Tuesday, October 10, 2006:

Bar Admissions

AG 50 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. William Henry Manger
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner: Dolores O. Ridgell
Attorneys for Respondent: Richard P. Cox and Wm. H. Manger

No. 16 Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Michael Lee Hart

ISSUE - IN A MOTOR TORT CASE INVOLVING POLICE OFFICER RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY IS THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR THE OFFICER GOVERNED BY A POLICE REGULATION OR BY A DIFFERENT STATUTORY STANDARD?

Attorneys for Appellant: Wm. R. Phelan, Jr. and Darrell Chambers
Attorney for Petitioner: Irwin E. Weiss

No. 3 William R. Woodfield, Jr. et al. v. West River Improvement Association, Inc. et al.

ISSUE - ADMINSTRATIVE LAW - DOES A CIRCUIT COURT LOSE JURISDICTION FOR FAILING TO RENDER A DECISION IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS UNDER THE STATUTE?

Attorney for Appellant: Eileen E. Powers
Attorney for Appellee: Wm. M. Ferris

No. 12 Barrie School v. Andrew Patch et al.

ISSUE - CONTRACTS - DOES A PLAINTIFF HAVE A DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES IN A BREACH OF CONTRACT ACTION WHERE THE CONTRACT CONTAINS A LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CLAUSE?

Attorney for Appellant: Michael G. Campbell
Attorney for Appellant: Douglas Rigler

No. 14 City of Baltimore Development Corporation v. Carmel Realty Associates et al.

ISSUE - OPEN MEETINGS ACT - IS THE BALTIMORE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, SUBJECT TO MARYLAND'S OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND PUBLIC INFORMATION STATUTE?

Attorney for Appellant: Joshua Auerbach
Attorney for Appellee: John C. Murphy

Wednesday, October 11, 2006:

AG 69 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Barry E. Sweitzer
(2005 T.)

Attorney for Petitioner: Fletcher P. Thompson
Attorney for Respondent: Dino E. Flores

No. 15 Aventis Pasteur, Inc. et al. v. John Skevofilax, Individually, etc. et al.

ISSUE - MAY A MINOR PLAINTIFF VOLUNTARILY DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE A TORT ACTION THEREBY AVOINDING SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANTS?

Attorney for Appellant: Stepehn E. Marshall
Attorney for Appellee: Paul W. Spence

No. 17 Department of Maryland State Police et al. v. Estate of Ricky Leech et al.

ISSUE - MARYLAND TORT CLAIMS ACT - IN A WRONGFUL DEATH ACTION UNDER THE MARYLAND TORT CLAIMS ACT WAS THE STATE CLOAKED WITH SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY DUE TO THE PLAINTIFF'S NONCLOMPLIANCE WITH THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT?

Attorneys for Appellant: Samuel P. Piazza and H. Scott Curtis
Attorney for Appellee: David Alexander

No. 18 Martin Baltrotsky v. Mark W. Kugler, Trustee

ISSUE - REAL PROPERTY -WHEN THE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PROVIDES THAT "INTEREST SHALL NOT BE ABATED", DOES A COURT ORDER APPROVING ABATEMENT OF INTEREST VIOLATE MARYLAND LAW?

Attorney for Appellant: Joel Joseph
Attorney for Appellee: Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill

Thursday, October 12, 2006:

No. 19 BAA, plc et al. v. Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Company et al.

ISSUE - ACCOUNTANTS - DOES MARYLAND RECOGNIZE A FRAUD EXCEPTION TO THE STATUTORY ACCOUNTANT-CLIENT PRIVILEGE?

Attorney for Appellant: James P. Ulwick
Attorney for Appellee: Christopher Barber

AG 4 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. John H. Midlen, Jr.

Attorney for Petitioner: Mark Carlin
Attorney for Respondent: Glenn M. Grossman

No. 22 Taylor Wilson v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

ISSUE - INSURANCE - IS A "FELLOW WMPLOYEE" EXCLUSION CONTAINED INA COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY VALID IF IT REDUCES COVERAGE FOR INJURED FELLOWED EMPLOYEES TO THE STATUTORY MINIMUM LIMITS?

Attorney for Appellant: Peter J. Korzenewski
Attorney for Appellee: Steven E. Leder

No. 21 Seth M. Goldberg et al. v. Billy Karl Boone

ISSUE - EVIDENCE - IN A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION: (1) DID THE PLAINTIFF INTRODUCE IMPROPER INFLAMMATORY EVIDENCE OF THE SNIPER SHOOTINGS AND (2) DID THE JURY PROPERLY CONSIDER THE ISSUE OF LACK OF INFORMED CONSENT?

Attorneys for Appellant: Albert D. Brault and Bradford D. Roegge
Attorney for Appellee: Patrick A. Malone

Friday, October 13, 2006:

AG 14 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Sean Wilson Baker
(2005 Term)

Attorney for Petitioner: Raymond A. Hein
Attorney for Appellant: Sean Wilson Baker

AG 55 Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Melinda Porcher Hodgson
(2005 Term)

Attorney for Petitioner: Marianne J. Lee
Attorney for Respondent: Melinda Porcher Hodgson

No. 20 Clifford S. Walzer et al. v. Keith J. Osborne

ISSUE - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - MUST A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM BE DISMISSED WHEN THE CERTIFICATE OF A QUALIFIED EXPERT DOES NOT INCLUDE AN ATTESTING EXPERT REPORT?

Attorneys for Appellant: Stuart N. Herschfeld and Joan F. Brault
Attorney for Appellee: Jonathan A. Hodgson

No. 45 Christopher Hill v. Daniel Knapp

Attorney for Appellant: Peter Max Zimmerman
Attorney for Appellee: James W. Barlett, III

On the day of argument, counsel are instructed to register in the Clerk’s Office

no later than 9:30 a.m. unless otherwise notified.

After October 13, 2006, the Court will recess until November 2, 2006.

ALEXANDER L. CUMMINGS
CLERK