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The Defense Line Newsletter

Defense Line - January 2024

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Featured Articles

  • An Anomaly in Maryland Insurance Law
  • MDC’s 2023 Past Presidents Reception
  • The Top Five Things Civil Defense Lawyers Need to Know About Using Artificial Intelligence in Their Legal Practices
  • Take-Home COVID Claims Should Not Prevail in Maryland and D.C.
  • MDC’s 2023 Deposition Bootcamp
  • Don’t Just Google: Online Investigation Tools for the Modern Maryland Litigator
  • Goodell DeVries Lawyer Carrie Williams Appointed to Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission
  • Generic Ranitidine Manufacturers Win Dismissal of Consolidated Illinois Litigatione
  • Spotlights
  • MDC’s 2023 Crab Feast

Columns

  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line - May 2023

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Featured Articles

  • The Depositions of Today: In-Person, Remote and Everything In-Between
  • Setting the Table for Success in Mediation
  • Life Care Plans: Fundamental Methodology
  • Goodell DeVries is pleased to announce that Jessica Ayd, James Phelan Robinson, and Justin E. Tepe have been elected partners of the firm, effective January 1, 2023
  • Carrie J. Williams Joins Goodell DeVries’s Appellate Practice
  • California Court of Appeal Affirms that Federal Impossibility Preemption Defeats Prop 65 Warning Claims for Over-the-Counter Generic Ranitidine
  • Spotlights

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line—December 2022

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Featured Articles

  • Negotiating Lessons from the Business Side of Sports
    Case Note: SNC v. Certain Underwriters
  • Unlawful Use of a Trademark in Commerce and the Affirmative Defense to Infringement
  • MDC’s 2022 Past Presidents Reception
  • Spotlights

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— June 2022

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Featured Articles

  • When A Judge Says “Expert,” The Jury Hears “Expert!!!”
  • Interpreting Numbers In Distributive Bargaining
  • 5 Tips For Appellate Oral Argument
  • Work From Home Tools and Tips for Remote Depos
  • Legislative Summary
  • Two Baltimore-based Law Firms Join Forces
  • Diamond in the Rough: Tips to Receive a Polished Rough Draft
  • Amy E. Askew Named One of Maryland’s Top 100 Women  
  • Spotlights

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— November 2021

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Featured Articles

  • The Prudent Investor Analysis — Where Have You Been?
  • “Subject Matter Expertise” in Mediation
  • Maryland’s Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Beretta U.S.A. Corp.
  • MDC’s 2021 Past Presidents Reception
  • For Immediate Release — Best Lawyers in America Names Three Kramon & Graham Attorneys “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Spotlights

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— July 2021

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Featured Articles

  • Insurance Coverage for Losses Arising from the Pandemic — Thousands of Lawsuits, Few Definitive Answers
  • Reading Your Clients’ Minds
  • Joyce Miser v. Walmart
  • Overconfidence and Risk (mis)Management
  • For Immediate Release — M. Natalie McSherry Announcement
  • Not Too Specific: Personal Jurisdiction After Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court
  • MDC Crab Feast and Recent Events

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— March 2021

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Featured Articles

  • The COVID Cases Are Coming
  • MDC’s Virtual Trivia Night
  • Managing Mistrust in Mediation
  • Practice Pointers from the Pandemic
  • Md. High Court to Defendants: Don’t Show Up Empty Handed When Using the “Empty Chair” Defense
  • Amicus Brief
    MGM Trial Services is Tapped to Support the First Multi-Day Civil Jury Trial in Maryland Since the Covid-19 Shutdown

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— November 2020

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Featured Articles

  • Landmark Maryland Ruling Adopts Daubert as Controlling Law for Admitting Expert Testimony
  • MDC Congratulates John Sly for Winning the 2020 Fred H. Sievert Award by DRI
  • Maryland Court of Special Appeals Affirms Trial Court’s Decision that the Improper and Untimely Designation of Experts Results in Summary Judgment
  • MDC’s 2020 Virtual Past President’s Reception
  • Important Reminders For Your Remote Deposition

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— August 2020

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Featured Articles

  • Reopening Business: Mitigating Potential Liabilities
  • An Injured Party’s Contractual Subrogation Waiver Shields a Third-Party from Joint Tortfeasor Contribution
  • Lunch & Learn — August 21, 2020 “Use of Graphics to Effectively
  • Litigate Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Cases”
  • Coronavirus and Contracts — Impossible, Impracticable, and Frustrating?
  • A Safe Return to In-Person Litigation: The Planet Depos Guide
  • Spotlight — Goodell DeVries’s Insurance Allocation Win Affirmed by Maryland Court of Appeals

