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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

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