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Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Summary Judgment Ruling That Statute of Limitations Protects Oral Laxative Manufacturer from Untimely Personal Injury Claim
On May 14, 2009, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment ruling for C.B. Fleet Company, a manufacturer of an over-the-counter oral saline laxative commonly used in colonoscopy prep. See Quillin v. Fleet, No. 08-1814 (4th Cir. May 14, 2009). Rick Barnes and Tom Waxter led the successful appeal, which affirmed the rulings of the United States District Court of Maryland, holding that the statute of limitations had run and that the plaintiff was on inquiry notice as a matter of law more than three years before filing his suit.
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On March 10, 2009, a jury in Annapolis Maryland returned a defense verdict in favor of the Defendants in the case of Bigley v THI of Maryland et al.
Amy Heinrich and Jason Penn represented an internal medicine physician in a suit in which the Plaintiff claimed that her mother had suffered injury and death because of allegedly negligent treatment. The case involved care provided in a long term care setting and hospital. After a six day trial, the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the physician and the long term care facility. The case involved claims that the patient developed significant decubitus ulcers and dehydration, leading to the patient's death.
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No sash, but the competitive streak’s the same
BRENDAN KEARNEY
Daily Record Legal Affairs Writer
April 10, 2009 7:59 PM
As a 21-year-old, Kelly A. Donohue wore an $8,000 Stephen Yearick gown and represented her home state of Maryland at the Miss USA Pageant held that year in the show town of Branson, Mo.
Now an attorney in Baltimore, Donohue, 31, represents health care providers in medical negligence litigation and is generally more understated in her dress.
But a decade after hanging up her sash and retiring her crown, Donohue said she still relies on her experience as a beauty queen — how it taught her to position her feet, as well as think on them.
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Reprinted with permission of The Daily Record Co. 2009.
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