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Jury Selection: The Problem Maryland Lawyers Have in Picking a Jury

Tricia Bishop has an article in the Baltimore Sun on how lawyers stereotype jurors in Maryland. The title of the article is “Stereotypes Confound Jury Selection” and the subtitle is “Bias assumptions seldom right; juror’s experiences called the best indicator.” I disagree with the subtitle. I don’t think assumptions are…

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Maryland High Court to Hear Non-Economic Cap Case

The Maryland Daily Record reports that the Maryland Court of Appeals will hear a challenge to Maryland’s statutory cap on non-economic damages involving a lead paint case in Baltimore City. I think it is interesting the Maryland high court granted cert in this case. I’m not optimistic. But boy would…

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Zero Offer in Maryland Malpractice Case Results in Defense Verdict

A West Virginia man sued a Frederick, Maryland doctor, alleging that he stapled his rectum shut during an operation leaving the 64-year-old man with permanent bowel problems. The Plaintiff now experiences rectal discharge and needs to wipe himself between 12 and 15 times a day. This is a damages case…

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Maryland Workers Compensation Claims: A New Study

Maryland workers’ compensation claims have been growing rapidly but Maryland’s comp system is still an efficient system compared to other states, according to two new studies by the Workers Compensation Research Institute, a non-profit that looks a workers’ compensation issues. The major driver was the rapid growth in average medical…

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