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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summaries Bel Air Auto Auction, Inc. v. Great N. Ins. Co. United States Supreme Court No. 22-392 Decided: November 21, 2022 The Supreme Court denied a Maryland company’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari on the issue of whether, under Maryland law, a COVID-related financial hit to the business was insured… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Amaya v. DGS Construction, LLC et al and Rojas v. F.R. General Contractors Inc., et al. Numbers 14 and 17 September Term, 2021 respectively, Maryland Court of Appeals Federal law contained within the Fair Labor Standards Act and Portal to Portal Act did not fully define the scope and… read more

Maryland voters went to the polls on November 8, 2022, passing three ballot measures that will impact claims and litigation. First, voters amended Maryland’s Declaration of Rights to allow for legislation to increase the amount in controversy where a jury trial may be demanded in civil proceedings.  The amount in controversy for civil jury trials… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summaries CX Reinsurance Co. v. Johnson Maryland Court of Appeals 2022 Md. LEXIS 342 Decided: August 29, 2022 Maryland’s Highest Court holds that claimant tenants who had not obtained final judgments against their alleged tortfeasor landlords were not intended beneficiaries of their landlords’ insurance policies. Background Plaintiffs were allegedly exposed… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is pleased to announce that Sunny Chung Lapera has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Baltimore, MD office.  Sunny is a 2019 graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and a 2008 graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles. While in law school, Sunny… read more