Legal Opinion
Sugarloaf Alliance v. Frederick Cnty.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 14, 2026No. 32/25Published
1Opinion of the Court
Sugarloaf Alliance, Inc. v. Frederick County, Maryland, No. 32, September Term, 2025 MARYLAND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT – ATTORNEYS’ FEES – DETERMINATION OF AWARD – REMAND – Where trial court determined amount of attorneys’ fees to be awarded to substantially prevailing complainant under Md. Code Ann., Gen. Provisions (2014, 2019 Repl. Vol.) § 4-362(f), but it was not clear that trial court applied Maryland Rule 2-703(f)(3), governing lodestar approach to calculation of attorneys’ fees, and court appeared to rely on improper factors in reducing amount of award, Supreme Court of Maryland reversed…
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