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BRETHREN MUTUAL INS. v. BUCKLEY

No. 10, September Term, 2013.

86 A.3d 665 (2014)

437 Md. 332

The BRETHREN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Ember Louise BUCKLEY.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

March 4, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen M. McDonald (Kerr Mc-Donald, LLP, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for petitioner.

David M. Kopstein, Esquire , Kopstein & Associates, LLC, Seabrook, MD, for Amicus Curiae brief of the Maryland Association for Justice, for petitioner.

John B. Bratt (Miller & Zois, LLC, Glen Burnie, MD), on brief, for respondent.

Argued before BARBERA, C.J., HARRELL, GREENE, ADKINS, JOHN C. ELDRIDGE (Retired, Specially Assigned) DALE R. CATHELL (Retired, Specially Assigned) JOHN F. McAULIFFE (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.

ADKINS, J.

In this case we examine the scope of a general release executed pursuant to Md. Code (1997, 2011 Repl. Vol.), § 19-511 of the Insurance Article ("§ 19-511"). Petitioner, The Brethren Mutual Insurance Company ("Brethren"), appeals the decision of the Court of Special Appeals that a general release executed by its policy holder, Ember L. Buckley ("Buckley"), in favor of a tortfeasor's liability insurer did not likewise waive Buckley's claim under...

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