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Maryland court upholds $7.2 million award to couple over husband's mesothelioma diagnosis
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland appellate court has upheld a $7.2 million award to a couple in an asbestos injury case. -
Maryland court denies request to remand permit issued to Upper Potomac River Commission
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A state-owned wastewater treatment facility in Westernport, Md., now has continued authorization to dump effluent into the North Branch Potomac River, despite concerns from a group that the practice is significantly affecting the river's water quality. -
Man's lower IQ caused by lead paint exposure as kid, Maryland high court rules
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – Judges in the Maryland Court of Appeals on July 31 affirmed a lower court’s decision, with one dissent, in a lawsuit concerning damages for loss of income allegedly caused by exposure to paint that contained lead. -
Maryland court rules state's whistleblower law does not protect teachers in AP course case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Appeals released an opinion July 12 in the case of a Montgomery County teacher who claims he was retaliated against after notifying the media that Advanced Placement (AP) students were allegedly being given credit for taking non-AP courses. -
Md. hospital free from $2.3M verdict over patient's suicide
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – In an opinion published July 12, the Maryland Court of Appeals reversed a judgment against a hospital in a woman’s suit alleging her son committed suicide because the hospital and doctors released him early. -
Maryland court rules state law reigns over federal in suit over woman’s Medicare payments
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on July 5 turned back the appeal of a representative of a deceased woman who claimed the state’s Maryland Act should be pre-empted by a federally run Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act. -
Md. high court affirms statute of repose in wrongful death lawsuit over fall at Chuck E. Cheese
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A judge in the Maryland Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the Court of Special Appeals that the statute of repose extends to the property owner of the shopping center and the other defendants listed in a wrongful death lawsuit. -
Maryland's highest court upholds cap on damages to family of murdered inmate
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland court has upheld rulings that the damages awarded to the family of a man who was killed on a prison transport bus should be capped. -
Md. lawsuit moved to Talbot County; Plaintiffs preferred Baltimore, though they would have driven past Talbot courthouse on way
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Court of Appeals of Maryland on Sept. 6 upheld a ruling by the Circuit Court of Baltimore City that a hearing over the medical treatment given to a 15-year-old boy be transferred from Baltimore City to Talbot County. -
Public school educators not state employees, finds Maryland Court of Special Appeals
A Maryland appellate court has determined that employees of county boards of education are not considered employees of the state in the eyes of the law. -
Md. court to decide if company can shorten statute of limitations with provision in consumer contracts
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Appeals has told a trial court to determine whether a provision in a contract that shortened the statute of limitations during which a lawsuit could be brought is enforceable. -
Maryland court awards attorneys fees in White Flint Express Realty Group contract dispute
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Appeals has affirmed attorney fees be awarded in a first-party indemnification lawsuit. -
Expert couldn't show lead paint causes ADHD; Verdict of $1.3M overturned
BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Appeals concluded that a expert cited in a lead exposure case did not provide support for her conclusion that exposure could cause a clinical diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. -
Maryland court rules Wal-Mart's injunction against flash mobbing labor union stays
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Court of Appeals judges unanimously affirmed circuit court rulings on June 22 in favor of Wal-Mart against the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, who Walmart stated held numerous unauthorized flash mobs. -
Md. court to decide if Humane Society must return seized animals to farmer
ANNAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Appeals has affirmed the power of a county humane society that seized animals from a farmer who was later cleared of most of the animal cruelty accusations brought against him. -
Md. lead paint lawsuit can proceed after reversal; Dissent says bar for proving causation might be lowered by decision
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court's summary judgment in a lawsuit over injuries allegedly caused by exposure to lead paint. -
Police brutality victim will not receive award money from Baltimore, appeals court rules
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled against allowing a police brutality victim to collect damages from the city of Baltimore. -
Maryland court rules statute of repose bars man's estate from suing CBS in asbestos case
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has upheld a judgment in favor of CBS Corp., contending that a statute of repose barred a man from suing the company in an asbestos case. -
Allegedly faulty guardrail costs remaining defendant $1.3 million
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision that Marrick Homes was liable in a personal injury lawsuit. -
Maryland Court of Appeals rules circuit court erred in dismissal of wrongful death suit
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit by a Maryland circuit court recently was reversed by the state's court of appeals.