco of Virginia, Inc. ("Parinco"). When Parinco defaulted, Nourison sued Parvizian to recover the balance due. After the deadline for amending the pleadings had passed, Parvizian attempted to amend his answer to add the defense of release. The United States District Court for the District of Marylan... More...   $0 (07-28-2008 - MD)

Chesapeake Marketing Communications, Inc. sued Stephen Mark Elmore, Marianne Martino and Gaga Marketing, LLC on breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and constructive fraud theories for leaving Chesapeake, forming their own company and soliciting the business of Charles Town Races & Slots.

Defendants claimed that their agreements with Chesapeake did not contain non-compete clauses... More...   $300000 (07-29-2008 - MD)

Sherry Rollins sued the City of Frederick, Maryland on a governmental tort claim negligence theory claiming that Frederick Police Officer Dale Renninger failed to exercise due care when riding a city bicycle and injured her when he hit her with it. Rollins claimed that Renninger was not paying attention, was reckless and traveling at an excessive speed when he struck her. She was getting ready to ... More...   $0 (05-02-2008 - MD)

Appellant DIRECTV, Inc. ("DIRECTV"), a satellite television service provider, commenced this action in the Western District of North Carolina against appellee John Rawlins. DIRECTV alleged that Rawlins utilized illegal devices to access DIRECTV television programming beyond the level of his paid subscription in violation of, as relevant here, the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (the ... More...   $0 (04-24-2008 - MD)

Piney Run is a small stream with its headwaters near the border of Carroll and Baltimore counties in Maryland. For the second time, the Piney Run Preservation Association ("the Association") has filed a citizen suit under the Clean Water Act ("CWA" or "the Act") alleging that the County Commissioners of Carroll County ("the County") are violating the CWA by discharging treated wastewater (i.e... More...   $0 (04-24-2008 - MD)

This appeal presents yet another set of facts upon which we must determine whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 829, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., preempts certain state law claims. More specifically, the sole issue we decide in this appeal is whether ERISA preempts a state law breach of contract claim and an alternatively pled state law unjust... More...   $0 (04-14-2008 - MD)

The issue in this case is whether a cause of action for intentional interference with custody and visitation rights is sustainable by a father, Michael Shannon, against his former wife, Nermeen Khalifa Shannon, and her mother, Afaf Nassar Khalifa ("Appellants"), both of whom fled to Egypt with the couple's two minor children, who remain there. Appellants moved to dismiss the father's complaint... More...   $3017500 (04-11-2008 - MD)

This case arises from a Title VII action brought by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of Clinton Ingram, a Muslim American, against Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. The EEOC alleges that Ingram, while working at Sunbelt, was subjected to a religiously hostile work environment in violation of Title VII. The district court granted summary judgment for Sunbelt and dismiss... More...   $0 (04-04-2008 - MD)

Eugene Schweikert appeals the district court's order dismissing the complaint against Bank of America, N.A. ("Bank") in this action. Specifically, Schweikert contends that the district court erred by concluding that (1) Schweikert was an "officer," whose claim was preempted by the National Bank Act ("NBA"); and (2) Schweikert was dismissed "by" the Bank's Board of Directors ("Board"), as requ... More...   $0 (04-04-2008 - MD)

Four Harford County Maryland families who purchased homes from D.R. Horton in DelMar Farms development sued D.R. Horton on fraud, misrepresentation of facts, deceptive trade practices and breach of warranty theories claiming that D.R. Horton was aware of the water contamination on the Fallston property from environmental reports but did not disclose that information before selling the homes i... More...   $500000 (03-28-2008 - MD)

Coleman claimed that he thought that Shaw had a gun.... More...   $2436000 (03-13-2008 - MD)

Darron M. Shaw, age 32, sued David Coleman, a county officer, and Prince George's County on a governmental tort claim theory claiming that Coleman wrongfully shot and wounded him on New Year's Day during 2006.The shooting occurred about 4 a.m., after Shaw, his then-girlfriend and two friends left a club in District Heights. The girlfriend, LaToya Dunn, who has since become Shaw's wife, and the fri... More...   $2400000 (03-03-2008 - MD)

