Winter 2023
Maryland Jury Trial Ballot Measure Update
By Christopher J. Gowen
On Tuesday November 8 of 2022 Maryland voters voted to approve a constitutional amendment to increase the minimum amount in controversy that guarantees a jury trial from $15,000 to $25,000. Of all five ballot measures that passed, this measure passed with the lowest amount of support but still had 62%…
Recent Developments - Maryland
Parent-Child Immunity and Wrongful Death Claims
Grier v. Heidenberg, deals with a wrongful death claim brought by a minor’s mother after his unfortunate death after drowning in his father’s pool. 2022 Md. App. LEXIS 649, *31-32 (September Term 2022). In dealing with this case, the Court grappled with Maryland’s parent-child immunity and its application to wrongful…
Additional Considerations for Expert Qualifications Under the Daubert-Rochkind Standard
In the recent case of Parkway Neuroscience & Spine Inst. v. Katz, the Court considered the admissibility of expert testimony on the topic of lost profits from a private medical practice. 2022 Md. App. LEXIS 699 (September Term 2022). The expert in the present matter, a CPA, conducted lost profit…
Recent Developments - Virginia
Is Suing the Defendant’s Insurer Misnomer or Misjoinder?
In a recent Virginia case, a plaintiff filed his lawsuit styled as follows: JORDAN Plaintiff vs. MET LIFE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. Defendant In the body of the complaint, plaintiff alleged that Met Life Property and Casualty Insurance Co. insured Luis Gonzales. Met Life retained counsel to file a…
Recent Developments - District of Columbia
District of Columbia’s Ban on Non-Compete Employment Agreements in Effect
The latest version of the District of Columbia’s ban on non-compete provisions in employment agreements went into effect on October 1, 2022. The District of Columbia’s Ban on Non-compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (D. C. Law 23-209) was signed in January 2021 and set to go into effect on…
About the Firm
About the Firm
DeCaro Doran is extremely pleased to announce that Mark Kohl was elevated to Principal Partner with the firm on January 1, 2023. Mark received his undergraduate degree from Olivet Nazarene University in 1999, his master’s degree from the University of Illinois in 2002, and his law degree from Georgetown University…