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By Amy Leone, Partner, McCarthy Wilson LLP The evolving coronavirus crisis is rapidly changing our daily lives and routines in every aspect. Schools, gyms, restaurants, bars and theaters are temporarily closed. The stock market is in a deep dive. Whatever your profession is, your ability to perform your job, run your company, and plan for the future all look …
The Maryland Court of Appeals recently declined to impose dram shop liability for Maryland restaurants and tavern owners in the case of Warr v. JMGM Group, LLC. The case was handled and argued by McCarthy Wilson partner Bob Hetherington, who successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of the defendant restaurant after it was sued under a theory of dram shop liability …
In Coleman v. Soccer Association of Columbia, the Maryland Court of Appeals was recently presented with the issue of whether it should abrogate the doctrine of contributory negligence and adopt comparative negligence, which is followed by the majority of other states. In declining to adopt comparative negligence, the Court noted that since it was last presented with and considered the issue …
Rule 2-305 of the Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure was recently amended to prohibit a party from praying for a specific amount of money damages in excess of $75,000.00. For claims less than $75,000.00, a party is required to plead a specific dollar amount. The $75,000.00 figure was used in the rule since it is the minimum amount required to …