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CHARLES DUGGINS, JR. v. SHARICE NICOLE HAAPALA, et al.
Torts — Negligence — Spoliation of evidence Appellant Charles Duggins, Jr., appeals the grant of a motion for summary judgment by the Circuit Court for Caroline County in favor of appellees Mohammad Khawar Ullah and Muhamman Amjed Ulla-Alvi in his negligence action against them. Read the opinion
KSENIJA GRGAC v. PAUL DAVID DASH, ET AL
Torts — Medical malpractice — Extension to find counsel Appellant, Ksenija Grgac, appeals the granting of summary judgment on her medical malpractice claim in favor of appellees, Paul Dash, M.D., and his employer, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Read the opinion
EVERETT RITCHIE v. THOMAS R. DAMIANO, M.D., ET AL.
Torts — Medical malpractice — Statute of limitations Everett Ritchie, appellant, filed a medical malpractice claim in the Circuit Court for Cecil County against appellees, Thomas Damiano, M.D. and Union Hospital of Cecil County, Inc. Dr. Damiano and Union Hospital each moved to dismiss the complaint, claiming that the statute of limitations had run and […]
DONTE SHAW v. BRIAN MEEKINS
Torts — Notice requirement — Legal correctness Donte Shaw, appellant, sued Brian Meekins, appellee, in the Circuit Court for Howard County alleging assault. Meekins is an officer with the Howard County Police Department. Read the opinion
TORINA A. COLLIS v. MID ATLANTIC SKIN SURGERY INSTITUTE, et al.
Torts — Informed consent — Failure to state a claim Torina A. Collis, appellant, sued George K. Verghese and Mid Atlantic Skin Surgery Institute, appellees, in the Circuit Court for Charles County alleging “Lack of Informed Consent.” Her claim stems from a procedure Verghese performed where he injected Kenalog into a small bump on Collis’s […]
CITY OF ANNAPOLIS v. MATTHEW W. HAGER
Torts — Contributory negligence — Trivial condition A jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County found the City of Annapolis (the “City”) liable for negligence for the injuries sustained by Matthew Hager (“Mr. Hager”) while riding his bicycle on a newly designated bike lane on Chinquapin Round Road. On appeal, the City […]
ELTON M. BLAND v. EMCOR FACILITIES SERVICES INC., ET AL.
Torts — Voluntary assumption of risk — Discovery sanction Elton Bland, appellant, sued appellees, EMCOR Facilities Services, Inc. (“EFS”), and LMC Properties Inc. (“LMC”), for negligence after sustaining injuries from a slip and fall on ice at his workplace. Read the opinion
DORIS SCOTT v. UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LLC.
Torts — Number of tortfeasors — Date of judgment Before us are cross-appeals from an action for damages suffered by appellant/cross-appellee Doris Scott (hereafter “appellant”) when, on September 7, 2019, she tripped and fell over a protrusion of a “track and grate” while entering the Columbia Mall in Howard County. Read the opinion
JONATHAN SOLOMON, et al. v. THOMAS J. COTHREN
Torts — Defamation — Declaratory judgment This appeal involves a request for declaratory judgment. A former plaintiff in the case below—Jenny Solomon—received addiction treatment from a recovery facility in Montgomery County where she met the Appellee — Thomas J. Cothren. Upon discovering an inappropriate relationship between Mrs. Solomon and Cothren, Mrs. Solomon’s brother-in-[...]
TERENCE WILLIAMS v. DIMENSIONS HEALTH CORPORATION
Torts — Medical negligence — Apparent agency Appellant/cross-appellee Terence Williams brought suit against Dr. Montague Blundon and appellee/cross-appellant Dimensions Health Corporation, Inc., d/b/a Prince George’s Hospital Center (“Hospital”) in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, alleging that Dr. Blundon was negligent in treating Mr. Williams’ right leg, whic[...]
YOSEPH SEYOUM v. CARLOS SALVADO, ET AL.
Torts — Legal malpractice — Protective order Yoseph Seyoum filed a legal malpractice suit against his former attorney, Carlos Salvado, and Mr. Salvado’s law firm alleging that they had mishandled Mr. Seyoum’s protective order case. The malpractice case proceeded to trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County and a jury returned a verdict in […]
EARL D. POE v. STATE OF MARYLAND ET AL
Torts — Timely filing — Good cause The Maryland Tort Claims Act1 provides that, as a condition precedent to pursuing a tort claim against the State, the would-be plaintiff must either file a written notice of claim with the State Treasurer within one year of the date of the events giving rise to the claim, […]
