Rochkind v. Stevenson

In the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Starlena Stevenson sued S&S Partnership (“S&S”), Stanley Rochkind, and Dear Management & Construction Company (“Dear”) for negligence and violations of the Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”), Md. Code (1975, 2013 Repl. Vol.), section 13-301 et seq. of the Commercial Law Article (“CL”). 1 As relevant here, she alleged that she suffered injuries as a result of ingesting lead-based paint inside 3823 Fairview Avenue (“the Fairview Property”), which was owned by Mr. Rochkind and S&S and was managed by Dear.

In March of 2014, the case was tried to a jury with…