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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

TT&H Attorney Andrew White recently won a defense verdict in a motor vehicle accident case following a bench trial held on August 29, 2022, in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City.  Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant driver was negligent when his vehicle crossed over a double yellow line and struck the Plaintiff’s vehicle,… read more