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- MDC’s 2023 Deposition Bootcamp
- Don’t Just Google: Online Investigation Tools for the Modern Maryland Litigator
- Goodell DeVries Lawyer Carrie Williams Appointed to Appellate Courts Judicial Nominating Commission
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- MDC’s 2021 Past Presidents Reception
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- For Immediate Release — M. Natalie McSherry Announcement
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- MDC’s 2020 Virtual Past President’s Reception
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- Coronavirus and Contracts — Impossible, Impracticable, and Frustrating?
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- Lunch & Learn — March 10, 2020
“Effective Use of Technology at Trial (ft. UltraDep)”
- Coronavirus, Paid Sick Leave, and the Americans with Disabilities Act — Where do Maryland Employers stand?
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- Lunch & Learn — April 23, 2020
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- Biometric Data: Companies Should Act to Mitigate Risks in the Face of Growing Regulations and Increased Risk for Liability
- Upcoming MDC Events
- Tips For Representing Cos., Employees In Gov’t Investigations
- “This is Mediation so it’s Confidential, Right?” Confidentiality Tips When Mediating Disputes In and Out of Maryland State Courts
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- How A Digital Repository Helps You Organize Your Case
- MDC’s 2019 Past Presidents Reception
- What to Do When You Find Yourself in the Data Breach Club
- MDC Happy Hour
- Fall 2019 Deposition Bootcamp Recap
- Liability For Mass Shootings: Coverage Issue
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- Legislative Summary
- Maryland Defense Counsel — 2019 Regular Session
- Maryland General Assembly
- Amendment to Rule 2-231
- Governor’s Executive Order
- Far from Home: Individuals and the Personal Jurisdiction Defense
- Young Lawyers Event
- MDC’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Crab Feast
- Maryland’s Travel Insurance Laws Align Closely with NAIC Travel Insurance Model
- Five Things to Know About the Wild West of Bankruptcy and Insurance
- MDC at DRI
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- Legislative Meeting
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- MDC Unsung Heroes
- OSHA Clarifies Position on Post-Accident Drug Testing
- Named Perils Coverage For Mass Shootings
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- MDC Takes a Strong Stand Against Plaintiff Interference in the Selection of a Corporate Representative
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- MDC at DRI
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- MDC and StrategyHorse present: “Rising Leader Academy”
- MDC’s 2018 Past Presidents Reception
- Watch Out for Double Damages!
- An Opportunity to Lower Costs of Arbitration
- Message from Judicial Selections
- “Analytical Gaps” Analysis Re-examined by Maryland Court of Appeals Stanley Sugarman, et. al. v. Chauncey Liles, Jr., July 31, 2018 (Court of Appeals of Maryland)
- Ten Things Attorneys and Insurance Professionals Should Know About Using Drones in Insurance Claims
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- MDC’s 2018 Trial Academy
- Intervening/Superseding Cause of Plaintiff’s Injury —
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- Canary in the Coal Mine? Do Emerging Attorney General Data
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Anticipated by Plaintiffs’ Counsel
- Corporate Depositions: The Wrong Time to Answer
in the Form of a Question
- A Window into the Benefits, Criticisms and Pitfalls
of LEED Construction
- Spotlights
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- MDC Legislative Summary ‘18
- A Chat with the Chairman
- Hearing Loss: A Hard and Unusual Hearing
- Cannabis & Workers’ Compensation Law
- Maryland’s Highest Court Restricts Plaintiff’s Choice of Venue:
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- Workers’ Comp Appeals — Choose Your Own Adventure!
- Phlonda Peay v. Reginald Barnett, Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
- May Allow Six Year Old Default Judgment to be Vacated
- The Effect of Reger: When Does the LE §9-610 Offset Apply?
- Duffy v. CBS Corporation: Maryland’s Highest Court Rules
that the Statute of Repose does not retroactively apply to injuries arising before it was enacted and the cause of action for asbestos is the date of exposure, not discovery.
