Case # Case Name
Counsel for Appellant Area of Law
Judge Jurisdiction
118-301-01 Mitchell A. Vance, D.D.S. Charles E. Wilson, Jr. Hennegan/Baltimore v. Douglas A. Strouse Dental Malpractice/ Motion for Sanctions
County Issues
At the beginning of trial, Defendant filed a lengthy Mo- tion in Limine. The Court postponed trial to review Defendant’s Motion and subsequently ordered Defendant to pay the expenses Plaintiff incurred as a result of the con- tinuance. Did the Court err when it ordered the Defendant to pay the Plaintiff for expenses incurred when the Defendant’s Motion in Limine caused the trial to be post- poned?
119-309-01 Gail Ann Costello, et al, v. Howard K. Kurman Wright, Jr./ Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. (410) 356-0600
Motor Vehicle Accident/ Household Exclusion
120-326-01 Peggy Ann Little, et al., Robert L. Simmons v. Oswald Young
121-372-01 Helen Sarece Siegle, et al., Leonard J. Sperling v. GEICO
(410) 653-0141 122-395-01 Hamlet Lopez v. Roy R. Martinez
Technical Data Services, Inc., (703) 553-2626 Alonzo Vereen and Giant Foods, Inc.
123-401-01 Roland Price v. Embassy Suites Hotel
124-567-01 Christina Gallegos, et al., v. Allstate Ins. Co.
125-764-01 Montgomery County v. George R. Smith
Defamation/Limitations
Frances C. Gambo (410) 308-2300
Worker’s Compensation/ Appeals
James J. Gallinaro (703) 847-3667
Negligence/Insurance Law
Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Kavanaugh/ (240) 777-6700
Worker’s Compensation Montgomery County Woodward/ Montgomery County Wright, Jr./ Baltimore County Prevas/Baltimore City
(410) 539-0380 Motor Vehicle Accident
Murdock/Baltimore City
Uninsured Motorist Claim/ Worker’s Compensation Benefits
McGuckian/ Montgomery County Baltimore County
Did the Circuit Court err in finding that the total recovery by the wrongful death beneficiaries was limited to $20,000 because they did not reside in the insured’s home on the date of the accident and because of the household exclu- sion in the subject automobile and umbrella policies?
Did the trial court err in asking a question about insurance coverage and in allowing the Defendant’s driving record to be introduced into evidence?
Did the trial court err in granting GEICO summary judg- ment ruling that §19-513 of the Insurance Code reduced all benefits due the Plaintiff (liability coverage and UM) by the amount of worker’s compensation benefits paid? Plain- tiff argues that only the recovery from the liability coverage should be reduced.
Does Maryland’s one-year statute of limitations start when the appellant discovers defamatory statements published by Defendants? Were Defendants protected by a qualified privilege under § 5-423 of the Courts & Judicial Proceed- ings Article, and if so, does Appellant/Plaintiff have the right to produce evidence to overcome that privilege?
Was the claimant required on appeal to present evidence to the jury on the issue of causal relationship if the Worker’s Compensation Commission found no accidental injury in the course of employment?
In this case a two-year old, who was left unattended in a motor vehicle by a daycare provider, died as a result of heat prostration. Did the trial court err in granting summary judgment to Allstate Insurance Company holding that the subject policy’s family daycare endorsement provision le- gally excludes claims for a daycare provider’s negligence?
Did the trial court err in affirming the Commission’s rul- ing that the claimant, a Montgomery County correctional officer, sustained an accidental injury in the course of his employment when, after completing his shift for the day, he was injured playing basketball at the detention center’s gymnasium?
Copies of any of the appellants’ briefs cited in this article are available to members for $20 each. Please be sure to note the Case # as shown in the “Appellate Watch” table.
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