Case Name/Case # John E. Edelman v.
Tara Beatty 469-02957
Appellant C ounsel/ Area of Law
Eric M. May, Esq. (202) 822-8264
Negligence/Evidence
Supannee Shrespha Robert G. Samat, Esq. v. Giant Food, et. al. (301) 770-3037 470-02556
Judge/ Jurisdiction
C. Phillip Nichols, Jr. Prince George’s County
Workers’ Compensation
Terrence J. McGann Montgomery County
Issues
Whether the trial court erred in precluding evidence at trial that the defendant had pleaded guilty to criminal charges arising out of the automobile accident that was also the basis of the civil case.
Whether the claimant’s injury was covered under the premises exception to the “going and coming” rule. The claimant was hurt while leaving work, but was still on the premises of her employer. The claimant, who works as a deli clerk for Giant Food, had clocked out of work and was on her way out of the store when she was injured. She had stopped to purchase a stuffed pink frog that she had seen on display on the flower department as a gift for her daughter for Valentine’s Day. In doing so, the claimant tripped over a box on the floor and injured her knee while looking at the stuffed animal. The Circuit Court ruled in favor of Giant, finding that the injuries did not constitute an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of employment.
Carraway Homes v. Michele R. Harper, Esq. James Madison Liverette 471-2323
(410) 261-3800 Negligence
Paul P. Goetzke Anne Arundel County
An Arundel County mechanic and plumbing inspector who was performing an inspection at a new home construction project. In doing so, the inspector used a temporary staircase leading from the basement of the home to the first floor. The staircase collapsed and the inspector fell to the ground, sus- taining injury. Suit was filed against the general contractor for the project and the subcontractor responsible for framing and other construction. The jury found negligence by the general contractor and made a significant award. On appeal, the general contractor argues that the evidence against it failed to establish negligence and that the subcontractor who built the stairs intervened to break the chain of causation, relieving the contractor of liability.
Lanay Brown v. Daniel Realty Company 472-01965
Brian S. Brown, Esq. (410) 547-0202 Evidence
M. Brook Murdock Baltimore City
In this lead paint case, the issue is whether the trial court erred in admitting a report from an expert witness in unre- dacted form showing that years after the relevant period of time the led pain in the property was “intact.” The Appellant suggests that this portion of the report should have been redacted because it was irrelevant to the condition of the paint at the time of the alleged injuries.
Sandra S. Elderkin
v. Douglas G. Carroll (410) 494-1600 473-02626
John H. Zink, III, Esq. Contract Litigation
Ruth Ann Jakubowski Baltimore County
This case involves an option contract to purchase land. The issue in the case is how precisely an attempt to exercise an option must mirror the terms of the option to require performance on the part of the seller.
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