9 Cited authorities

Mayes v. Rapoport
198 F.3d 457 (4th Cir. 1999) Cited 1,025 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the fraudulent joinder "doctrine effectively permits a district court to disregard, for jurisdictional purposes, the citizenship of [in-state] defendants"
Marshall v. Manville Sales Corp.
6 F.3d 229 (4th Cir. 1993) Cited 880 times
Holding a claim does not need to ultimately succeed since only a possibility of a right to relief need be asserted
Blondell v. Littlepage
413 Md. 96 (Md. 2010) Cited 163 times
Holding that an implied duty is simply a recognition of conditions inherent in expressed promises
Goldstein v. Miles
159 Md. App. 403 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2004) Cited 76 times
Concluding that a contract was unenforceable because it "did not contain any material terms of the sale", which made it "impossible to determine what the nature and extent of the parties' obligations were, if any"
Southern Volkswagen v. Centrix Financial
357 F. Supp. 2d 837 (D. Md. 2005) Cited 46 times
Holding that it was defamatory per se for the defendant to tell the plaintiff's competitor that the plaintiff was a "fraud and being investigated for fraud crimes with banks and customers"
Riverdale Baptist Church v. Certainteed Corp.
349 F. Supp. 2d 943 (D. Md. 2004) Cited 44 times
Holding defendant's "newfound reliance" on a deposition as trigger for thirty-day removal window was "disingenuous" and untimely where defendant had previously received the exhibits upon which the deposition testimony was based
Cavalier Mob. Homes v. Liberty Homes
53 Md. App. 379 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1983) Cited 46 times
Holding that a plaintiff must allege that there was a "unity of purpose or a common design and understanding, or a meeting of the minds in an unlawful arrangement."
Rule 6 - Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 Cited 50,129 times 24 Legal Analyses
Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."
Section 1446 - Procedure for removal of civil actions
28 U.S.C. § 1446 Cited 22,265 times 141 Legal Analyses
Granting a defendant 30 days to remove after receipt of the first pleading that sets forth a removable claim

Feldman's Medical Center Pharmacy, Inc. et al v. Carefirst, Inc. et al

9 Cited authorities

Holding that the fraudulent joinder "doctrine effectively permits a district court to disregard, for jurisdictional purposes, the citizenship of [in-state] defendants"

Holding a claim does not need to ultimately succeed since only a possibility of a right to relief need be asserted

Holding that an implied duty is simply a recognition of conditions inherent in expressed promises

Concluding that a contract was unenforceable because it "did not contain any material terms of the sale", which made it "impossible to determine what the nature and extent of the parties' obligations were, if any"

Holding that it was defamatory per se for the defendant to tell the plaintiff's competitor that the plaintiff was a "fraud and being investigated for fraud crimes with banks and customers"

Holding defendant's "newfound reliance" on a deposition as trigger for thirty-day removal window was "disingenuous" and untimely where defendant had previously received the exhibits upon which the deposition testimony was based

Holding that a plaintiff must allege that there was a "unity of purpose or a common design and understanding, or a meeting of the minds in an unlawful arrangement."

Holding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."

Granting a defendant 30 days to remove after receipt of the first pleading that sets forth a removable claim