Below, Franchisor Choice Hotels International (Franchisor) sought to confirm a $264,305.02 arbitration award (the Arbitration Award) obtained by default against S.M. Property Management, L.L.C., Say- Hai Cun, and his wife May Duong Cun (collectively Franchisees). In response, Franchisees moved to vacate the arbitration award for lack of notice. The district court declined to confirm the arbit... More...   $0 (02-29-2008 - MD)

Antonio Ross, Jr. sued Garden Village Reality Corp. and Regional Management, dba Garden Village Apartments on a premises liability theory claiming that he sustained brain damage as a result of being exposed to lead-based paint in the apartment in which he lived with his family. He claimed that he lost IQ points and suffers from cognitive deficits that affect the way he can recall and organize h... More...   $6000000 (01-25-2008 - MD)

Federal Express Corporation ("FedEx") appeals from a March 2006 judgment for compensatory and punitive damages entered against it in the District of Maryland. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") sued FedEx on behalf of former FedEx package handler Ronald Lockhart. By its judgment, the district court awarded Lockhart, who is disabled due to deafness, the sums of $8,0... More...   $0 (01-24-2008 - MD)

Metro Ready Mix Inc. sued Essroc Cement Corp. on a breach of contract theory claiming that it was damaged when Essroc sold it substandard materials in 2005. Metro, a certified minority contractor, closed its doors after test cylinders of cement used in several projects - among them a dormitory and bookstore at the Johns Hopkins University, and a parking garage at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical... More...   $1700000 (12-04-2007 - MD)

Ronalda Meson ("Meson") was employed as a regional sales manager and sales representative with GATX Technology Services Corporation ("GTS"), a corporation specializing in leasing informationtechnology equipment. Her employment with GTS ended in June 2004 when the corporation's assets were sold. Shortly thereafter, Meson filed a complaint against her former employer and its parent corporat... More...   $0 (11-24-2007 - MD)

Defendants claimed that they had... More...   $10900000 (11-02-2007 - MD)

Teresa Snook sued David Fogle, the driver of a Frederick County Maryland county vehicle and the county claiming that Fogle negligently operated his county truck near Shookstown Road and Kemp Lane on Jan. 23, 2002 with the direct result that the truck ran into a car being driven by Snook injuring her. Snook claimed that she suffered neck and back injuries in the collision and needed extensive m... More...   $108000 (10-19-2007 - MD)

At issue in this case is the right to a jury trial in an admiralty case. Lockheed Martin owns a ship that was damaged at sea, and a dispute over insurance coverage arose between Lockheed and its insurer, National Casualty Company. National filed a declaratory judgment action in district court, designating the action as one proceeding under the court's admiralty jurisdiction and thus with... More...   $0 (10-05-2007 - MD)

Thomas Free and Debra Neagle Webber sued Crofton Country Club, Inc., DRD Pool Service Inc., 1691 Limited Partnership, Century Golf Partners Management, and Crofton Golf, LLC on a negligence theory for the wrongful death of their 5-year-old son who drowned in a swimming pool at at Crofton County Club in Anne Arundel County in 2006. On June 22, 2006, when Conner was found floating in the Crofton ... More...   $2000076 (09-29-2007 - MD)

Taylor had sued her former employer Giant in 1999 for race and sex discrimination and retaliation and settled that first case against Giant in February 2002. Taylor soon after her 2002 settlement against Giant began to experience discrimination again by Giant when it came for her female medical condition of uterine fibroid tumors. According to Taylor before the ink was dry on the first settl... More...   $644750 (09-19-2007 - MD)

This matter arises from a civil action filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County by Amelia Foster and her husband, David Foster, against Carol Gazunis and the Montgomery County Board of Education ("the Board").1 Ms. Foster brought a claim for defamation against Ms. Gazunis and claims for wrongful demotion, termination and breach of contract against the Board. Mr. and Mrs. Foster so... More...   $0 (08-01-2007 - MD)

The issue in this case is whether the officers and directors of a tenant corporation committed a trespass by leaving the tenant's materials on the leased premises and not removing the materials at the time of, or subsequent to, the termination of the lease. The individual petitioners are officers and directors of Intracel Corporation. Two corporate entities affiliated with Intracel are also... More...   $0 (08-22-2007 - MD)

Karl W. Dorman sued Cecil County, Maryland on a governmental tort claim negligence theory claiming that the motorcycle accident which caused him to loss his right leg in 2002 was caused by the county's negligent maintenance of Nottingham Road. Dorman, age 34, was north bound when a pickup turned into him . The impact caused him to hit a utility pole that was just 27 inches off the roadway. Dor... More...   $3200000 (08-29-2007 - MD)

