Drug manufacturers frequently face lawsuits seeking damages for injuries allegedly caused by insufficient warnings on the labels of the medicines. Just how far the duties of a drug manufacturer go was recently addressed by Maryland’s highest court in the case of Gourdine v. Crews. The Court of Appeals’ opinion indicates that Ms. Crews was a Type 1 diabetic. She took …

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, holding that the “confrontation clause” of the U.S. Constitution requires that the accused have the right to confront the technician who certified that a seized substance was cocaine, is being widely predicted as potentially wrecking havoc with criminal prosecutions across the country. Whether this precedent will apply to cases such as …

Many of us have had the experience of riding on an elevator that jolts, or maybe even does not appear entirely level when the doors open. Unfortunately this can lead to injuries, and inevitably claims and lawsuits. Maryland’s highest court this week reviewed again the law on the duties of an elevator owner/operator in the case of The Johns Hopkins …

Consumers have a variety of laws to protect them against fraud or other unfair business practices, and in Maryland one of the most important is the Consumer Protection Act. It is enforced by the Division of Consumer Protection of the State Attorney General’s Office. How their enforcement efforts work is illustrated in the recent case from Maryland’s highest court, Consumer …