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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Wood v. D.C. Dep’t of Consumer & Regul. Affairs District of Columbia Court of Appeals 293 A.3d 163 Decided: March 23, 2023 A dated certificate of service, by itself, is not conclusive of proper service when the evidence shows the certificate contains some fault. Background The Department of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary 110 S. Perry LLC v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 3:23-CV-175 Decided: September 28, 2023 Mutual insurance companies may be a “corporation” for diversity purposes according to the statute under which they are formed. Background Plaintiff, 110 South Perry,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Klar v. Dairy Farmers of Am., Inc. Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 29 WAP 2022 Decided: August 22, 2023 Non-licensed hosts who organize events where attendees pay for self-serve alcohol meet social host criteria and are therefore not liable under the Pennsylvania Liquor Code for injuries resulting from an intoxicated… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Blitzer v. Breski Maryland Appellate Court 2023 Md. App. LEXIS 648 Decided: September 27, 2023 Plaintiff can be awarded $132,322.00 for injuries sustained from a dog bite while the dog was running at large. The Appellate Court unanimously found the Trial Court did not abuse its discretion in upholding… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary KS Condo, LLC, v. Fairfax Village Condo. VII District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 22-cv-0593 Decided: September 28, 2023 Expert testimony is not always required to prove negligence claim relating to failure to repair a common element of a condominium. Background In March of 2015, at a… read more