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

• Chamber Opposes False Claims Bill
  Monday, March 08, 2010 at 02:53 PM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• Chamber Urges Passage of Apology Bill
  Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 12:14 PM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• Meet Our Public Policy Team
  Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 12:31 PM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• 2nd Challenge to Noneconomic Damage Cap Fails
  Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 01:12 PM
  By Ronald W. Wineholt, Vice President of Government Affairs, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• Maryland Chamber Unveils 2010 Business Agenda
  Monday, November 16, 2009 at 08:25 AM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• More Civil Liability Blog Entries

Civil Liability News

• 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
• Letter to the Editor: Health fraud bill deserved defeat
  Baltimore Sun
• Medicaid crackdown can't beat industry opposition
  Baltimore Sun