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MARYLAND CLIENT ADVISORY In its last opinion of the 2019 term, Maryland’s Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 decision, overruled its prior case law on expert testimony and formally adopted the Daubert reliability factors for all expert testimony. See Rochkind v. Stevenson, No. 47, September Term, 2019. Maryland now joins the super-majority of jurisdictions who… read more

TT&H COVID-19 and the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act

Gallagher v. GEICO Indem. Co. Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 35 WAP 2017, 2019 Pa. LEXIS 345 Decided: January 23, 2019 Supreme Court invalidates UM/UIM household vehicle exclusion in inter-policy stacking case.  The Plaintiffs’ Bar is declaring this case a landmark victory that will trigger an expansion of risk for insurance companies and, among other things,… read more

In 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex, 104 A.3d 328 (Pa. 2014) (“Tincher I”). In Tincher I, the Supreme Court overruled its prior problematic decision in Azzarello v. Black Brothers, 391 A.2d 1020 (Pa. 1978). Tincher I criticized Azzarello for “approv[ing], and thereby essentially requir[ing], instructions which… read more

Maryland’s General Assembly proposes four bills of particular interest to the property and casualty insurance industry. Maryland’s legislative body, which is known as the General Assembly, began this year’s legislative session on January 10, 2018. Over 200 bills have been introduced to date. Of those, the following four bills are of particular interest to the… read more