Christian v. Maternal-Fetal Med. Assoc.

The questions before us in this case involve the application of Maryland Rule 1-341(a), the rule granting a court authority to award attorney's fees to an adverse party who was subjected to proceedings that were brought in bad faith or lacked substantial justification. We are called upon to determine what findings a court must make in order to require attorney's fees to be paid to an adverse party. Also we are tasked with determining the appropriate means for calculating attorney's fees, pursuant to Maryland Rule 1-341(a), when a court determines that a party's complaint includes claims that…