Case # Case Name 1204


Counsel for Appellant Area of Law


Alonzo W. Cloud, Jr. v. Jeffrey D. Wilson


C. William Michaels 410-321-5770 Libel/Slander


1318 1335 1340


Judge


Jurisdiction Carr/Harford


County Issues


Did the court err in granting summary judgment for the defendant, Harford County Council president, whose re- marks concerning a deputy correction guard regarding the strangulation death of an inmate were deemed protected in that the defendant is a public figure and there was no evi- dence of malice?


Estate of Andrew Burris, et al. Timothy Hyland 703-293-9300 Beard/Montgomery v. State of Maryland


Maryland Tort Claims Act


Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr. v. Thomas M. Monahan, Jr. Mary Bullock, MD, et al.


410-783-4000 Statute of Limitations James Pressley v. Jacob Cecere 301-948-6363 Cedar Hill Inn, Inc., et al. Negligence/Security 1379 Spellbring, Jr./


Prince George’s County


Joseph Wright, Personal Rep. David Kindermann 301-762-7900 Ahalt/Prince of the Estate of Anthony Negligence, Dram Shop Wright v. Sue and Charles, Inc.


1461


Russell Abbott v. Supat Suanpan


William J. Rowan, III 301-762-4050 Motor Vehicle


George’s County


Bell/Montgomery County


County


Sweeney/Howard County


A Maryland National Guardsman was killed by a truck op- erated by a State employee. Did the court err in holding that the family’s claims are not covered by the MTCA and barred by the intra-military immunity doctrine?


Did the court err in granting summary judgment on the issue of limitations ignoring plaintiff’s claims that defen- dant turned the plaintiff into a drug addict rendering him unable to appreciate his legal rights?


On patron’s claim against business for injuries sustained during an armed robbery, did the trial court err in granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment on proximate cause in light of plaintiff’s proof indicating lack of security and defendants’ knowledge of dangerous criminal activity?


Did the trial court err in granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim against defendant for selling alco- holic beverages to minors and plaintiff’s claims against supervising parents who condoned and/or encouraged mi- nors to consume alcoholic beverages?


In a case where plaintiff-jogger was struck by a truck’s mir- ror when he was running against the traffic in heavy fog in the early morning hours, was it error for the trial court to grant summary judgment for the defendant-truck driver holding that there was no evidence of negligence even though the police issued a ticket for failing to exercise due care.


18


Trial Reporter


Spring 2000


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