COVID-19 Judicial Emergency Tolling Period in Virginia Clarified
September 7, 2022 By Melissa H. Ryan
A decision by the Roanoke City, Virginia Circuit Court has clarified the COVID-19 Judicial Emergency Tolling Period: Only cases that expired in the tolling period…
Insurers’ Obligations to Insured Sued for Defamation
August 3, 2022 By Nancy J. Goodiel
The John C. Depp, II v. Amber Laura Heard trial, that took place in Fairfax County this past spring, revolved around claims of defamation by…
Maryland Family Law Article: New Statute Defining “Voluntary Impoverishment”
June 30, 2022 By Elaine R. Wilford
In addition to the modifications to the Child Support Guidelines increasing the monthly aggregate income covered under the statute from $15,000 to $30,000 per month,…
Maryland Court of Special Appeals Holds That Business Losses Caused by COVID-19 Lockdowns Are Not Covered Losses Under a Commercial Property Insurance Policy
June 15, 2022 By Matthew J. Gannett
Many businesses maintain commercial property insurance policies that provide coverage for business income losses caused by physical loss or damage to the covered property. Businesses…
Maryland Court of Appeals Confirms Chief Judge Acted Within Authority to Toll Statute of Limitations During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 20, 2022 By Rebecca K. Schisler-Adams
On April 24, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, then-Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera issued an administrative order that temporarily tolled statutes of…
Arbitration Agreements Not Subject to the Statute of Limitations
April 29, 2022 By Lauren N. Rutkowski
In a unanimous decision, the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that the Statute of Limitations does not apply to arbitration agreements. Maryland’s Statute of Limitations…
Virginia Changing Calculation of Available Underinsured Motorist Coverage in 2023
April 13, 2022 By Melissa H. Ryan
Starting July 1, 2023, Virginia is changing the calculation of an insured’s available underinsured motorist vehicle coverage. The General Assembly has approved Senate Bill 754,…
Fourth Circuit Issues Opinion Regarding Losses from Business Interruption Due to COVID-19 Shut-downs
March 30, 2022 By Steven J. Parrott
On March 7, 2022, in Uncork & Create LLC v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., __ F. 4d ___ (4th Cir,. 2022), 2022 U. S. App. LEXIS…
Law in Support of Admission of Medical Bills When Plaintiffs Seek to Keep Them from the Jury
March 16, 2022 By Rebecca K. Schisler-Adams
A growing trend in personal injury litigation is for plaintiffs to waive and attempt to exclude all evidence of medical specials and other economic damages…
COSA Changes Long-held Policy of Disallowing Unreported Opinions From Being Cited as Persuasive Authority
February 21, 2022 By Elaine R. Wilford
For years the Maryland Court of Special Appeals (“COSA”) has maintained a policy that, for persuasive value, it will not cite to any unreported federal…