Catholic Church Failed to Block Sex Abuses Cases at the Statehouse
The Archdiocese of Maryland paid lobbyists over $200,000 in an apparently failed effort to defeat a statute of limitations forgiveness measure and other pro-victim laws. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation, regulation, or other government decisions, actions, or policies on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals...
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State Senators Approve Child Victims Act
Senate Bill 686, which would remove the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits and allow survivors to file lawsuits regardless of when their abuse happened, passed with a 42-5 vote. The Senate’s vote comes on the cusp of the public release of the Maryland Attorney General’s report on the history of sexual...
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Maryland AG Vows to Defend Controversial Lookback Provision
State Attorney General Anthony Brown said that since a proposal to abolish the statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases was “not clearly unconstitutional,” his office would defend it in court. The proposal has more momentum than in years past when it failed to pass out of the Senate’s Judicial Proceedings Committee. Advocates for...
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Lawmakers Approve SOL Exception for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
In a major win for survivors of sexual abuse, a legislative panel voted overwhelmingly to relax the statute of limitations in sexual abuse cases. If the bill goes on to pass the Maryland General Assembly, the church is likely to face a crush of new lawsuits, especially in light of the impending release of a...
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MD Public to See Most of AG Sex Abuse Report
A municipal judge ruled that people have a right to see a redacted version of a 456-page Attorney General probe into alleged sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. To balance things, people who were named in the report that did not have a chance to defend themselves in front of a grand jury may...
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Exactech Looks to Save Money—and Limit Victims’ Rights—by Offering Third-Party Payouts
In June 2021, Exactech issued recalls of the Exactech Connexion GXL hip liner and the Optetrak and Optetrak Logic knee implants due to premature device failures. To inform implant recipients of their respective device recall, Exactech sent letters to implantees, offering to cover out-of-pocket expenses to have the implant revised. In return for covering revision...
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Spastic Quadriplegia: What Is It and Why Does It Happen?
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a neurological condition caused by an injury to or abnormal development of the parts of the brain that control movement, resulting in lifelong motor and muscular disabilities. The injury is most common in utero but can occur during childbirth or shortly thereafter. Babies suffering from cerebral palsy show physical developmental setbacks...
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In Win for Plaintiffs, Judicial Panel Consolidates Exactech Litigation in a Northeast Court
In a recent blog post, we discussed the hearing on September 29th, 2022 to determine where the Exactech multidistrict litigation (MDL) would take place. The primary locations being considered were the Eastern District of Louisiana, the Northern District of Florida, and the Southern or Eastern District of New York State. Since our last post, the...
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Sharing the Road: Motorcycle Safety Tips
Now that it’s fall the leaves are changing, the air is turning crisp, and you may be starting to long for that open road. We get it, we’ve got a lot of avid motorcycle riders in our office, we’re right there with you – which is one of the many reasons why we are also...
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Hernia Mesh Lawsuit – What You Need to Know
Over 20,000 cases have been filed against top hernia mesh manufacturers and are currently pending. These lawsuits claim that many popular models of hernia mesh patches are not suited for long term use and have been linked to serious complications and mesh failure. There are five manufactures of hernia mesh involved in the investigation of...
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