- Subsequent Accidents In Light of Labonte
- MDC’s Inaugural Awards Ceremony and Spring Dinner
- Businesses Take Note: Updates to Maryland’s Data Breach Notification Law Took Effect
- Average Weekly Wage Calculation Following the Wagstaff Decision
- The Intersection Between the Workers’ Compensation Law & Child Support: RK Grounds Care, et al. v. Wilson
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- Yoga with a Hairdryer and Other Confessions of a Chronic Trial Attorney
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- Implications Of Praxair v. ATMI
- President's Message
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- Hospitals are Not the Insurer of Last Resort
- The Infamous Mold “Expert,” Dr. Shoemaker, Finally Excluded in Maryland
- Spotlights
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- Standard for Determining an Appealable Workers’ Compensation Order
- A Different Way of Doing Business
- 2010 MDC Sponsors
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- Challenging Plaintiff’s Causation Theory
- Editors Corner
- Micro-Evaluations Anyone?
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- F&P Attorney Awarded State Trucking Honor
- 2009 MDC Sponsors
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- UIM Insurers Lose Right to Contest Liability by Consenting to Underinsured Tortfeasor’s Carrier’s Settlement
- Editors Corner
- Litigating Liability Insurance Coverage
- Attorneys Fees Incurred in Defending Insurance Policy Non-covered Claims: Who Pays?
- Requiem for the Limitations Defense: Dove v. Montgomery County Board of Education, 943 A.2d 662 (2008)
- Spotlights
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- The New First Party Failure to Act in Good Faith Laws
- Presidents Message
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- Court of Appeals Issues Decision Addressing Requirements for Legally Sufficient Plaintiff’s Certificate of Qualified Expert in Medical Malpractice Cases
- Stacking of Liability Policies Permitted in Maryland
- New Members
- Neuroscience & Bio-Behavioral Technologies/2007 ASTAR National Judges’ Science School
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- 2007 MDC Sponsors
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- Undocumented Aliens: The Maryland Court of Appeals, The Commission and The Lagos Decision
- Presidents Message
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- A Five-Year Restropective of Workers’ Compensation Practice in Maryland
- New Members
- MDC First Specialty Bar Association to Host ASTAR Symposium
- Implied Indemnity Between Co-Defendants
- Mutual v. Ackerman: Dwelling Policy Exclusion for Vandalism Does Not Include Arson
- Rausch v. Allstate: Doctrine of Implied Co-Insureds Rejected
- Maryland Appellate Courts Resist Temptation to Distinguish Commercial Policies
- Recent Developments in “Claims-Made” Law
- A Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice, Filed on Behalf of a Minor, May Be Analyzed the Same as Any Other Voluntary Dismissal Motion
- 2007 MDC Sponsors
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- Supervening Cause is Alive and Well
- Presidents Message
- Editors Corner
- Maryland Businesses Beware: New Department of Homeland Security Initiatives Make Employment of Illegal Aliens a “Bet the Company” Proposition
- The Impact of USAA v. Riley on Lead Paint Litigation in Maryland
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- New Members
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- If We’d Been Good at Science, Wouldn’t We Have M.D. Behind Our Names? MDC Participates in ASTAR
- Presidents Message
- Editors Corner
- Legal Malpractice
- Appendix: Case Study Problems
What have Maryland’s ASTAR judges been thinking about?
- New Members
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- Insurer-Insured Communications and the Scope of Maryland's Attorney-Client
Privilege
- Presidents Message
- Editors Corner
- Young Lawyers: Assumption of the Risk: Winning a Summary
Judgment Motion
- Telemedicine: Friend or Foe of the Medical Profession?
