Castle Doctrine in Maryland
Governor O’Malley signed into Maryland law a version of the “Castle Doctrine” that provides civil immunity when defending your house or workplace. This bill has no practical impact in the real world....
View ArticleMaximizing Auto Negligence Damages at Mediation, Arbitration and District...
MAJ is putting on an auto negligence seminar called “Maximizing Auto Negligence Damages at Mediation, Arbitration and District Court Trials” on April 29th in Columbia. Moderators: Continue reading The...
View ArticleMaryland Statute of Limitations and Legal Malpractice
The general statute of limitations in Maryland is three years, as set forth in Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-101. This is the “default” statute of limitations that applies unless another...
View ArticleLoss of Service Damages in Maryland
This page is about what loss of service settlements are worth. Loss of service damages, also known as loss of consortium damages, refer to compensation awarded in personal injury cases to the spouse or...
View ArticleMitchell v. Rite Aid and Suing a “Kind Of” Employer
In 2018, we read about an awful case where a woman went to a Rite-Aid warehouse in Hartford County and killed three people and injuring others before taking her own life. She had been diagnosed with a...
View ArticleIntentional Inflection of Emotional Distress Claims in Maryland
If someone has wrongfully and intentionally caused you great emotional harm in Maryland, you may have a claim for the intentional inflection of emotional distress. Maryland law, however, does not make...
View ArticleOklahoma Jury Verdicts
A Jury Verdict Research study looked at jury verdicts. This data is old but still telling. Oklahoma would at first glance appear to be an awful place for lawyers to try personal injury cases. The...
View ArticleMaryland Federal Slip and Fall Opinion in Bardroff v. Sanexen Water
You don’t see many Maryland slip-and-fall cases in U.S. District Court. But Bardroff v. Sanexen Water is the rare slip and fall that found its way to federal court. Last week, Federal Magistrate Judge...
View ArticleNew Bike Accident Opinion: Hager v. City of Annapolis
In a new Appellate Court of Maryland decision, the court addressed municipal liability for injuries sustained due to potentially negligent maintenance of public infrastructure. The court examined the...
View ArticleArrow Parking v. Cade
In a recent unreported decision by the Appellate Court of Maryland, Arrow Parking Corp., et al. v. Cade, a civil action stemming from a premises liability claim sheds light on pivotal legal doctrines,...
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