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University of Baltimore Law Forum

Volume 33, Number 1, Summer/Fall 2002

University of Baltimore Law Forum Volume 32 Number 1 (Summer/Fall 2002) Front Matter

Federal Firearms Prosecutions: A Primer
Phillip S. Jackson

Recent Developments: Accrued Financial Services, Inc. v. Prime Retail, Inc.: Schemes of Barratry Violate Strong Public Policy and Are Void and Unenforceable in Maryland
Dawn L. Lyon

Recent Developments: ALS Scan, Inc. v. Digital Service Consultants, Inc.: Technology Cannot Eviscerate Constitutional Limits on State Power to Exercise Jurisdiction over a Defendant
Ronald K. Voss

Recent Developments: Atkins v. Virginia: Imposing the Death Penalty on Mentally Retarded Offenders Is Cruel and Unusual Punishment Prohibited by the Eighth Amendment
Supriya M. McMillan

Recent Developments: Attorney Grievance Commission v. Santos: An Attorney May Not Be Disbarred for Failing to Return Unearned Fees, Absent Fraud, Deceit or Misrepresentation
John A. Carpenter

Recent Developments: Bd. of Educ. of Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls: Mandatory, Suspicionless Drug Testing of Public School Students Participating in Extracurricular Activities Is a Constitutionally Reasonable Intrusion That Furthers a Public School's Legitimate Interest in Deterring Drug Use
Jennifer Merrill

Recent Developments: Carpenter Realty v. Imbesi: Judgment Creditor Is Not Entitled to Post-Judgment Interest from Date of an Original Judgment That Was Reversed on Appeal
Brenda N. Taylor

Recent Developments: Crane v. Scribner: Statutory Cap on Non-Damages Does Not Apply When Plaintiff's Last Asbestos Exposure Was before Statute's Effective Date
Farrah L. Arnold

Recent Developments: Gray v. State: A Court Has Discretion to Allow a Witness Accused by the Defendant of Committing the Crime to Invoke the Fifth Amendment in the Jury's Presence
Brenda N. Taylor

Recent Developments: Halliday v. Sturm, Ruger & Co.: The Risk Utility Test Does Not Apply to Design Defects Unless the Product Malfunctioned
Allisan Pyer

Recent Developments: HUD v. Rucker: Title 42 U.S.C. § 1437d(l)(6)'s Plain Language of Lease Terms Affords Local Housing Authorities the Discretion to Evict Tenants for Drug-Related Activities of Household Members or Guests, Regardless of Whether the Tenant Knew of Such Activity
Mollie Shuman

Recent Developments: Kassama v. Magat: Maryland Does Not Recognize a Child-Plaintiff's Tort Law Cause of Action For "Wrongful Life"
Bryan C. Hughes

Recent Developments: Long v. State: Courts Cannot Modify a Consent Order without Giving the Parties an Opportunity to Be Heard Because to Do Otherwise Would Violate the Parties' Right to Due Process
Dawn A. Anderson

Recent Developments: Schmerling v. Injured Worker's Ins. Fund: Monitoring and Recording Devices in Telephones Are Not Considered "Telephone Equipment" for the Purposes of the Maryland Wiretap Act's Telephone Exemption, Unless They Enhance Communication or Advance the Efficient Use of Telecommunication
Megan M. Bramble

Recent Developments: Slack v. Truitt: Presumption of Due Execution Attaches to a Will, despite the Absence of an Attestation Clause and May Only Be Overcome by Clear and Convincing Evidence That the Will Was Not Properly Attested
Jennifer Merrill

Recent Developments: Tyma v. Montgomery County: A County Ordinance Is Lawful in Extending Employment Benefits to Domestic Partners of Its Employees
Purvi Patel

Recent Developments: Witte v. Azarian: The Court of Appeals of Maryland Indentified Activities to Be Calculated in Determining the Percentage of a Medical Expert's Professional Time Directly Involving Testimony
Bryan C. Hughes

Recent Developments: Young v. State: Supreme Court's Holding in Apprendi Does Not Apply to Sex Offender Registry
Chrys P. Kefalas

Forum Faces: Robert L. Bogomolny