- Subpoenaing Medical Records: The Rules Are About to Change
(2005 Md. Laws Ch. 503)
- Spotlights: Workers Compensation Immunity Extended to Supervisory
Employee of Special Employer
- New Members
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- DRI Annual Meeting Insert
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- High Crimes or Misdemeanors: Avoiding Legal Brawls From
Bar Room Brawls
- Presidents Message
- Maryland Defense Counsel Civil Defense Project
- Editors Corner
- HIPAA: The Basics
- New Members
- Court of Appeals Clarifies Board of Educations Duty
to Defend Teachers
- Maryland Court of Appeals Reverses $2.5 Million Award
Based on Improper References to Race During Trial
- Recent Decisions
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- Bozman v. Bozman:
Abrogation of Interspousal Immunity and the Law of Res Judicata
- Presidents Message
- United States Supreme Court Rules That State Tort Claims
Arising From Denials of Health Insurance Benefits Are Preempted
By ERISA
- Editors Corner
- Revised Uniform Arbitration Act Brings Changes
- New Members
- Recent Decisions
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- Mediation/Settlement
Conferences: Reducing the Pain and Suffering in Tort Litigation
- A is for Arbitrationa Primer
- President's Message
- HIPAA: The Basics
- Editors Corner
- General Right to Legal Counsel Is Not A Clear Mandate of
Public Policy Sufficient to Abrogate Marylands Employment
At-Will Doctrine
- Dont Forget CausationIt Can Save You
- Executive Directors Report
- Not Guilty Verdict for Employees Precludes Employer
Liability Under Doctrine of Respondeat Superior
- Employers Reservation of Right to Unilaterally Modify
Arbitration Agreement
Renders Agreement Unenforceable
- New Members
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- Ex Parte Communications
with Former Employees Under the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct
- Substituted Service not a Prerequisite to Court-Ordered "Nail
and Mail" Under Rule 3-121(c)
- Court of Appeals Clarifies What Type of Employees May File
Claims Under State Wage Payment and Collection Law
- Real Estate Brokers Not Liable Under Lead Paint and Consumer
Protection Acts
- Improper Storage of Handgun Defeats Products Liability Claim
Against Manufacturer for Self-inflicted Shooting Death of Boy
- Credit Limited to Benefits Paid or Payable by the Employer
or Insurer
- Corporate Officers and Directors not Vicariously Liable Under
Lead Paint Act
- Claimants Entitled to Reimbursement for Transportation To
and From Health Care Provider
- Prior License and Regional Advertisement Held Insufficient
for Personal Jurisdiction
- Discovery Abuse Can Lead to Dismissal of Claims Against a
Discovering But Non-Moving Party
- New Members
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- Defending Toxic Tort Cases in MarylandA Primer
- Court of Special Appeals Rejects "Wrongful Life"
Claim
- Franchisee's Alleged Defamatory Statements Protected by Qualified
Privilege
- Independent Insurance Agent/Broker Owes Fiduciary Duty to
Insurance Company
- Court Can Resolve Dispute over Property Interests of Religious
Organization
- Statute Requiring Parent to Support Destitute Adult Child
Created No Cause of Action Against Tortfeasor
- Parent-Child Immunity Held Inapplicable Where Claim is Insured
and Defendant is Deceased
- Accountant Liable to Third Party for Negligence Where Privity
Equivalent Exists
- Damages Limited Where Medical Records Introduced Under §
1014
- Expert Offered to Testify Regarding Defective Air Bag Must
Have Specialized Knowledge
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- Why
Mediate?
- Workers Must Show Harm Related to Occupation
- Clergy-Patient
Relationship Not "Officially Sanctioned" for Purpose of
Emotional Distress Claim
- Rule Enumerating Affirmative Defenses
is Exclusive
- Failure to Specify Ground for Objection
Results in Waiver
- Motion in Limine Insufficient to Preserve
Objection
- Court Considers Meaning of "Wholly Dependent"
in Connection with Continuing Receipt of Death Benefits
- Corporate Officer Held Personally Liable for Corporation's Unpaid
Sales Taxes
- No Jury Right for Proceeding in Equity
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- 2000
Litigation
- Pre-Impact Fright Damages Held Recoverable
- No Loss
of Enjoyment of Life with Pre-Impact Fright
- Affirmative
Defenses Must be Pled to be Raised at Trial
- Plain Error
Doctrine Rejected in Civil Cases
- Indemnification Barred
by Any Active Negligence
- Negligent EntrustmentFather
Not Liable for Actions of Adult Daughter
- SS5-107 Statute
of Limitations Held Inapplicable in Administrative Proceedings
- Ex Parte Contacts with Opposing Party's Former Employees
- Worker's Comp. Awards Must be Based on Wage at Time of Injury
- Enforcement of Settlement Agreements Require Full Evidentiary
Hearing
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- Plaintiff's
Fault in Product Cases: Why are They Getting Away With It?
- U.S.
District Court Adopts Risk/Utility Test in Maryland Design Defect
Cases
- FRE 612: Discovery of Documents Used to Prepare Deponents
- Showing of "Actual Malice" Required to Overcome Claim
of Governmental Immunity
- A Dismissed Alternate Juror Can
be Substituted for a Regular Juror Before the Jury Begins Deliberating
- "Reasonable Consumer" Standard Adopted for Deceptive
Trade Practices
- Tort Claims Act Limits Damages But Not
Post-Judgement Interest
- Workers' CompOffsets
- Gun Retailer Lacks Civil Obligation to Person Killed by Stolen
Handgun
- Legislative RoundupSummer 1999
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