COADY v. NATIONWIDE MOTOR SALES CORP.

No. 20-2302.

32 F.4th 288 (2022)

Michael COADY; Charles Jenkins; Lawrence Holmes; William Freburger; Russell J. Macey, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NATIONWIDE MOTOR SALES CORP., d/b/a Nationwide Infiniti of Timonium, d/b/a Nationwide Kia, d/b/a Nationwide Nissan, d/b/a Nationwide Motor Sales, a/k/a Nationwide Pre-Owned; William H. Schaefer, Jr.; Brandon E. Schaefer, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 25, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William James Murphy , ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellants. Brian Joseph Markovitz , JOSEPH, GREENWALD & LAAKE, P.A., Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Robert M. Gittins , ECCLESTON & WOLF, PC, Hanover, Maryland; John J. Connolly , Alicia Shelton , ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellants. Nicholas N. Bernard , JOSEPH, GREENWALD & LAAKE, P.A., Greenbelt, Maryland; Jonathan Rudnick , THE LAW OFFICE OF JONATHAN RUDNICK LLC, Tinton Falls, New Jersey, for Appellees.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Rushing wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wynn and Judge Thacker joined.


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