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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Patrick Spevak v. Montgomery County, Maryland No., 44, September Term 2021, In the Court of Appeals Filed: August 15, 2022 The Court of Appeals held that permanent partial disability benefits and government service-connected total disability retirement benefits are “similar benefits” under Md. Code (1991, 2016 Repl. Vol., 2021 Supp.),… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Hancock v. Mayor of Baltimore Maryland Court of Appeals No. 57 September Term, 2021, 2022 Md. LEXIS 326 Decided: August 15, 2022 Maryland Court of Appeals holds that an employer who hires an independent contractor is not liable to an employee of that contractor for injuries caused by the… read more

TT&H Attorneys Lou Long and Ben Peoples recently prevailed in Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. The matter concerned claims for wrongful death and survivor arising out of the asphyxiation death of a construction worker as the result of a trench collapse. The decedent worked for a subcontractor of a local city. Lou and… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Conley v. Trumbull Insurance Company and Mars Supermarkets, Inc. In the Court of Special Appeals- Unreported Filed: July 18, 2022 The carrier does not waive its right to recoup its lien in a related third party action when the carrier does not expressly preserve its statutory lien in the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Wadsworth v. Sharma Maryland Court of Appeal No. 40, September Term, 2021 Decided: July 15, 2022 The Court of Appeals of Maryland continues stare decisis, holding that a Plaintiff in a wrongful death medical malpractice suit must continue to prove proximate causation. Background In 2006, Plaintiff’s wife was diagnosed… read more