Sherwood Brands, Inc. v. Great American Insurance

This case demands that we revisit Maryland’s insurance contract claim notice-prejudice jurisprudence, a body of law that has laid dormant largely since T.H.E. Insurance Co. v. P.T.P. Inc., 331 Md. 406, 628 A.2d 223 (1993). As the trial judge observed, this involves “quite a workout.” Sherwood Brands, Inc. (“Sherwood”) appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County — granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee, Great American Insurance Company (“Great American”) — concluding that Great American acted properly in denying coverage under a third-party liability policy it…