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Another Victory for MSZL&M’s New York Office! Allen Kohn from MSZL&M’s New York office won summary judgment on behalf of a large property owner.  Plaintiff alleged that he suffered personal injuries due to a hole in the concrete floor.  The hole was purportedly created by the property owner when it performed construction work in the area.  The case’s venue was slow-moving New York State […]

MSZL&M is pleased to announce that William Parks has joined our Central Florida office.  William (“Bill”) Parks, an Associate in our Central Florida Office,  grew up in Baltimore, Maryland but has lived in Florida for the past five years. Before joining MSZL&M, Bill represented financial institutions in both state and federal court, initiating foreclosure proceedings and defending against alleged violations of consumer protection laws. […]

  Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris Ledva & Meyers’ West Virginia Managing Partner Bradley Shafer will be speaking for NBI on Monday November 16.  He will discuss legal updates in West Virginia, handbook updates, and Reasonable Accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the West Virginia Human Rights Act.  There will also be a COVID update. Please use the link provided below to see the full brochure […]

NJ Presumes Workers Compensation  Coverage for Essential Workers Who Contract COVID-19 By:  Matthew Harris, Esq. Governor Phil Murphy signed law that immediately went into effect on September 14, 2020 that created a rebuttable presumption that, absent demonstrable proof to the contrary, “essential” workers who contract COVID-19 at work will be entitled to workers compensation coverage and benefits for their illness.  Notably, the law is […]

Maryland’s Highest Court Overrules Frye-Reed, Officially welcoming the era of Daubert By Saad Malik, Esquire On August 28, 2020, the Maryland Court of Appeals voted 4-3 to officially adopt Daubert as the standard by which courts admit or exclude expert testimony, abandoning the previously standing Frye-Reed test.  See Rochkind v. Stevenson, Case No. 47, September 2019 Term (Aug. 28, 2020).  In 1978, Maryland Courts […]

Another victory for our New York Office! Allen Kohn from MSZL&M’s New York office obtained summary judgment on behalf of our client, a regional grocery store.  After plaintiff’s daughter was caught shoplifting, a verbal dispute escalated to a physical altercation with an alleged store “employee.” During the altercation, Plaintiff was struck with a stick and lost use of an eye. The case was venued […]

STATUS OF PHILADELPHIA COURT SYSTEM IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC By, Steven Cherry PHILADELPHIA, PA , September 08, 2020 —  For those of you who may be interested in how the Philadelphia Court System has been responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic, here is the current status of civil operations as of September 2020: On March 16, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared a Statewide […]

GOING TO SCHOOL ON THE EXPANDED FMLA AND FFCRA By: Brad Shafer We hoped it would be over by now, but it is not.  The same COVID-19 pandemic that wreaked havoc with the end of the 2019-2020 school year and summer day camp is still here.  Now, the fall semester of the 2020-2021 school year is upon us and schools are still trying to […]

Western District of Missouri Court Gives Potential Life to COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims By: Jason G. Wehrle, Esq. Throughout the country a myriad of lawsuits have been filed by businesses against their insurers seeking business interruption coverage in connection with shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the suits involve different parties and venues, one common thread is the lawsuits involves the question of […]

Maryland’s Highest Court Upholds Trial Court’s Decision to Give Spoliation Jury Instruction By:  Ashley Friedman, Esquire (August 25, 2020) In its July 27, 2020 opinion in Steamfitters Local Union No. 602 v. Erie Ins. Exch.. and Steamfitters Local Union No. 602 v. Cincinatti Ins. Co., Maryland’s highest court upheld the trial court’s decision to give a spoliation jury instruction. The case stemmed from an […]