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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit Civil Practice; Article III standing: Because a “tester” did not need to show an intention or need to actually book rooms at hotels in order to establish informational injury-based Article III standing to sue for alleged ADA-website violations, the district court erred in dismissing her suit for . ....
Maryland Supreme Court Administrative; conflict of interest: Where residents alleged a development plan approved by Calvert County was “illegally passed” and is “therefore void” because one of the commissioners had a conflict of interest in the legislation and did not recuse himself, their suit was dismissed. A petitioner may not ordinarily seek relief from the . ....
Maryland Appellate Court Medical Malpractice; certificate of qualified expert: Where the Healthcare Malpractice Claims Act, or HCMCA, allows a plaintiff to submit a certificate of qualified expert from a person who is not board certified in the defendant’s specialty if the expert “taught medicine in the defendant’s specialty or a related field of health care,” . ....
Maryland Appellate Court Administrative; review of planning board decision: Where a homeowner alleged that the Prince George’s County Planning Board abused its discretion, and acted arbitrarily and capriciously, by approving an amended detailed site plan for mixed-use residential and commercial development, but there was substantial evidence in the record supporting the Planning Board’s findings regarding . ....
Maryland Supreme Court Administrative; agency deference: Where a reviewing court applies agency deference to legal interpretations of a tax statute when undertaking judicial review of a tax court decision, the court may give appropriate deference to the state comptroller’s interpretation of a tax statute to the extent the interpretation is premised upon a statute that . ....