Maryland Code > STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT > Division II > Title 11 > Subtitle 3 – State Contractor Employees’ Whistleblower Protection

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
state: means :

(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(2) the District of Columbia. See