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— May 2020

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Featured Articles

  • Telemedicine: Welcome to the Future
  • Can Workers Walk Off the Job Due to Fears of Exposure to the COVID-19 Virus?
  • Lunch & Learn — March 10, 2020
    “Effective Use of Technology at Trial (ft. UltraDep)”
  • Coronavirus, Paid Sick Leave, and the Americans with Disabilities Act — Where do Maryland Employers stand?
  • Cases Are Resolving Online. So Why Are Lawyers Reluctant To Try It?
  • Lunch & Learn — April 23, 2020
    “Advocacy in Mediation and Suggested Practices in Remote Mediation”
  • Remote Mediation Suggested Practices for Lawyers
  • Tips for Remote Depositions

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— March 2020

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Featured Articles

  • Accountants: Be Leery of Requests from Clients’ Financial Institutions
  • Biometric Data: Companies Should Act to Mitigate Risks in the Face of Growing Regulations and Increased Risk for Liability
  • Upcoming MDC Events
  • Tips For Representing Cos., Employees In Gov’t Investigations
  • “This is Mediation so it’s Confidential, Right?” Confidentiality Tips When Mediating Disputes In and Out of Maryland State Courts

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Spotlights
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— December 2019

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Featured Articles

  • Sexual Harassment in the #MeToo Era and Minimizing Risk
  • How A Digital Repository Helps You Organize Your Case
  • MDC’s 2019 Past Presidents Reception
  • What to Do When You Find Yourself in the Data Breach Club
  • MDC Happy Hour
  • Fall 2019 Deposition Bootcamp Recap
  • Liability For Mass Shootings: Coverage Issue

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Spotlights
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— June 2019

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Featured Articles

  • “It Was an Accident, I Swear!” Evolving Federal and State Standards for the Inadvertent Spoliation of Electronically Stored Information
  • Legislative Summary
  • Maryland Defense Counsel — 2019 Regular Session
  • Maryland General Assembly
  • Amendment to Rule 2-231
  • Governor’s Executive Order
  • Far from Home: Individuals and the Personal Jurisdiction Defense
  • Young Lawyers Event
  • MDC’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Crab Feast
  • Maryland’s Travel Insurance Laws Align Closely with NAIC Travel Insurance Model
  • Five Things to Know About the Wild West of Bankruptcy and Insurance
  • MDC at DRI
  • MDC Appellate Practice Committee

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Spotlights
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— March 2019

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Featured Articles

  • Managing Opioid Risk in Workers’ Compensation Claims
  • Legislative Meeting
  • StrategyHorse Leadership Program: First Module
  • Exclusivity of Compensation Under the Workers’ Compensation Act
  • A New Form of Opioid Liability: Will Big Pharma Be The Next Tobacco Industry
  • MDC Unsung Heroes
  • OSHA Clarifies Position on Post-Accident Drug Testing
  • Named Perils Coverage For Mass Shootings
  • Third-Party Litigation in Maryland Workers’ Compensation Claims
  • MDC Takes a Strong Stand Against Plaintiff Interference in the Selection of a Corporate Representative
  • The Compensability of Degenerative Joint Disease
  • MDC at DRI

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Editor’s Corner
  • MDC 2018–2019 Programs
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— October 2018

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Featured Articles

  • MDC and StrategyHorse present: “Rising Leader Academy”
  • Express and Implied Indemnity in Construction Litigation
  • MDC’s Fall 2018 Deposition Bootcamp
  • Best Practices for Healthcare Facilities in Preventing Workplace Violence and Liability
  • Maryland Election Results
  • MDC at DRI
  • A New Form of Opioid Liability:Will Big Pharma be the Next Tobacco Industry?
  • Legislative Stakeholder Meeting
  • MDC Unsung Heroes
  • Spotlights

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Judicial Selections Update
  • Editor’s Corner
  • MDC 2018–2019 Programs
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— October 2018

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Featured Articles

  • Telemedicine Liability: A Blended Standard of Care for the Modern World
  • MDC and StrategyHorse present: “Rising Leader Academy”
  • MDC’s 2018 Past Presidents Reception
  • Watch Out for Double Damages!
  • An Opportunity to Lower Costs of Arbitration
  • Message from Judicial Selections
  • “Analytical Gaps” Analysis Re-examined by Maryland Court of Appeals Stanley Sugarman, et. al. v. Chauncey Liles, Jr., July 31, 2018 (Court of Appeals of Maryland)
  • Ten Things Attorneys and Insurance Professionals Should Know About Using Drones in Insurance Claims
  • Spotlights

