A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
One of the most important pieces of evidence in a civil trial is photographs of the damages a plaintiff is claiming. In the same way that you want to share pictures of your tropical vacation with friends on Snapchat or Instagram, share photographs of your client’s injuries with the judge/jury to get them thinking and […]
On Punitive Damages, A New Year But the Same Legislative Agenda
Over the last two decades, there has been a push to overturn the closely scrutinized punitive damages law in Maryland. Punitive damages cases in Maryland are extraordinarily rare since the Court of Appeals, in its 1992 ruling in Owens-Illinois v. Zenobia, held a plaintiff’s entitlement to punitive damages must be established by clear and convincing […]
The New Lawsuit Frontier: Hospitality Wage-and-Hour Suits
I always find it interesting to hear about what types of cases other lawyers are handling and litigating. After reading a recent Daily Record article concerning the federal lawsuit filed by two line cooks against Bryan Voltaggio claiming damages for violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, […]