Position

The ability of a company to receive fair treatment from a state’s legal system influences business decisions regarding job creation and business location. Efforts to expand business liability by creating new causes of action to sue businesses or increase business liability costs will drive jobs out of the state, and must be resisted.

Civil Liability Resources

• Maryland Chamber Civil Liability Bill Positions
  View a list of bill positions and position statements from the Maryland Chamber of Commerce.

Civil Liability Posts From the Blog

• Meet Your Public Policy Team
  Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 09:34 AM
  By Kathleen T. Snyder, CCE, President/CEO, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• A New Maryland: Transition to Innovation
  Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 10:43 AM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• 2011 Maryland General Assembly Recap
  Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 11:43 AM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• News & Notes – April 6, 2011
  Wednesday, April 06, 2011 at 02:47 PM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• Business Issue Update
  Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 12:54 PM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• More Civil Liability Blog Entries

Civil Liability News

• Committee: Don't change common law standard
  The Gazette
• Bill could save state millions in Medicaid fraud
  Baltimore Sun
• Medicaid fraud plan under fire from Maryland businesses
  Baltimore Business Journal
• Survey: Lawsuits bad for business
  The Gazette
• Business-related bills keep Maryland lobbyists busy
  The Gazette