Greenbelt, Maryland criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for committing a series of armed robberies and for brandishing a firearm in relation to a violent crime.

From March 28, 2020 to July 5, 2020 Abdul-Majid committed at least four robberies in which he posed as a customer before pointing a semi-automatic handgun at a victim employee, demanding store proceeds, and obta... More...    $0 (07-23-2021 - MD)

Greenbelt, Maryland armed robbery charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Douglas Amilcar-Vasquez, age 35, of Mexico, who was charged with the armed robbery of a Takoma Park, Maryland, jewelry store on February 16, 2019, and for brandishing a gun during the robbery.

Amilcar-Vasquez and his co-defendant, Ever Ramiro Torres Enriquez (“Torresâ€�) robbed a Takoma Park jewel... More...    $0 (03-18-2021 - MD)

These appeals are part of broader litigation alleging pervasive race discrimination and unlawful retaliation against three African-American police officers who worked for Pocomoke City in Worcester County, Maryland. The issues before us today arise from the interactions of one of those plaintiffs, Franklin Savage, with the State’s Attorney for Worcester County, Beau Oglesby. According to Savage, O... More...    $0 (07-14-2018 - MD)

This case arises out of appellant Keri Borzilleri’s suit alleging that appellee Marilyn Mosby fired her for supporting Mosby’s political rival, thereby violating Borzilleri’s First Amendment rights. The district court determined that, as an Assistant State’s Attorney, Borzilleri was a policymaker exempt from the First Amendment’s protection against patronage dismissals. We affirm. To hold otherwis... More...    $0 (10-17-2017 - MD)

Rose Ure Mezu appeals the district court’s judgment and its order denying her Fed. R. Civ. P. 50 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 motions, after a jury found in Defendants’ favor on Mezu’s claims alleging retaliation, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (2012), and retaliation in violation of, and interference with her rights guaranteed by, t... More...    $0 (09-13-2015 - MD)

This case arises out of one of the largest residential arsons in Maryland history. See Michael E. Ruane & Joshua Partlow, No Motive Found in Charles Arsons; Eco-Terrorism, Racism Considered, Wash. Post, Dec. 8, 2004, at B1. Appellants (Homebuyers) contracted to purchase homes that were later damaged or destroyed due to the arsons. Following the arsons, the Homebuyers brought suit against a company... More...    $0 (04-15-2014 - MD)

Appellant Aaron Ross (“Appellantâ€�) brought this action challenging his March 12, 2008 and March 25, 2009 arrests for refusing to obey Baltimore City Police Officer Wayne Early’s (“Officer Earlyâ€�) repeated orders to confine his leafleting to the area designated for protest activities outside the First Mariner Arena (the “Arenaâ€�) in Baltimore, Maryland. The designated protest area was ... More...    $0 (03-06-2014 - MD)

In this case, we must examine the nature of a nominal damages award, and whether there is a maximum limitation on the dollar amount that can be considered nominal damages. We do so in the context of a claim that appellants and cross-appellees Erin and Norma Brown trespassed on property owned by Grace and Viola Smith, appellees and cross-appellants, by traveling over a farm lane to access a public ... More...    $0 (03-29-2007 - MD)

Appellants Thomas and Danielle Francis ("the Francises" or "Appellants") appeal an order of the district court granting summary judgment to Appellee Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate"). In March 2011, Appellants brought this action in Maryland state court seeking a declaration as to Allstate’s duty under a renters insurance policy to defend and indemnify the Francises in a tort suit brought ... More...    $0 (03-07-2013 - MD)

This case involves the interpretation of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Sections 9.5-101 to 9.5-318 of the Family Law Article, Maryland Code (1984, 2006 Repl. Vol.).1 Peter Paul Toland, Jr.,2 Appellant, challenges the Circuit Court for Montgomery County’s determination that a Japanese decree providing guardianship of his minor child to the child’s grandmother, Akik... More...    $0 (05-22-2012 - MD)

Appellants Long Green Valley (“LGVAâ€�) and John and Susan Yoder (“the Yodersâ€�) appeal the issuance of a declaratory judgment by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in favor of appellees: Bellevale Farms, Inc., Bellevale Farms Limited Partnership, Prigel Family Creamery, Inc., and Robert E. and Carol A. Prigel (collectively, “Bellevaleâ€�), and the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservatio... More...    $0 (02-14-2012 - MD)

This case involves the validity of a method used by Maryland, in the administration of an aspect of its public welfare program, to reconcile the demands of its needy citizens with the finite resources available to meet those demands. Like every other State in the Union, Maryland participates in the Federal Aid to Families



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With Dependent Children (AFDC program,... More...    $0 (05-18-1970 - MD)

In the case at bar, this Court granted both a petition and cross-petition for a writ of certiorari to address two issues of public importance: (1) the extent to which the First Amendment’s “ministerial exceptionâ€� is applicable to a sixteen count civil action asserted against a church by a former employee who claims that she was the victim of sexual harassment and employment discrimination; a... More...    $0 (09-21-2011 - MD)

This appeal arises out of a dispute between owners of adjoining tracts of land over the alleged existence of a right of way of necessity claimed by the owner of a "landlocked" property, Nellie M. Michael, appellant, over the tract of land owned by the appellee, Laurie E. Needham.

