Where defendants seek to admit a doctor’s note in plaintiff’s medical records without having him testify at a deposition or at trial, the portion of the note containing plaintiff’s medical history and his condition when he arrived at the hospital ...

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Where defendant was charged with possessing methamphetamine after the police were called to assist with her alleged overdose, the amended version of a safe harbor statute enacted after the date of defendant’s alleged offense applies to the case. Background On ...

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A Frederick County circuit judge has ruled that broader protections for overdose victims in criminal court apply even when the overdose occurred before the stronger law took effect. Despite that favorable ruling this month, the same judge later ruled the ...

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A woman who had second thoughts about the hot tub she purchased at a parking lot dis­play was allowed to rescind her sales contract under a Virginia law designed to apply to door-to-door salesmen. What’s more, the seller is on ...

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