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

• 2010 Maryland General Assembly Session Recap
  Friday, April 16, 2010 at 12:42 PM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• False Claims Bill to be Heard in the House Thursday
  Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 03:30 PM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• Senate Passes False Claims Bill
  Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 01:20 PM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• False Health Claims Bill on Senate Floor
  Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 03:01 PM
  By Ronald W. Wineholt, Vice President of Government Affairs, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• False Claims Bill Would Increase Lawsuits, Drive Up Health Care Costs
  Monday, March 08, 2010 at 02:53 PM
  By Will Burns, Communications Director, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• More Civil Liability Blog Entries

Civil Liability News

• 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
• Letter to the Editor: Health fraud bill deserved defeat
  Baltimore Sun