Browse Maryland Court of Appeals's 2025 caseload. 25 opinions with AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Maryland court upholds State Farm's 'new business' premium policy
Bowler v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether State Farm's "new business" prem...
Confession Admissible Despite Lengthy Interrogation
Thomason v. State, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Court of Appeals of Maryland considered whether a defendant's confession was volu...
Maryland Court Disbars Attorney for Neglect and Lack of Cooperation
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Jones, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary action against...
Maryland Attorney Disbarred for Mismanagement of Client Funds and Dishonesty
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Gephardt, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary action agai...
Attorney disbarred for assisting client in asset concealment during divorce
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Veltman, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals addressed whether an attorney's condu...
Santander Wins FCRA and FDCPA Claims Over Vehicle Repossession Reporting
Lyles v. Santander Consumer USA, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lyles, sued Santander Consumer USA alleging violations o...
Intoxication Does Not Automatically Invalidate Miranda Confession
Reyes v. State, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether a defendant's confession, obtained after he was read his Miran...
State Farm's policy cancellation upheld; no FCRA or discrimination violation found.
Bowens v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Bowens, sued State Farm after their insurance polic...
Court finds business statements defamatory, not protected opinion
Clarke v. Gibson, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Clarke, sued the defendant, Gibson, for defamation, alleging that Gibso...
Defendant wins slip and fall case due to insufficient evidence of negligence
Wilson v. Tanglewood Venture, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wilson, sued Tanglewood Venture for negligence after a slip...
Maryland Court Suspends Attorney for Mismanagement of Client Funds
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. McDonough, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary action against an ...
Maryland Attorney Disbarred for Mismanagement of Client Funds and Dishonesty
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Rouse, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary action against...
Maryland Attorney Disbarred for Neglect and Dishonesty
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Gillespie, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary action aga...
Attorney Disbarred for Misconduct in Child Custody Case
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Uehlinger, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals addressed whether an attorney's co...
Maryland Court Disbars Attorney for Misconduct and Dishonesty
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Dean, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on November 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary proceeding again...
Maryland Court of Appeals Upholds Confession Admissibility
Goodrich v. State, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on October 24, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals considered whether a defendant's confession was voluntar...
Attorney reprimanded for failing to supervise associate, leading to frivolous suit
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Mintz, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on October 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary action against ...
Maryland Attorney Disbarred for Dishonesty and Client Communication Failures
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Ghafoor, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Attorney Grievance Commission (AGC) sought to disbar respondent...
Maryland Attorney Disbarred for Neglect and Misrepresentation
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. O'Brien, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission charged attorney O'Brien...
Court Upholds State's Actions Against Constitutional Claims
Strand v. State, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on October 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Strand, sued the State of Maryland for alleged violations of his constitu...
Maryland Court Denies Attorney Reinstatement Due to Insufficient Rehabilitation
Reinstatement of Siegel to the Bar, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on September 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals considered whether a suspended attorn...
Maryland Attorney Disbarred for Dishonesty and Misrepresentation
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Zukerberg, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary action aga...
Maryland Attorney Disbarred for Inadequate Representation and Misrepresentation
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Mintz, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary action against...
Attorney reprimanded for failing to supervise paralegal's unauthorized practice of law
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Hamlin, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on August 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a disciplinary action against ...
Maryland Attorney Disbarred for Misrepresentation and Failure to Communicate
Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Edelstein, decided by Maryland Court of Appeals on August 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission charged attorney Edelst...
CaseLawBrief tracks 25 opinions from Maryland Court of Appeals in 2025. This includes published and unpublished decisions.
The most common legal topics were: Sanctions For Attorney Misconduct (9 cases), Attorney Professional Conduct Rules (6 cases), Attorney Professional Conduct (5 cases), Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings (4 cases), Duty Of Communication With Clients (3 cases).
Outcomes: Defendant Win: 22, Plaintiff Win: 2, Mixed: 1.