Effective October 1, 2024, New Liability Rules for Exculpatory Clauses Most recreation businesses, think your local fitness center, swimming pool, or ice skating rink around the holidays, require customers to sign a waiver of liability before allowing a customer to enter the facility and engage in conduct that could result in injuries. Case law…
Read MoreOn June 6, 2024, Ocean City, Maryland, served as the backdrop for the MSBA Legal Summit and Annual Meeting. Among the standout sessions at this year’s event was a presentation co-led by Attorney Stephen Cornelius from Eccleston & Wolf. The session, titled “Ethical Considerations and the Role of Attorneys and Employers Handling Employment Decisions and…
Read MoreVirtual court skills are now part of the ever-increasing demands upon lawyers. Trial courts and appeals courts have engaged in the use of virtual technology to allow judicial proceedings to continue notwithstanding the Coronavirus pandemic raging through the country. Appearing virtually in court presents new and unanticipated challenges to the Bar. Here, the experienced attorneys…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
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