Allegations of alleged police brutality often make it into the news, and very often lead to civil lawsuits for damages against the officers and the governmental entity employing them. Verdicts against the police often make headlines, but do not always stand up on appeal, a fact which gets much less press. Maryland’s intermediate appellate Court just decided such a case …
Claims Against Pharmacies in Maryland
Probably few of us actually ever read the product insert that is in the box when we buy a prescription from the local pharmacy. We also likely would not think we have a claim against a pharmacy if we have a bad reaction to medication, or it doesn’t help us as we expect, unless the pharmacy gives us the wrong …
Pit Bull Owners Beware
It has long been the law in Maryland that the owner of a domestic animal with knowledge that the animal has a propensity to cause a particular harm (commonly called in legal terms a “vicious propensity”) is strictly liable if that animal causes that harm to another. A pet owner can also be responsible, even if the animal has shown …
Premises Liability Depends on Why You are There
Most of us think that when we enter the property of a business establishment we have a right to rely upon the owner to have taken reasonably good care of the property, and if we are injured by some defect may think we have a good claim against the owner. Maryland law has long held that the answer to whether …