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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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY De Macedo v. Auto Ins. Co. Maryland Court of Appeals No. 52, September Term, 2021, 2022 Md. LEXIS 321 Decided: August 11, 2022 Court of Appeals upholds the enforceability of an umbrella policy clause excluding claims against named insureds by members of the same household. Background Michael Buarque De… read more

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