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SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATES Maryland Legislative Update Maryland legislature passes a bill expanding the existing law to allow 25% of Workers’ Compensation benefits to be garnished to pay unpaid of past-due child support. Maryland General Assembly 2023 Session House Bill 800 Under current law, 25% of net recovery on a claim for personal injury is subject… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Burke v. Kidz Jungle World Maryland Appellate Court No. 0311, September Term, 2022 (unreported) Decided: April 12, 2023 Appellate Court of Maryland holds that the operator of an indoor play facility was entitled to summary judgment based on exculpatory language contained in a waiver signed by Plaintiff a week… read more

SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATES Maryland Legislative Update Attorney’s fees now allows payment of counsel fees (Claimant counsel) in exceptional circumstances when there is no compensation due to the Claimant in a WCC Award. This existing COMAR regulation was modified, effective 4/3/23 in answer to the WCC’s recent concerns that counsel for claimants were not regularly representing… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Mitchell v. Rite Aid of Md., Inc. Maryland Appellate Court No. 21, September Term, 2022 Decided: March 2, 2023 The Appellate Court of Maryland holds that a possessor of property was entitled to summary judgment on a premises liability count in a mass shooting case because the shooting was… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary In Re: ST ANDREWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, ET AL Unreported Opinion In the Appellate Court of Maryland (formerly the Court of Special Appeals) Filed: January 25, 2023 The 5 year statute of limitations is an affirmative defense which must be plead before the Commission at the initial hearing on… read more