Jurisdictional Limits and Minimum Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia
February 24, 2022
VIRGINIA Minimum Liability/UIMInsurance CoverageProperty Damage/Single Claimant/Per Occurrence$20,000/$25,000/$50,000 (for claims arising before January 1, 2022$20,000/$30,000/$60,000 (for claims arising between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024)$25,000/$50,000/$100,000…
Contributory Negligence and Assumption of the Risk in Slip and Fall Cases
February 24, 2022
Maryland’s second highest court recently issued a decision that considered the affirmative defenses of contributory negligence (plaintiff failed to use reasonable care) and assumption of…
Welcome to the Neighborhood – The Court of Appeals Jurisdiction Increases to Include Civil Case
February 24, 2022
On January 1, 2022, the jurisdiction of the Virginia Court of Appeals, Virginia’s intermediate appellate court, was expanded to include all civil matters. Previously, the…
Absolute Means Absolute . . . Except When it Doesn’t
February 24, 2022
In October 2021, the Supreme Court of Virginia held that absolute privilege “does not apply to non-defamation torts in Virginia, specifically including malicious abuse of…
Apportionment in PPD Schedule Award
February 24, 2022
On January 27, 2022, The D.C. Court of Appeals addressed in Howard University Hospital, et al. v. D.C. Dep’t of Employment Servs. the issue of…
About the Firm
February 28, 2022
DeCARO DORAN is very pleased to welcome Melissa H. Ryan, Michelle P. Alvarez, and Angelita (Angi) S. Buelken to the firm. Melissa Ryan is a…
Assailing the Plaintiff’s Life Care Plan – Mitigate the Inflate
October 15, 2021
While we are all accustomed to seeing life care plans advanced by opposing counsel in obviously catastrophic cases (spinal cord injury, stroke/brain injury, birth…
Litigants Must Take Prompt Action if an Opponent Serves a Deficient Expert Designation
October 15, 2021
Maryland’s second highest court recently issued a decision that considers what a litigant is required to do if their opponent serves an inadequate expert designation.…
Product Samples Purchased on eBay Found to be Admissible in Products Liability Case
October 15, 2021
Maryland’s second highest court recently ruled that product samples obtained on eBay were admissible in a products liability case. In Pifer v. Irwin Industrial Tool…