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Message from Judicial Selections
  • Editor’s Corner
  • MDC 2018–2019 Programs
  • Sponsors
Defense Line— June 2018

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Featured Articles

  • MDC’s 2018 Trial Academy
  • Intervening/Superseding Cause of Plaintiff’s Injury —
    A Viable Approach to Defending Medical Malpractice Cases at Trial?
  • Canary in the Coal Mine? Do Emerging Attorney General Data
    Breach Suits Against Equifax Threaten the Handsome Attorney’s Fees
    Anticipated by Plaintiffs’ Counsel
  • Corporate Depositions: The Wrong Time to Answer in the Form of a Question
  • A Window into the Benefits, Criticisms and Pitfalls
    of LEED Construction
  • Spotlights

Columns

  • Message from the President
  • Message from the Executive Board
  • Editor’s Corner
  • MDC 2017–2018 Programs
  • Sponsors
Defense Line—April 2018

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Featured Articles

  • MDC Legislative Summary ‘18
  • A Chat with the Chairman
  • Hearing Loss: A Hard and Unusual Hearing
  • Cannabis & Workers’ Compensation Law
  • Maryland’s Highest Court Restricts Plaintiff’s Choice of Venue:
    Univ. of Maryland Med. Sys. Corp. v. Kerrigan, 456 Md. 393, 174 A.3d 351 (2017)
  • Workers’ Comp Appeals — Choose Your Own Adventure!
  • Phlonda Peay v. Reginald Barnett, Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
  • May Allow Six Year Old Default Judgment to be Vacated
  • The Effect of Reger: When Does the LE §9-610 Offset Apply?
  • Duffy v. CBS Corporation: Maryland’s Highest Court Rules
    that the Statute of Repose does not retroactively apply to injuries arising before it was enacted and the cause of action for asbestos is the date of exposure, not discovery.
  • Subsequent Accidents In Light of Labonte
  • MDC’s Inaugural Awards Ceremony and Spring Dinner
  • Businesses Take Note: Updates to Maryland’s Data Breach Notification Law Took Effect
  • Average Weekly Wage Calculation Following the Wagstaff Decision
  • The Intersection Between the Workers’ Compensation Law & Child Support: RK Grounds Care, et al. v. Wilson
  • Spotlights
  • MDC 2017–2018 Programs

Columns

  • Message from the Executive Board
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Sponsors
Defense Line—March 2018

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Featured Articles

  • Maryland Healthy Working Families Act: Employer Best Practices to Avoid Traps for the Unwary
  • Debt Collection and Limitations on Collateral Attacks of Void Judgments
  • 10 LinkedIn Tips for Lawyers: Legal Marketing Online
  • Reasons Your Firm Needs a Social Media Policy
  • MDC’s First Deposition Bootcamp
  • Martaz Johnson v. State of Maryland: Maryland’s Highest Court Rules that No Expert Testimony Required to Explain GPS Technology

Columns

  • Message from the Executive Board
  • Editor’s Corner
  • New Members
  • Sponsors

 

Defense Line—Fall 2018

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Featured Articles

  • Yoga with a Hairdryer and Other Confessions of a Chronic Trial Attorney
  • Rochkind v. Stevenson — The End of Frye-Reed in Maryland?
  • Lunch & Learn with the Maryland Defense Counsel — What You Missed: Fall Edition
  • Noteworthy Bills to Be Heard By Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee

Columns

  • Message from the Executive Board
  • Editor’s Corner
  • New Members
  • Spotlights
  • Sponsors

 

Defense Line—Spring 2017

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Defense Line—Spring 2016

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Defense Line—Spring 2015

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Defense Line—Spring 2014

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Defense Line—Fall 2013

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Defense Line—Fall 2012

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Defense Line—Fall 2011

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Defense Line—Winter 2011

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Defense Line—Winter 2010

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  • Implications Of Praxair v. ATMI
  • President's Message
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Hospitals are Not the Insurer of Last Resort
  • The Infamous Mold “Expert,” Dr. Shoemaker, Finally Excluded in Maryland
  • Spotlights
  • Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County News
  • Standard for Determining an Appealable Workers’ Compensation Order
  • A Different Way of Doing Business
  • 2010 MDC Sponsors

Defense Line—Winter 2009

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  • Challenging Plaintiff’s Causation Theory
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Micro-Evaluations Anyone?
  • Spotlights
  • F&P Attorney Awarded State Trucking Honor
  • 2009 MDC Sponsors

