Maryland Judge Certifies Defendant Class In Illegal Towing Suit

Mealey's (November 29, 2016, 2:58 PM EST) -- ROCKVILLE, Md. — A Maryland judge on Nov. 14 granted a plaintiff’s motion to certify a class of defendants that own Maryland parking lots and are accused of violating state law by authorizing a towing company to patrol their parking lots and “trespass tow” vehicles at will, finding that the case “fits within the narrow confines of the juridical link doctrine, as approved by the Court of Appeals in Master Financial, Inc. v. Crowder [409 Md. 51, 972 A.2d 864 (2009)]” and that the case satisfied the standing requirements under Maryland common law and the class certification requisites of Maryland Rule 2-231 (Quan-En Yang, et al. v. G&C Gulf Inc., et al., No. 403885-V, Md. Cir., Montgomery Co.; 2016 Md. Cir. Ct. LEXIS 8)....

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