by Stewart Sutton | Feb 27, 2018 | Firm News, General Info
In Maryland, a plaintiff that prevails at trial may inadvertently waive its right to appeal by accepting the benefits of a judgment. Stewart A. Sutton twice had an adverse party’s appeal dismissed based upon the application of the acquiescence rule. The...
by Stewart Sutton | Nov 1, 2017 | Firm News, General Info
In May 2017, Stewart A. Sutton obtained a $380,806 default judgment for a client who had been stabbed by an acquaintance. The client suffered a punctured stomach, underwent emergency surgery, and was hospitalized for a week. He was left with a conspicuous 6 inch...
by Stewart Sutton | Oct 31, 2017 | Firm News, General Info
I recently represented a man who had a child with his girlfriend, and they were raising the child together. The problem was that the mother was married to another man at the time the child was born. In Maryland, a husband is the presumptive father, if the child was...
by Stewart Sutton | Sep 18, 2017 | Firm News, General Info
At least several times a year, I receive a telephone call from a person who is dissatisfied with the divorce settlement reached by using a collaborative lawyer in Maryland. A collaborative lawyer is retained for the sole purpose of negotiating a divorce settlement. ...
by Stewart Sutton | Aug 15, 2017 | Firm News, General Info
In Maryland, a creditor had 3-years to sue a debtor to collect payment. However, the 3-year statute of limitations would restart if the debtor made a payment to the creditor. Not surprisingly, creditors often would ask debtors to make a small payment so as to trick...
by Stewart Sutton | Jul 10, 2017 | Firm News, General Info
Maryland follows the doctrine of contributory negligence. If a personal injury plaintiff’s negligence contributed in causing the accident, then the plaintiff is not entitled to any recovery. The doctrine of contributory negligence was recently applied in the...
