Appiah v. Hall’s Empirical Analysis

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3 district · 50 state decisions

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1. “The question of whether a trial court’s grant of summary judgment was proper is a question of law subject to de novo review on appeal. In reviewing a grant of summary judgment under Md. Rule 2-501, we independently review the record to determine whether the parties properly generated a dispute of material fact, and, if not, whether the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. We review the record in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party and construe any reasonable inferences that may be drawn from the facts against the moving party.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Boland v. Boland

2. “begins with the determination [of] whether a genuine dispute of material fact exists; only in the absence of such a dispute will we review questions of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 237 Md. App. 247 - Blankenship v. State of Md./MTA

3. “'[w]ork which is specially, peculiarly, or”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 855 F. Supp. 2d 433 - Danner v. International Freight Systems of Washington, LLC