Defense Line—Summer 2008

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  • UIM Insurers Lose Right to Contest Liability by Consenting to Underinsured Tortfeasor’s Carrier’s Settlement
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Litigating Liability Insurance Coverage
  • Attorneys Fees Incurred in Defending Insurance Policy Non-covered Claims: Who Pays?
  • Requiem for the Limitations Defense: Dove v. Montgomery County Board of Education, 943 A.2d 662 (2008)
  • Spotlights
  • 2008 MDC Sponsors

Defense Line—Fall 2007

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  • The New First Party Failure to Act in Good Faith Laws
  • President’s Message
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Court of Appeals Issues Decision Addressing Requirements for Legally Sufficient Plaintiff’s Certificate of Qualified Expert in Medical Malpractice Cases
  • Stacking of Liability Policies Permitted in Maryland
  • New Members
  • Neuroscience & Bio-Behavioral Technologies/2007 ASTAR National Judges’ Science School
  • Spotlights
  • The Daily Record's Leadership in Law 2007 Winners
  • 2007 MDC Sponsors

Defense Line—Spring 2007

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  • Undocumented Aliens: The Maryland Court of Appeals, The Commission and The Lagos Decision
  • President’s Message
  • Editor’s Corner
  • A Five-Year Restropective of Workers’ Compensation Practice in Maryland
  • New Members
  • MDC First Specialty Bar Association to Host ASTAR Symposium
  • Implied Indemnity Between Co-Defendants
  • Mutual v. Ackerman: Dwelling Policy Exclusion for Vandalism Does Not Include Arson
  • Rausch v. Allstate: Doctrine of Implied Co-Insureds Rejected
  • Maryland Appellate Courts Resist Temptation to Distinguish Commercial Policies
  • Recent Developments in “Claims-Made” Law
  • A Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice, Filed on Behalf of a Minor, May Be Analyzed the Same as Any Other Voluntary Dismissal Motion
  • 2007 MDC Sponsors
  • Spotlights

Defense Line—Fall 2006

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  • Supervening Cause is Alive and Well
  • President’s Message
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Maryland Businesses Beware: New Department of Homeland Security Initiatives Make Employment of Illegal Aliens a “Bet the Company” Proposition
  • The Impact of USAA v. Riley on Lead Paint Litigation in Maryland
    What have Maryland’s ASTAR judges been thinking about?
  • New Members
  • Spotlights

Defense Line—Spring 2006

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  • If We’d Been Good at Science, Wouldn’t We Have M.D. Behind Our Names? MDC Participates in ASTAR
  • President’s Message
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Appendix: Case Study Problems
    What have Maryland’s ASTAR judges been thinking about?
  • New Members
  • Maryland General Assembly Update
  • Spotlights

Defense Line—Fall 2005

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  • Insurer-Insured Communications and the Scope of Maryland's Attorney-Client Privilege
  • President’s Message
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Young Lawyers: Assumption of the Risk: Winning a Summary Judgment Motion
  • Telemedicine: Friend or Foe of the Medical Profession?
  • Subpoenaing Medical Records: The Rules Are About to Change
    (2005 Md. Laws Ch. 503)
  • Spotlights: Workers Compensation Immunity Extended to Supervisory Employee of Special Employer
  • New Members
  • Spotlights
  • DRI Annual Meeting Insert

Defense Line—Winter 2005

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  • High Crimes or Misdemeanors: Avoiding Legal Brawls From Bar Room Brawls
  • President’s Message
  • Maryland Defense Counsel Civil Defense Project
  • Editor’s Corner
  • HIPAA: The Basics
  • New Members
  • Court of Appeals Clarifies Board of Education’s Duty to Defend Teachers
  • Maryland Court of Appeals’ Reverses $2.5 Million Award Based on Improper References to Race During Trial
  • Recent Decisions
  • Spotlights

Defense Line—Summer 2004

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  • Bozman v. Bozman:
    Abrogation of Interspousal Immunity and the Law of Res Judicata
  • President’s Message
  • United States Supreme Court Rules That State Tort Claims Arising From Denials of Health Insurance Benefits Are Preempted By ERISA
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Revised Uniform Arbitration Act Brings Changes
  • New Members
  • Recent Decisions
  • Spotlights

