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BEVERLY JANE GAZMEN v. STEVEN M. SHIMOURA, M.D., P.A., et al.

BEVERLY JANE GAZMEN v. STEVEN M. SHIMOURA, M.D., P.A., et al.

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Civil litigation — Jury instruction — Constructive fraud

On November 25, 2019, a jury in the Circuit Court for found Beverly Jane Gazmen liable to her former employer, Steven M. Shimoura, M.D., P.A. (the “PA”) for constructive fraud, and awarded the PA $936,423.34 in compensatory damages. On Ms. Gazmen’s counterclaim, the jury found that she was entitled to $1,923.08 in unpaid wages, but dismissed the other counts on a motion for judgment under Maryland Rule 2- 519. In this appeal, Ms. Gazmen contends that no final judgment has been entered; and that the court erred …

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