It has been recently reported in Law360 that the Court of Appeals of Maryland, in Dixon v. Ford Motor Co., No. 82, 2013 Md. LEXIS 465 (Md. July 25, 2013), broke with established precedent and endorsed the "any exposure" theory of asbestos causation. See Law360, July 26, 2013, "Md. Court OKs 'Any Exposure' Asbestos Theory In Ford Case." This conclusion misconstrues the Court's decision. In fact, the Court of Appeals, Maryland's highest court, continues to endorse "substantial-factor causation." As the court notes, "the ... 'frequency, regularity, and proximity' test remains 'the common law evidentiary standard used for establishing substantial-factor causation in negligence cases alleging asbestos exposure.'" Dixon, 2013 Md. LEXIS 465, at 18 (quoting Scapa v...
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