Baltimore Co. v. Quinlan

Panel: Leahy, Reed, Shaw Geter, JJ.

Leahy, J.

*488 *888 A jury in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County found that Mr. Michael Quinlan ("Appellee") suffered an occupational disease in the form of degenerative tears in the medial and lateral menisci in his right knee arising out of and in the course of his employment as a paramedic/firefighter for Baltimore County ("Appellant" or the "County"). The County appeals that decision, presenting a single issue for our review: "Whether right knee degenerative tears of the medial and lateral menisci and their underlying cause, osteoarthritis, constitute[ ] an…