Court of Appeals of Maryland August 13, 2018, 82/17 (Kennedy Krieger Inst., Inc. v. Partlow)

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc. v. Ashley Partlow, No. 82, September Term, 2017

NEGLIGENCE – DUTY OF CARE – FACTORS GUIDING CONSIDERATION OF

DETERMINING WHETHER DUTY EXISTS UNDER COMMON LAW –

SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP – CLASS OF POTENTIAL PLAINTIFFS – Court of

Appeals held that duty of care exists in limited circumstances where: (1) medical research

institute knows of presence of child, who is not