The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland recently ruled on an appeal in a personal injury case in Smith v. Chimes, Inc. (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Jan. 5, 2016). The plaintiff in Smith was an intellectually disabled woman who participated in an employment program sponsored by one of the defendants.…
In a recent opinion, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals held that a trial court erred in setting aside a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs and entering judgment for the defendants in a medical malpractice action. In Gibau v. Falik, (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Dec. 22, 2015), the…
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently reviewed a jury decision finding that a defendant was not negligent in causing a car accident with the plaintiff. In Clark v. Dulaney, the parties were driving towards each other in opposite directions on the same two-lane road. An SUV in front of the…
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently reviewed a verdict in which the jury found in favor of the plaintiff in a personal injury claim. In Univ. Specialty Hosp, Inc. v. Rheubottom (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Feb. 10, 2016), the plaintiff brought a negligence action against a hospital, seeking damages for…
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland recently ruled on an appeal in a personal injury claim against two Baltimore City police officers. In Freedman v. Wright (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Jan. 27, 2016), the plaintiff awoke to a fire in her apartment building. She cried for help from her…
In a recent car accident case, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals was presented with the question of whether the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the defendant’s medical expert to testify about a photograph of the damage to the vehicle in which the plaintiff was riding. In Fusha v. Leonard (Md.…
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals reviewed two cases against the same insurance company, consolidated on appeal, regarding underinsured motorist coverage for damages suffered as the result of a car accident in which the insureds were operating a moped and a motor scooter. In Schiffler v. Erie, the plaintiff was riding…
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals reviewed a wrongful death case involving a truck accident and addressed the issue of whether the defendant had insurance coverage. In Glass v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Aug. 5, 2015), the defendant’s employee was driving the company delivery…
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland recently ruled on an appeal in a personal injury case that arose out of a car accident. In Chaffman v. Estrada-Bernales (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Nov. 17, 2015), the plaintiff and his wife were stopped at a red light when the defendant’s vehicle…
The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland reviewed a medical malpractice case, Upper Chesapeake Health Center, Inc. v. Gargiulo, et al., in which the survivors and estate of the victim were awarded a total of $908,238.05 in damages by the jury. On appeal, the defendants argued a number of issues,…