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University Of Baltimore Law Forum Volume 21 Number 2 (Spring 1991) Front Matter Jan 1991

Standing At The Crossroads: An Empirical Analysis Of No-Fault Automobile Insurance And Its Potential Consequences For Maryland, William P. Atkins Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Cooter & Gell V. Hartmarx Corporation: Voluntary Dismissal Of Frivolous Lawsuit Will Not Protect Plaintiff From Imposition Of Rule 11 Sanctions, Laura Campbell Jan 1991

Commentary: Justice Brennan's Legacy And The Potentially Jilting Souter, John J. Capowski Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Schochet V. State: Maryland's Unnatural Or Perverted Sexual Practices Statute Does Not Apply To Consensual, Noncommercial, Heterosexual Activity Between Adults In Private, Mark K. Boyer Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Mandel V. O'Hara: Governor Enjoys Absolute Immunity Based On Approval Or Veto Of Legislative Enactments, Lesley M. Brand Jan 1991

Recent Developments: In Re Moore: Debtors' Interests In Erisa-Qualified Profitsharing And Pension Plan Beyond The Reach Of Bankruptcy Trustee, Mary Jo Murphy Jan 1991

Recent Developments: In Re Billman: Disposition Of Substitute Assets Possessed By Third Party And Subject To Rico Forfeiture May Be Enjoined, Charles Szczesny Jan 1991

Recent Developments: California V. Acevedo: Fourth Amendment Authorizes Warrantless Search Of Container Within Automobile Where Probable Cause To Search Exists Only To The Container But Not To The Automobile Itself, Kim-Haylee Loewenstein Band Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Florida V. Bostick: Police Officers May Board Bus And Randomly Ask Passengers For Consent To Search Luggage Without Necessarily Violating Fourth Amendment, Will Jacobi Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Board Of Oklahoma City V. Dowell: Federal Court Supervision Of Previously Segregated Schools May Be Terminated If Substantial Compliance With Desegregation Objectives Has Been Attained, Robert D. Cole Jr. Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Harmelin V. Michigan: Mandatory Sentence Of Life Without Parole Does Not Violate Eighth Amendment, Ellen Poris Jan 1991

Ancillary Business: Will The Profession And The Public Benefit?, William I. Weston Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Krauss V. State: Driver's Refusal To Take Breathalyzer Test Inadmissible, Karl Phillips Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Craig V. State: The Court Of Appeals Redefines When An Abused Child Is Considered Sufficiently Unavailable To Testify And Allows For The Taking Of Testimony By Closed-Circuit Television, Andrew S. Kasmer Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company V. Haslip: Massive Punitive Damages Award Intended To Punish And Deter Wrongdoers In Civil Suit Did Not Violate The Due Process Clause Of The Fourteenth Amendment, Joanne M. Breslin Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Minnick V. Mississippi: Right To Counsel During Custodial Interrogation Bars Police Initiated Discussions Unless Counsel Is Present, William P. Atkins Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Mitchell V. Maryland Casualty Co.: For The Purposes Of Asbestos-Related Diseases Under A General Liability Insurance Policy, "Bodily Injury" Occurs When The Victim Is Initially Exposed To The Hazardous Condition, Kenneth J. Goldsmith Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Cohen V. Cowles Media Co.: First Amendment Does Not Prohibit An Informant From Recovering Damages Under State's Promissory Estoppel Law For Newspaper's Breach Of Promise Of Confidentiality, Jason Shapiro Jan 1991

Recent Developments: B & K Rentals And Sales Co. V. Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.: Maryland Abandons Speaking Authority Requirement And "Res Gestae" Approach And Binds Principal By Agent's Statements Pursuant To F.R.E. 801(D)(2)(D), Gloria A. Worch Jan 1991

Recent Developments: Masson V. New Yorker Magazine: Absent Material Change In Statement's Meaning, Deliberate Alteration Of Speaker's Words By Author Not Actual Malice, Ellen Poris Jan 1991

Notes: Constitutional Law — First Amendment Freedom Of Speech — Statute Prohibiting "Loud And Unseemly" Noises Is A Content-Neutral Regulation Of Protected Speech. Eanes V. State, 318 Md. 436, 569 A.2d 604 (4-3 Decision), Cert. Denied, 110 S. Ct. 3218 (1990), Richard E. Guida Jan 1991

Comments: The Right To A Jury Trial In Benefit Recovery Actions Brought Under Erisa Section 502(A)(1)(B), Michael Mccabe Jr. Jan 1991

Competitor Suits Against False Advertising: Is Section 43(A) Of The Lanham Act A Proconsumer Rule Or An Anticompetitive Tool?, Ross D. Petty Jan 1991

Comments: Maryland's Fundamental Interest In A Thorough And Efficient System Of Public Education: The Need For Judicial Intervention, Elizabeth Colette Derrrig Jan 1991

Strangers In Paradise: An Overview Of Maryland State Law Dealing With Noncitizens, William Karl Wilburn Jan 1991

Prohibiting The Solicitation Of Abortion—Viewpoint Discrimination And Other Free Speech Problems: Will Free Speech Guarantees Be A Casualty Of The Moral Debate On Abortion?, William J. Swift Jan 1991

Notes: Securities Law — Uncollateralized Promissory Notes Are Considered "Securities" To Be Regulated Under Federal Securities Laws. Reves V. Ernst & Young, 494 U.S. 56 (1990), Sheryl N. Stephenson Jan 1991

Hearsay In State Administrative Hearings: The Maryland Experience And Suggestions For Change, Arnold Rochvarg Jan 1991

Notes: Criminal Law — The Court Of Appeals Of Maryland Turns To Statutory Construction To Avoid Constitutional Right-To-Privacy Issue. Schochet V. State, 320 Md. 714, 580 A.2d 176 (1990), Thomas F. Mckeon Jan 1991