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MANAL KIRIAKOS v. BRANDON PHILLIPS
Appellant was badly injured after being struck by a car driven by an intoxicated eighteen-year-old. Appellee allegedly provided alcohol to the underaged driver. The circuit court granted summary judgment for appellee on the grounds that Maryland does not hold social hosts liable for the injuries caused by their intoxicated guests
Shundra Banks, et al. v. Terex Corporation, et al.
Michael Banks worked at the Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland; he operated a forklift that moved pallets of beer kegs in the brewery’s cooler. On March 23, 2009, a co-worker found him in the cooler lying unconscious next to the forklift, and he died a day later.
ALBERT J. DiCOCCO, ET AL. v. MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. A/K/A MATT PROGRAM
Did the circuit court err by ruling that, as a matter of law, the operator of an outpatient methadone clinic owed no duty of care to third parties?
Suit moves forward in police death of Maryland man
A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit to move forward against three Frederick County sheriff's deputies in the death of a young man with Down syndrome.
Federal judge goes to the videotape, dismisses lawsuit
Sounding like an NFL referee, a judge dismissed a woman’s claim that a bus driver’s negligence caused her to trip and fall after viewing a video showing she fell on her own.
Va. lawyer hit with $1.2M negligence award
A Newport News, Virginia jury has returned a $1.2 million verdict against a Hampton lawyer accused of costing his divorce client that amount in lost alimony by failing to appear in the case.
Woman fined $500 in crash that killed motorcyclist
Prosecutors say a woman charged with texting while driving has been fined $500 for an accident that killed a motorcyclist.
Jury awards $2.5M in wrongful death case
A Wicomico County jury has found a general surgeon liable for failing to diagnose the cancer that ultimately killed a 25-year-old Salisbury woman and has awarded $2.5 million in damages to her parents and her estate.
BJ’s can enforce play-area waiver, Md. top court holds
Retailers can enforce the waiver agreements they make parents sign before allowing their children to enter a play area, the state’s highest court has held.
Baltimore seeks OK to settle two slip-and-fall suits
The city’s Board of Estimates is set to approve settlements Wednesday in two slip-and-fall cases totaling $125,000.
DSS, father sued over death of baby
The family of a six-month-old who was strangled by her father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against him, the state and the Baltimore County Department of Social Services, a state agency.
Epileptic inmate settles suit
An epileptic inmate who was injured after he fell from the top of his bunk during a seizure has settled his federal lawsuit against officials at a state prison.
