Stickley v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Joan J. Stickley, appellant, appeals from the grant of a motion for summary judgment in favor of State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, appellee, in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. At issue is the applicability of Maryland Code (2005 Supp.), § 19-504.1 of the Insurance Article (“Ins.”), which requires an insurer to offer “under a policy ... of private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance liability coverage for claims made by a family member in the same amount as the liability coverage for claims made by a nonfamily member under the policy ...,” to a personal liability umbrella…