Environment - Multidefendant Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Cases - Effect of Settlement
What this bill does
Exempting certain types of pollution cases from the Maryland Uniform Contribution Among Joint Tort-Feasors Act; requiring the factfinder in certain legal actions to make a determination of the total liability and assign comparative responsibility to certain parties; authorizing the State to continue to pursue certain legal actions or bring new legal actions if the State has obtained less than complete relief from a certain person who has resolved the person's liability with the State in a settlement; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (16)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Myers, Doug | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Speaker, Speaker | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Gorski, Anthony | Anthony G. Gorski LLC | Oral |
| UNF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Campion, Louislobbyist | Maryland Motor Truck Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kirkner, Andrew | National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies | Oral |
| UNF | Pica, Johnlobbyist | Pica & Associates, LLC | Oral |
| UNF | McCauley, Kirk | WMDA/CAR | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Egan, Nancylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | O'Halloran, Mike | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Valentino, Ellen | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | E. Frosh, Brian | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kemerer, Hannibal | Office of Attorney General | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | E. Frosh, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |