This month on October 5th, Maryland resumed jury trials, hoping to bring some sense of normalcy to this tumultuous and unprecedented year. However, although some courts have reopened, it is important to note that there have been many procedural changes that vary by county. Here, the attorneys at Eccleston & Wolf discuss the changes to…
On September 23, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that CHSPSC, LLC, or Community Health Systems, must pay a $2.3 million settlement after a data breach occurred that affected 6 million individuals. Here, Maryland, D.C., and Virginia attorneys at Eccleston & Wolf…
The law has grown for centuries, using precedence as a means of determining certain cases. Two of these cases include Frye v. United States (1923) and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (1993), both of which relate to the admissibility of expert witness testimony. Here, the Maryland attorneys at Eccleston & Wolf discuss the use of…
In Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Shilling, 468 Md. 239 (2019), the Court of Appeals of Maryland recently clarified that the statute of limitations applicable to a claim for underinsured motorist benefits does not begin to run until the insurance carrier denies the insured’s demand for benefits. What is Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage? Drivers…
On July 9, 2020, Steve Cornelius, Al Frederick and Glenn Grossman from the Law Offices of Eccleston and Wolf, conducted a live webinar with Bar Counsel, Lydia Lawless, for a review of risk avoidance issues and techniques for lawyers on the subjects of social media, liens, escrow management and other topics.
On May 28, Al Frederick was among a panel of lawyers speaking to the Maryland Conference of Circuit Court Judges Annual meeting on the topic of Judicial Discipline. Judges from both the Circuit and District Courts were in attendance.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed methods to calculate monetary penalties for group and non-group health plans that fail to comply with Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) reporting requirements. These civil money penalties, or CMPs, will be imposed on group health plans (GHPs) or non‑group health plans (NGHPs) as a strategy to…
Glenn Grossman participated with District Court Designate Judge Dolores Dorsainvil in a program entitled “Professional Ethics: Avoid AGC Complaints Where You Can, Win Where You Must.” The program, sponsored by the Professional Ethics Committee of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, was held on March 5th and attracted some 50 lawyers and judges. The panelists discussed…
In late January 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released breakdowns of the total amount of workplace discrimination charges the agency received in the 2019 fiscal year. Here, the attorneys at Eccleston & Wolf provide an overview of the comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics provided by the EEOC as well as significant trends…
On February 18, Al Frederick, among others, presented a program to the Baltimore County Bar Association (Estate and Trust Lawyers) on risk management and the aging population. The program focused on suggestions and issues posed by clients who may be under a disability as well as the use of retainer agreements as a risk management…