Baltimore v. Abel — Maryland high court overturned a private-nuisance verdict arising from a one-time sewer backup
Case Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Theresa Abel, et al. Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Booth (Larry
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State v. Palmer — Maryland’s high court reaffirms “no reasonable trier of fact” standard for DUI/DWI cases, reinstating convictions based on circumstantial evidence.
Case State of Maryland v. Marconi Palmer, Jr. Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Eaves (Larry Hogan, 2022) Date Decided
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Millrace Condo. v. Shapiro Sher — Maryland high court rules SLAPP victims must show “special injury” beyond litigation costs to sue for malicious use of process
Case The Council of Unit Owners of the Millrace Condominium, Inc., et al. v. Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler, P.A.,
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Murphy v. GEICO — Maryland Supreme Court holds household exclusion caps adult children’s wrongful death recovery at $30,000
Case Clennie Murphy, III, et al. v. Government Employees Insurance Company Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Gould (Larry Hogan,
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Prince George’s County v. Watts — Maryland high court holds LGTCA damages cap applies to county-code disability claims but not MFEPA claims
Case Prince George’s County v. Joseph Watts Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Fader (Larry Hogan, 2022) Date Decided July
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Bd. of Education v. Sturm — Maryland Supreme Court holds county school board retains sovereign immunity for pre-1971 child sexual abuse claims, and orders denying complete sovereign immunity are immediately appealable
Case Board of Education for Wicomico County v. Rhonda B. Sturm Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Fader (Larry Hogan,
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State v. Young — Maryland Supreme Court caps inmate attack damages at $400K, vacates judgments against individual officers under MTCA
Case State of Maryland, et al. v. Michael Young Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Fader (Larry Hogan, 2022) Date
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Quinn v. General Electric Co. — Maryland Supreme Court holds take-home asbestos plaintiffs need not prove “duty” in strict liability design defect claims
Case Robin B. Quinn, Personal Representative for Jo Ann Allen v. General Electric Company, et al. Court Supreme Court of
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Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. B.P. P.L.C. — Maryland high court dismisses Baltimore, Anne Arundel, and Annapolis climate-damage suits against oil companies, holding state tort claims preempted by federal law and legally deficient under state law
Case Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. B.P. P.L.C., et al.; Anne Arundel County, Maryland v. B.P. P.L.C., et
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Express Scripts v. Anne Arundel County — Maryland high court holds opioid dispensing and PBM conduct cannot support a public nuisance claim
Case Express Scripts, Inc., et al. v. Anne Arundel County, Maryland Court Supreme Court of Maryland Judge Booth (Larry Hogan,