Warr v. JMGM Group, LLC

Warr v. JMGM Group, LLC, 433 Md. 170, 70 A.3d 347 (2013) The Maryland Court of Appeals has again decided that Maryland does not recognize dram shop liability.  However, in this case, the basis for the Court’s decision was not a lack of proximate cause, but it was the absence of duty on the part of the tavern to prevent harm …

Court of Special Appeals upholds defense verdict for McCarthy Wilson and Church of Christ, holding that Hurricane Ivan was an “unpredictable force of nature” in Jackson v. Church of Christ.

McCarthy Wilson was privileged to represent the Church of Christ in an action that began in the Circuit Court for Cecil County and, ultimately, appealed to the Court of Special Appeals. The facts and results of the matter are stated below. Betty Kline, Harry Kline, her husband, and Grace Jackson, her mother, rented a parsonage from the Church of Christ …

Ryan, Thomas P., Rubino, David R. and Evans, Richard W., Update on Contractual Indemnity, Recent Commercial Case Law and First Party Lack of Good Faith Claims in Maryland, Allstate Insurance Company, Irving, Texas (January 19, 2010)

Ryan, Thomas P., Rubino, David R. and Evans, Richard W., Update on Contractual Indemnity, Recent Commercial Case Law and First Party Lack of Good Faith Claims in Maryland, Allstate Insurance Company, Irving, Texas (January 19, 2010). In this seminar, Tom, Dave and Rick continued the firm’s educational series on the recent and significant changes to Maryland commercial insurance law dealing …

David L. Rubino acknowledged by 2010 Super Lawyers

McCarthy Wilson congratulates Dave Rubino, who was recently named in 2010 Super Lawyers. Dave Rubino was acknowledged for his outstanding achievement in the area of Construction litigation. The firm congratulates Dave on this significant accomplishment. McCarthy Wilson will continue to bring those same high standards and qualities of excellence to the service of all our clients now and in the …