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Summer 2004

Virginia Legislature Acts to Clarify Workers Compensation Lien Rights of Employer in Third Party Actions.

Winter 2004

Emerging Issues in Virginia Indoor Air Quality and Toxic Mold Litigation -- Michael E. Reheuser, a partner in the firm, is on the faculty for a seminar on this topic, scheduled for April 8, 2004. For further details, click here.

Spring 2003

Our Winter 2003 Newsletter is now available to download in pdf format. Click here to download.

Fall 2002

Spring 2002

Default Judgment For Compensatory and Punitive Damages Against Attorney Reversed by Supreme Court of Virginia
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the District Court of Maryland�s dismissal of a personal injury claim against the defendant auto manufacturer on the grounds of spoliation of the evidence.
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has held that � 19-110 of the Insurance Code is inapplicable when an insurer defends on the basis that its insured failed to meet the condition precedent set forth in a "no-action" clause.
In lead-based paint litigation, summary judgment by Baltimore City Circuit Court in favor of landlord is reversed, despite absence of any direct evidence that any paint on the property contained lead.
Supreme Court of Virginia Declines To Recognize An Exception To Doctrine of Employment-At-Will Based on Virginia's Obstruction of Justice Statute.
Maryland Court of Special Appeals holds that order denying a petition to compel arbitration is an appealable final judgment.
Virginia Supreme Court finds UM coverage for a purse snatching.

Winter 2002

In a legal malpractice case, the D.C. Court of Appeals has held that a client who engages in wrongdoing in connection with an aspect of litigation does not as a matter of law forfeit all rights of recovery against the attorney for malpractice.
A recent decision by the D.C. Court of Appeals illustrates the limits of the continuing tort doctrine�s ability to toll the statute of limitations, in the course of reversing a $980,000 verdict against a law firm for tortious interference with contractual rights.
The Court of Appeals of Maryland has held that, for purposes of tort law, an impaired life is not worse than non-life, and, for that reason, Maryland does not recognize a cause of action for "wrongful life."

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Discovery

Insights from The Law Offices of Jordan Coyne & Savits, L.L.P.

Default Judgment For Compensatory and Punitive Damages Against Attorney Reversed by Supreme Court of Virginia

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the District Court of Maryland�s dismissal of a personal injury claim against the defendant auto manufacturer on the grounds of spoliation of the evidence.

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has held that � 19-110 of the Insurance Code is inapplicable when an insurer defends on the basis that its insured failed to meet the condition precedent set forth in a "no-action" clause.

In lead-based paint litigation, summary judgment by Baltimore City Circuit Court in favor of landlord is reversed, despite absence of any direct evidence that any paint on the property contained lead.

Supreme Court of Virginia Declines To Recognize An Exception To Doctrine of Employment-At-Will Based on Virginia's Obstruction of Justice Statute.

Maryland Court of Special Appeals holds that order denying a petition to compel arbitration is an appealable final judgment.

In a legal malpractice case, the D.C. Court of Appeals has held that a client who engages in wrongdoing in connection with an aspect of litigation does not as a matter of law forfeit all rights of recovery against the attorney for malpractice.

A recent decision by the D.C. Court of Appeals illustrates the limits of the continuing tort doctrine�s ability to toll the statute of limitations, in the course of reversing a $980,000 verdict against a law firm for tortious interference with contractual rights.

The Court of Appeals of Maryland has held that, for purposes of tort law, an impaired life is not worse than non-life, and, for that reason, Maryland does not recognize a cause of action for "wrongful life."

For prior issues of the Discovery newsletter, click here.