Carter v. Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust

Sonia Carter, et al. v. Wallace & Gale Asbestos Settlement Trust, No. 84, September Term, 2013, Opinion by Greene, J. WRONGFUL DEATH – ASBESTOS LITIGATION – APPORTIONMENT OF DAMAGES In Maryland, apportionment of damages among different causes is only appropriate where the injury in question is reasonably divisible among multiple causes. Where the injury in question is death caused by lung cancer, and where there is a single tortfeasor involved in the litigation, apportionment of damages is inappropriate. WRONGFUL DEATH – JOINDER OF USE PLAINTIFFS – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS Under the state of…