Same Sex Marriage Recognized By Maryland High Court
This blog post is an exception to the usual “personal injury related only” rule on this blog. The Maryland Court of Appeals (Maryland’s “supreme court”) ruled unanimously today that Maryland must recognize as married same-sex couples who legally wed i…
Neonatal Hepatitis
By Anne Ahira – Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can be caused by numerous viruses, diseases or environmental conditions that cause the liver to become inflamed. When hepatitis occurs in infancy, this is called “neonatal hepatitis”. Twenty percent of neonatal hepatitis is caused by a virus that was passed from mother to [...]
Appellate Opinions Over Last Few Weeks
Plaintiff’s lawyer names expert two days late. Defendant names experts two months late. Defendant moves to strike plaintiff’s expert. The Mississippi trial judge applies some common sense.
Every time I hear talk of the “saving statute” it always e…
Possible Case: Sears Peeping Tom
alleged video recording and uploading of people in change rooms and bathrooms.
Post Settlement Funding
By Peter Emerson – Post settlement funding is a method to access one’s verdict cash before the distribution of the compensation cash. Post settlement funding companies provide money to a plaintiff, which will be somewhat lesser than the verdict amount. Post settlement funding provides non-recourse funding for attorneys and/or their clients based on the settled [...]
New Workers’ Compensation/Forseeability Opinion
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals issued its opinion on Friday in WMATA v. Williams, a workers’ compensation claim that addresses how far the chain for causation can go before the court decides that a later “related” injury is just too attenuated. …
Possible Case: Actos
alleging bladder, heart or kidney damage may have been caused by use of Actos…
Law Suit Filed: Fosamax
allegedly causing femur fractures, Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and other bone fracture in cancer patients.
Possible Case: Celexa
allegedly linked to birth defects including heart, lung and other side effects.
Four Personal Injury Appellate Opinions Worth Reading
There were no personal injury related appellate opinions this week in state or federal court in Maryland this week but there are a few cases elsewhere worth a read:
In Morse v. Davis, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a $1.25 million verdict (act…