Joseph Avery Jr. and Lisa Avery sued the Housing Authority of Baltimore City on negligence theories claiming that they were exposed to lead and were poisoned by lead pain in their publicly owned rowhouse in the 1980s and sustained neurological damage and were injured. Plaintiffs claimed that they suffered lead poisoning, which often occurs when children ingest chipped household paint, can ca... More...   $4000000 (08-11-2007 - MD)

Stephen Parrotte and Brian L. Marquiss sued Big Game Capital LLC on negligence and other theories for the injuries and damages that they claimed that sustained as a result of being sold french fries by a concessions worker at a Hagerstown Sun s baseball game. Plaintiff's claimed that they suffered permanent injuries to their mouths, throats and digestive tracts from ingesting sodium hydroxide.... More...   $1 (07-18-2007 - MD)

Michelle Maupin, age 38, sued Ellicott, Maryland, Centennial High School on a civil rights theory claiming that she was the victim of racial discrimination when she taught at the school between 2003 and 2005. Specifically, she claimed that subjected to a race-based hostile work environment and retaliation by school administrators when she complained about her treatment at the school. She claim... More...   $238000 (07-06-2007 - MD)

Fikre Wondimante, who had worked for four years in the Defendants' seven bedroom and seven bathroom home in Potomac, Maryland, providing round- the-clock assistance to the defendants' disabled elderly mother and also did the cooking and cleaning and other domestic chores in the home. The plaintiff was not paid for this work during the entire four-year period after she was brought to the Un... More...   $61000 (06-12-2007 - MD)

The defenses asserted by the City are not available.... More...   $1200000 (03-31-2007 - MD)

Declaratory judgment defendant Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. ("Leviton") appeals the February 15, 2006 order of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1) granting plaintiff Shanghai Meihao Electric, Inc.'s ("Meihao") motion for summary judgment of noninfringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,040,967 ("the '967 patent"), No. 6,246,558 ("the '558 patent"), No. 6,381,112 ("the '1... More...   $0 (03-21-2007 - MD)

Loleta Easton sued Foreign Motors, Inc. on fraud and breach of contract theories for selling her a 2005 Suzuki Forenza representing it to be a new vehicle, when, in fact, it was used. Plaintiff learned to the fraud when she found a customer's temporary tag registration in the car's glove compartment. In addition, when the broke down less than a month after Easton bought it she was t... More...   $426000 (02-01-2007 - MD)

RSM, Inc. d/b/a Valley Gun ("Valley Gun"), a firearms dealer licensed to sell firearms by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF") under 18 U.S.C. § 923, commenced this action by filing a Petition for Judicial Review of ATF's revocation of its license. ATF had revoked Valley Gun's license effective March 1, 2005, because Valley Gun, "after an extended opportunity t... More...   $0 (10-26-2006 - MD)

Irene Kirilloff of Frederick and Nina Platt of Stevenson, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Oksana Kalynowsky sued Frederick Memorial Hospital on a negligence theory claiming injuries and damages for her wrongful death after the the 84-year-old woman fell from a hospital window and was killed. Plaintiffs claimed that their mother put a blanket over her shoulders and her dentures... More...   $430000 (09-15-2006 - MD)

Keith Longtin sued Prince George's County for the damages he sustained as a result of being confined in the county jail for eight months after being coerced into confessing to the murder of his wife Donna Zinetti in 1999. Longtin was interrogated for 36 hours and eventually confessed to the killing. DNA evidence later exonerated Longtin and led to the arrest and conviction of a Washin... More...   $6000000 (09-01-2006 - MD)

Howard County School System sued Chris Pippen on a eminent domain theory to acquire by condemnation 1.3 acres of land to be sued as the front entrance of a new Ellicott City elementary school. ... More...   $825000 (08-24-2006 - MD)

Certain Anne Arundel County, Maryland, police officers mistakenly assumed that Philip Montgomery had been drinking alcohol when he was arrested for erractic driving. The officers placed him in a holding cell to "sober up" without seeking medical assistance. J.A. 657. Montgomery had actually consumed antifreeze, and he died several hours later as a result. Montgomery's widow filed this sui... More...   $0 (05-04-2006 - MD)