Defense Line—Winter 2004

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  • Mediation/Settlement Conferences: Reducing the Pain and Suffering in Tort Litigation
  • A is for Arbitration—a Primer
  • President's Message
  • HIPAA: The Basics
  • Editor’s Corner
  • General Right to Legal Counsel Is Not A Clear Mandate of Public Policy Sufficient to Abrogate Maryland’s Employment At-Will Doctrine
  • Don’t Forget Causation—It Can Save You
  • Executive Director’s Report
  • “Not Guilty” Verdict for Employees Precludes Employer Liability Under Doctrine of Respondeat Superior
  • Employer’s Reservation of Right to Unilaterally Modify Arbitration Agreement
    Renders Agreement Unenforceable
  • New Members
  • Spotlights

Spring 2003

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  • Ex Parte Communications with Former Employees Under the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Substituted Service not a Prerequisite to Court-Ordered "Nail and Mail" Under Rule 3-121(c)
  • Court of Appeals Clarifies What Type of Employees May File Claims Under State Wage Payment and Collection Law
  • Real Estate Brokers Not Liable Under Lead Paint and Consumer Protection Acts
  • Improper Storage of Handgun Defeats Products Liability Claim Against Manufacturer for Self-inflicted Shooting Death of Boy
  • Credit Limited to Benefits Paid or Payable by the Employer or Insurer
  • Corporate Officers and Directors not Vicariously Liable Under Lead Paint Act
  • Claimants Entitled to Reimbursement for Transportation To and From Health Care Provider
  • Prior License and Regional Advertisement Held Insufficient for Personal Jurisdiction
  • Discovery Abuse Can Lead to Dismissal of Claims Against a Discovering But Non-Moving Party
  • New Members

 

Spring 2001

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  • Defending Toxic Tort Cases in Maryland—A Primer
  • Court of Special Appeals Rejects "Wrongful Life" Claim
  • Franchisee's Alleged Defamatory Statements Protected by Qualified Privilege
  • Independent Insurance Agent/Broker Owes Fiduciary Duty to Insurance Company
  • Court Can Resolve Dispute over Property Interests of Religious Organization
  • Statute Requiring Parent to Support Destitute Adult Child Created No Cause of Action Against Tortfeasor
  • Parent-Child Immunity Held Inapplicable Where Claim is Insured and Defendant is Deceased
  • Accountant Liable to Third Party for Negligence Where Privity Equivalent Exists
  • Damages Limited Where Medical Records Introduced Under § 10–14
  • Expert Offered to Testify Regarding Defective Air Bag Must Have Specialized Knowledge

 

Fall 2000

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  • Why Mediate?
  • Workers Must Show Harm Related to Occupation
  • Clergy-Patient Relationship Not "Officially Sanctioned" for Purpose of Emotional Distress Claim
  • Rule Enumerating Affirmative Defenses is Exclusive 
  • Failure to Specify Ground for Objection Results in Waiver
  • Motion in Limine Insufficient to Preserve Objection
  • Court Considers Meaning of "Wholly Dependent" in Connection with Continuing Receipt of Death Benefits
  • Corporate Officer Held Personally Liable for Corporation's Unpaid Sales Taxes
  • No Jury Right for Proceeding in Equity

 

Winter 1999

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  • 2000 Litigation
  • Pre-Impact Fright Damages Held Recoverable
  • No Loss of Enjoyment of Life with Pre-Impact Fright
  • Affirmative Defenses Must be Pled to be Raised at Trial
  • Plain Error Doctrine Rejected in Civil Cases
  • Indemnification Barred by Any Active Negligence
  • Negligent Entrustment—Father Not Liable for Actions of Adult Daughter
  • SS5-107 Statute of Limitations Held Inapplicable in Administrative Proceedings
  • Ex Parte Contacts with Opposing Party's Former Employees
  • Worker's Comp. Awards Must be Based on Wage at Time of Injury
  • Enforcement of Settlement Agreements Require Full Evidentiary Hearing

 

Summer 1999

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  • Plaintiff's Fault in Product Cases: Why are They Getting Away With It?
  • U.S. District Court Adopts Risk/Utility Test in Maryland Design Defect Cases
  • FRE 612: Discovery of Documents Used to Prepare Deponents
  • Showing of "Actual Malice" Required to Overcome Claim of Governmental Immunity
  • A Dismissed Alternate Juror Can be Substituted for a Regular Juror Before the Jury Begins Deliberating
  • "Reasonable Consumer" Standard Adopted for Deceptive Trade Practices
  • Tort Claims Act Limits Damages But Not Post-Judgement Interest
  • Workers' Comp—Offsets
  • Gun Retailer Lacks Civil Obligation to Person Killed by Stolen Handgun
  • Legislative Roundup—Summer 1999

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