Appeals Court Affirms Judgment Against Contractor For Injuries From Guardrail

(June 7, 2017, 4:32 PM EDT) -- ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland appeals court panel on May 31 affirmed a judgment against a general contractor for injuries a man sustained after an improperly installed guardrail at a home failed and allowed him to fall 13 feet, finding that the contractor owed a duty to subsequent purchasers of the home (Marrick Homes, LLC, v. Adam Rutkowski, et al., No. 655 Sept. Term 2016, Md. Spec. App., App., 2017 Md. App. LEXIS 562)....