Baltimore Co. v. FOP Lodge No. 4

Baltimore County v. Fraternal Order of Police, Baltimore County Lodge No. 4 No. 25, September Term 2015 Civil Procedure - Law of the Case. Under the law of the case doctrine, a ruling by an appellate court on a particular issue in a case is binding on the lower courts in future proceedings in the same case. While the law of the case doctrine is subject to certain exceptions, its application does not depend on the extent to which the appellate court elaborates the reasons for its ruling. The doctrine applies not only to arguments presented and resolved as part of the prior decision, but also…