The dispute had its origin in the fact that prior to September 22, 1931 one Raleigh Sherman was the owner of two... More...    $0 (04-14-1978 - MD)

In the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Kevin Antoine Mitchell, the appellant, sued the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (“HABCâ€�), the appellee, for damages for injuries he allegedly sustained due to childhood lead paint poisoning. The HABC moved for summary judgment on the ground that neither Mitchell nor a representative had satisfied the notice requirements of the Local Government Tort ... More...    $0 (05-25-2011 - MD)

Appellants, The George Wasserman and Janice Wasserman Goldsten Family Limited Liability Company (“WGFâ€�) and Anthony Tanzi, as Trustee of the Lisa W. Gill Trust (“Gill Trustâ€�), are partners in five real estate investment general partnerships and members in two real estate investment LLCs (collectively, the “investment vehiclesâ€�). Appellees are Jack Kay (“Mr. Kayâ€�), the managing memb... More...    $0 (02-09-2011 - MD)

The parties to this appeal from the Circuit Court for Montgomery County,1 Susan Eynon Lark (Appellant), and Montgomery Hospice Inc. (Appellee), present us with two questions of statutory interpretation.2 We must determine whether a former employee is entitled to assert a wrongful discharge action under the Health Care Worker Whistleblower Protection Act (1) even if he or she never reported to an e... More...    $0 (05-14-2010 - MD)

Appellant, David S. Davidson, initiated this litigation by filing suit against appellees, Seneca Crossing Section II Housing Association, Inc. (“the Associationâ€�), Azadeh Kaider (“Azadehâ€�), Brian Kaider (“Brianâ€�), Lourdes Sandoval (“Lourdesâ€�), and Santiago Sandoval (“Santiagoâ€�).1 The individual appellees are past and present members of the Association’s Board of Directors. Th... More...    $0 (08-31-2009 - MD)

Largo Town Center, LLC. For clarity, we shall refer to those companies as DDRM. Regency Furniture, Inc. (“Regencyâ€�), an appellee and cross-appellant, is a furniture store that leased premises from a landlord now known as DDRM Largo Town Center, LLC (“DDRMâ€�), an appellee and cross-appellant.1 During the relevant time, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“Nationwideâ€�), the appellant and... More...    $0 (01-09-2009 - MD)

This lawsuit arises from a dispute between Don C. Wang, appellee, and Sean Shahparast, the sole member of Royal Investment Group, LLC, (collectively, “Royalâ€�), appellants, over their negotiations for Royal to purchase from Mr. Wang a house and real property located at 5281 Goldsboro Road in Montgomery County (“the Propertyâ€�). Negotiations broke down, and the parties did not proceed to sett... More...    $0 (12-04-2008 - 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)

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)

On 1 October 2001, J. Frederick Dual, Jr. ("Dual"), purporting to act in the capacities of "President and sole shareholder" of Dual, Incorporated ("Dual, Inc."), filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against Lockheed Martin Corporation and two of its subsidiaries (collectively "Lockheed"). In the complaint, Dual alleged various torts related to the terminations of tw... More...    $0 (11-03-2004 - MD)

On 1 October 2001, J. Frederick Dual, Jr. ("Dual"), purporting to act in the capacities of "President and sole shareholder" of Dual, Incorporated ("Dual, Inc."), filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against Lockheed Martin Corporation and two of its subsidiaries (collectively "Lockheed"). In the complaint, Dual alleged various torts related to the terminations of tw... More...    $0 (09-15-2004 - MD)

Michael Ahan, a shareholder in Final Analysis Inc., which owned the majority of voting stock of another company, Final Analysis Communications Services. He claimed that the companies hired Chicago law firm Gardner Carton & Douglas to act as outside general counsel. He claimed that Gardner Carton & Douglas drafted bylaws and contracts that left him disenfranchised and were designed to give his... More...    $17200000 (08-17-2004 - MD)

In August 2002, Aqualine filed this lawsuit against Genesis Health Ventures, Inc. asserting a claim for tortious interference with economic relations. Aqualine based its complaint on Genesis' alleged interference with Aqualine's attempt to sell a nursing home in 1996, and Aqualine alleged that this interference continued from 1996 to the date the complaint was filed. Genesis moved for dism... More...    $0 (05-03-2004 - MD)

The district court declined to enforce, as void against public policy, contracts and related assignments between Accrued Financial Ser- vices, Inc. ("AFS") and its clients, who were tenants in outlet shop- ping malls. The contracts provided that AFS would conduct audits of the tenants' leases with their landlords and retain 40-50% of any dis- crepancy that AFS would discover and collect for t... More...    $0 (07-29-2002 - MD)

The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County denied a motion to stay and petition to compel arbitration filed by NRT Mid-Atlantic, Inc. t/a O’Connor, Piper & Flynn/ERA (“OPF”), one of the appellants, in a suit brought against it and against Robert M. Beall and Margaret K. Beall, the other appellants, by Innovative Properties, Inc. (“Innovative”), the appellee. OPF n... More...    $0 (05-07-2002 - MD)

Warm Products (Warm) is a distributor of wholesale products, including cotton batting marketed under the name "Warm & Natural" that is used by quilt makers and in other craft applications. From 1991 until this litigation was initiated, Warm purchased the product it marketed as Warm & Natural exclusively from Acme Pad (Acme). During this time, Warm's demand for the product increased significantl... More...    $0 (01-25-2002 - MD)

Hunter Group, Inc. (Hunter), filed suit against Susan Smith, Martin Reimer, Renee Yates, Catherine Cooper, Julia Salter, 1 and Gail Mann (collectively, the employees) in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, alleging that they breached the nonsolicita- tion and noncompete clauses in their employment agreements by join- ing, and enticing each other to join, Deloitte & ... More...    $0 (05-25-2001 - MD)