The cap on pain and suffering damages in Maryland for claims arising after today has increased to $680,000. This is also the maximum cap on any non-medical malpractice wrongful death case if there is only one claimant. The wrongful death cap with two or more beneficiaries in a non-medical malpractice…
Baltimore City Chief Judge Joseph H.H. Kaplan officially retires tomorrow after a long distinguished career on the bench. Judge Clifton J. Gordy, who will also retire himself in November, will replace him as Chief Judge. I have been in front of Judge Gordy and Judge Kaplan in the last year…
On July 31st, the Maryland Personal Injury Lawyer Blog wrote a blog post about the concerns sitting Baltimore City Circuit Court judges John C. Themelis, Gale E. Rasin, and Barry G. Williams had about their “alphabetically challenged” last names in this year’s election. It appears as these sitting Baltimore judges…
Last month, the Maryland Court of Appeals decided Food Lion v. McNeill. The issue in McNeill is whether the testimony of an expert may be excluded at trial based on a disclosure made during discovery in response to interrogatories, that has neither been claimed nor determined to be a discovery…
Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge William D. Missouri has been elected chair of the National Conference of State Trial Judges, which is the most prestigious organization of general jurisdiction state trial judges in the country. Judge Missouri, a former Prince George’s County prosecutor, has been on the bench in…
Last month, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals issued its opinion in Maryland Casualty Co. v. Hanson. The issue in the case involved whether multiple exposures to lead-based paint over multiple years constituted multiple occurrences such that the insurance policies would stack or whether the policy’s “limitation of liability” provision…
Two challengers are running against three incumbent judges in Baltimore City: lawyer Nicholas J. Del Pizzo, III and Maryland District Court Judge Emanuel Brown. These candidates present a formidable challenge to the sitting judges Gale E. Rasin, John C. Themelis, and Barry G. Williams. In particular, danger is Judge Williams.…
Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. appointed to the bench three Baltimore City Circuit Court judges yesterday: *Yvette M. Bryant, an insurance defense lawyer at the firm of Bryant, Karpinski, Colaresi & Karp. Judge Bryant attended Towson State and the University of Maryland School of Law. She was admitted to…
Earlier this month, Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. elevated the Honorable Albert Willis Northrop to the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. Judge Wills had been a District Court judge in P.G. County since Governor Parris N. Glendening appointed him on January 3, 2003. Prior to that, he was an…
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals this morning issued its opinion in Maslow v. Vanguri. In this case, the court found that Plaintiff’s pursuit of an appeal after an adverse judgment given up the doctor’s insurance company’s obligation to pay her $250,000 that it owed to her as the result…