Al Frederick speaks to Frederick County Bar Association
On October 2, 2017, Al Frederick was the luncheon speaker at the Frederick County Bar ...
Al Frederick presents program to the Harry A. Cole Judicial Council
On September 19, 2017, Al spoke to the Harry A. Cole Judicial Council with regard ...
In Thomas v. Omni Hotels Management Corporation, the U.S. District Court held, under Virginia law, that a customer injured on a hospitality provider’s premises must prove (1) that the owner had knowledge that a defect existed and (2) that the defect created an unsafe condition.
Thomas v. Omni Hotels Management Corporation, ___ F. Supp. 3d ___, No. 5:15-cv-00086, 2017 WL ...
In its unreported opinion in Johnson v. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland declined to extend the “corporate negligence” doctrine to parent or grandparent corporations in a medical malpractice setting.
Johnson v. Univ. of Md. Med. Sys. Corp., 2017 WL 1057447 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. ...
Fourth Circuit Clarifies Standard of Proof for Employment Claims Under the ADA
Gentry v. East West Partners Club Management Co. Inc., 816 F.3d 228 (4th Cir. 2016) ...
Limited Circumstances for Wrongful Discharge Claims in Virginia
On February 23, 2017, the Supreme Court of Virginia issued its opinion in Francis v. ...