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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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Norman Int’l, Inc. v. Admiral Ins. Co. New Jersey Supreme Court No. A-24-21 (086155), ___ N.J. ____ (2022) Decided: August 10, 2022 New Jersey Supreme Court upholds a policy exclusion which excludes claims in any way connected with particular counties listed in the policy. Background This appeal to the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Caesar v. Westchester Corp. District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 21-CV-0357 Decided: August 18, 2022 Where monetary damages in the amount of an injury will not adequately compensate a plaintiff, additional permanent injunction may be appropriate. Background In February of 2014, a longtime resident of an apartment complex,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARIES Rife v. Tractor Supply Co. United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia No. 1:21CV00016, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125672 Decided: July 15, 2022 Federal Court grants Motion for summary judgment in dog food slip and fall case. Background Plaintiff, John Rife, and his son visited Tractor… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Lehmann v. Louisville Ladder, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 21-4626, __F. Supp.3d__ Decided: July 6, 2022 Pennsylvania Federal District Court holds that a product’s compliance with government and industry standards is admissible in a strict liability design defect trial where plaintiff attacks… read more