Linda Carter (not the famous actress) sued the State of Maryland after allegedly being electrocuted in the Baltimore City courthouse. Ms. Carter had a Medtronic neurostimulator implanted in the middle of her back to alleviate her back pain injuries. She claimed that courthouse metal detectors caused her to be electrocuted when she passed through them or they passed over her. She sued the State under […]
The recent case of State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Old Republic Ins. Co. decided by Judge Richard Bennett of the Maryland Federal District Court involves a fascinating analysis of a Maryland commercial general liability insurance policy. At issue was an insurer’s duty to pay attorney’s fees to defend against a lawsuit when an HVAC system went bad. In this case, otherwise non-defective components in […]
An oldie but a goodie — this New York Times article talks about the difficulty in getting rid of student loans in bankruptcy: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/business/shedding-student-loans-in-bankruptcy-is-an-uphill-battle.html?pagewanted=all
Magistrate Judge Stephanie Gallagher of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland recently held that a woman who fell in a display boat at a boat show has established a sufficient claim to proceed to trial. In the case of Schneider v. Ed’s Marine Superstore, Inc., a woman was injured when she slipped and fell in a boat. She claimed the boat […]