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2018 MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEALTH LAW UPDATE The 438th Session of the Maryland General Assembly concluded April 9, 2018.  Of the approximate 3,127 bills and resolutions considered by the General Assembly, 889 bills and 3 resolutions passed both chambers.  Among them and highlig... Read more >

For the first time, the Maryland Court of Appeals clarifies that the noneconomic damages cap applies to intentional tort and gross negligence claims. Md. Code, Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article, §11-108 limits the amount of noneconomic damages recoverable in personal injury and wrongful ... Read more >

DLLR has issued a draft notice posting for Maryland employers regarding employee rights under Maryland’s new paid sick and safe leave law, which took effect on February 11, 2018.  The poster is available here and should be posted in the same location where employers post other state and ... Read more >

Maryland has more than 200 licensed nursing homes.  Although the number of nursing home complaints nationwide increased by 33 percent from 2011 to 2015, there was only a 7 percent increase in Maryland.  However, according to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), M... Read more >

Tydings, a Baltimore law firm that serves individuals and businesses in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia through its offices in Baltimore and Towson, announces that Kerianne P. Kemmerzell has joined the firm as an associate. Ms. Kemmerzell’s practice focuses on family law.  She has years of ex... Read more >

The Maryland General Assembly voted last week to override Governor Hogan’s veto of HB1 – the Maryland Working Families Act (“Act”).  This law, which provides job-protected earned sick and safe leave for employees, will take effect on February 11, 2018.  News reports suggest that th... Read more >

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the eighth consecutive year, name Tydings to its 2018 “Best Law Firms” list. Tydings was named to the Best Law Firms list for the Baltimore metropolitan region in 15 practice areas:  antitrust law, antitrust litigation, arbitration, bank... Read more >

The Maryland General Assembly passed a new law which authorizes health care providers to disclose certain “directory information” and alters the circumstances under which a health care provider can disclose medical records.  This law became effective on October 1, 2017.  This change... Read more >

Two family law bills passed by the General Assembly, and signed by the Governor this spring, became law on October 1, 2017.  The Health Care Decisions Act:  Previously, a spouse had the unfettered right to make health care decisions on behalf of the other spouse in the event of incapaci... Read more >

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 requires financial institutions and businesses that offer consumers financial products or services, like financial or investment advice, or loans, to safeguard sensitive customer data and to notify customers of their information-sharing practices.  The law app... Read more >