Cases

JACOBS, Justice: Pending before this Court is an appeal from an order of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissing a complaint. The plaintiff below, appellant, Quadrant Structured Products Company, Inc. (“Quadrant”), holds certain Notes issued by Ath-ilon Capital Corp. (“Athilon”), an allegedly insolvent Delaware corporation. The Notes are long term obligations covered by two separate trust indentures that are governed by Ne

The Council of Unit Owners of the Millrace Condominium, Inc., et al. v. Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, P.A., et al., No. 58, September Term, 2025. Opinion by Eaves, J. COMMON LAW – MALICIOUS USE OF PROCESS – SPECIAL INJURY REQUIREMENT The Supreme Court of Maryland held that Petitioners—homeowners and their homeowners’ associations who had successfully obtained dismissal of an underlying strategic lawsuit against public participation (“SLAPP”) under Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (“CJP”) § 5-

Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington v. John Doe, et al., No. 9, September Term, 2024; Board of Education of Harford County, et al. v. John Doe, No. 10, September Term, 2024; The Key School, Inc., et al. v. Valerie Bunker, Misc. No. 2, September Term, 2024. VESTED RIGHT – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS – ART. 24, MARYLAND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS – ART. III, § 40, CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND The Constitution of Maryland prohibits all legislation that retroactively abrogates vested property rights without

Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington v. John Doe, et al., No. 9, September Term, 2024; Board of Education of Harford County, et al. v. John Doe, No. 10, September Term, 2024; The Key School, Inc., et al. v. Valerie Bunker, Misc. No. 2, September Term, 2024. VESTED RIGHT – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS – ART. 24, MARYLAND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS – ART. III, § 40, CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND The Constitution of Maryland prohibits all legislation that retroactively abrogates vested property rights without

Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington v. John Doe, et al., No. 9, September Term, 2024; Board of Education of Harford County, et al. v. John Doe, No. 10, September Term, 2024; The Key School, Inc., et al. v. Valerie Bunker, Misc. No. 2, September Term, 2024. VESTED RIGHT – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS – ART. 24, MARYLAND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS – ART. III, § 40, CONSTITUTION OF MARYLAND The Constitution of Maryland prohibits all legislation that retroactively abrogates vested property rights without

Karen S. Jennemann, United States Bankruptcy Judge Christiana Trust1 seeks to reopen this long ago closed Chapter 7 bankruptcy case asking the Bankruptcy Court to do the impossible-to compel a dead man to surrender his home.2 Although bankruptcy courts admittedly have broad equitable powers, resurrection is not among their options. The motion to reopen is denied because no re