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Contributory negligence standard survives challenge in Maryland 

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    • July 11, 2013

Long before the Civil War, the high court of Maryland instituted the doctrine of contributory negligence. On Tuesday, the current high court of Maryland said that if anyone is going to change that rule – which bars any chance of recovering damages in a lawsuit if the victim in any […]

Original post by http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/07/11/contributory-negligence-standard-survives-challenge-in-maryland/

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