Maryland Expands The Duty Owed In Negligent Misrepresentation Cases

Holding:

OSHA Ergonomic Program Standard Rejected

Considerations For Banks That Convert To A Bank Holding Company Form Of Ownership

Once a bank holding company is formed, bank management should familiarize itself with the new laws and procedures that will affect the operations of the bank and its holding company.

Exhibits to a Letter of Credit May Not Be Good Enough

Brunswick County v. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Limited, in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 99-2380, June 7, 2000.

Employee Separation Agreements Under New EEOC Regulations:

Many employers routinely use separation agreements in order to minimize their exposure to claims arising out of an employment termination.

States Expand to Right to Sue for Wrongful Birth

Connecticut and New Jersey's highest courts have expanded the rights of patients to sue doctors whose negligence results in unwanted births.

Physician Contracting Texas Style

On May 17, 2000, Texas Attorney General John Cornyn issued final rules implementing the Texas Collective Negotiations by Physicians Act (Act).

Much Ado About Pegram v. Herdrich

On June 12, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Pegram v. Herdrich.

Maryland Regulatory News - Winter 2000

1. In September, the Health Care Commission (HCC) approved the first two releases of information from the HCC's Medical Care Data Base.

Fewer Hospital Beds

In 1999, the Maryland General Assembly, with the encouragement of the Maryland Hospital Association, devised a formula to determine a more realistic count of the beds that hospitals use on a daily