Chief Judge Robert M. Bell of the Court of Appeals of Maryland recently sent a letter to the Maryland Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure asking that body to advise the Court of Appeals about how a change in Maryland contributory negligence law can be made “if the court were to consider replacing the doctrine of contributory negligence, a common law doctrine in Maryland, with some sort of comparative fault.” Judge Bell requested that the committee’s analysis be “an objective one that invites and considers the views of individuals and groups that have exhibited an interest in the matter, including, in particular, the Maryland Defense Counsel, the Maryland Association for Justice, and the Maryland State Bar Association.” Thus, it appears that at least one judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland has an interest in exploring the elimination of the common law doctrine of contributory negligence.
Monday, January 3, 2011
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