Case Title: ALCOBA, ELIZABETH C. - DOL 7/6/2009
Case Status Status Date Status Note
Initiation - Sent to Outside Counsel 6/3/2010
Initiation - Scheduling Order Issued 8/4/2010 8.4.10 pulled fr: CCMC website discovery completed by 9/29/10 motions dispositve filed by 10/14/10 PT 12/2/10
Trial - Trial Date Set 12/2/2010 February 9, 2011.
Trial - Jury Verdict - for Defense 2/9/2011 The jury returned a verdict in the County's favor that this teacher's asthma was not an occupational disease. There were fourteen other occupations that worked in the same building that were exposed to the same hazards.
Appeal - Filed by Claimant to the Court of Special Appeals 9/22/2011
Argument - Oral Argument 11/13/2012 Oral argument held on November 9, 2012.
Appeal - Appeal Result 1/23/2013 The Court of Special Appeals reversed the Circuit Court in an unreported opinion finding that the circuit court erred in giving a jury instruction that impermissibly shifted the burden of proof to Alcoba. The matter was remanded for a new trial.
Trial - Trial Date Set 5/16/2013 Re-trial set for May 21, 2013.