Summary Judgments Granted for Failure to Comply with Notice Requirements

Dennis Whelley, the chair of RSRM’s lead paint litigation department, has been able to prevail on motions for summary judgment on behalf of a local government entity filed in twelve separate cases in Baltimore City Circuit Court.  The basis of each motion has been the plaintiff's failure to comply with a provision of the Local Government Tort Claims Act, which requires a plaintiff to provide proper notice of the time, place and cause of injury, to a corporate officer within 180 days of the alleged injury.