Supreme Court of Maryland, 2000

The court held that it had authority to issue an interlocutory writ of mandamus in this extraordinary mass-tort class action because waiting for final judgment would cause substantial, potentially irreparable waste of judicial and party resources.

The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that an express written construction contract governing the parties’ relationship barred the contractor’s quasi-contractual unjust-enrichment claim concerning payment for work and delay-related losses.