Meade v. Shangri-La P’ship, 36 A.3d 483 (Md. 2012)

Outcome: Won appeal; favorable jury verdict reinstated.

Description: CoA reverses judgment of CoSA and reinstates jury verdict. CoSA had reversed jury verdict in favor of Meade on her claims of handicap discrimination and retaliation on the grounds that she did not have a “handicap” within the meaning of Md. Code Art. 49B s 42 and the Howard County Code. CoA rejects the application of ADA caselaw, specifically Toyota Motor Mfg., Ky., Inc. v. Williams, 534 U.S. 184 (2002) and Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc., 527 U.S. 471 (1999), to construe the Maryland state and county disability discrimination laws.