Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Court Considering Change in Liability Standard
Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell has requested the Court’s Rules Committee to consider whether the Court could adopt a rule overturning Maryland’s tort liability standards that prohibit a person from recovering damages if their actions contributed to their injury. The Maryland Chamber has long opposed shifting to a system of comparative fault because it would increase lawsuits and damages against businesses and make our state less competitive with neighboring states. Efforts to introduce a standard of comparative fault have repeatedly been rejected by the General Assembly over the past 40 years. An organizational meeting will be held by a subcommittee of the Rules Committee on January 18 in Annapolis to begin exploration of this issue. See related correspondence here. Contact Ron Wineholt for further information at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
