· 9/12/1983
A. S. Abell Publishing Co. v. Mezzanote
Citations
- 464 A.2d 1068
- 297 Md. 26
- 9 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2241
- 1983 Md. LEXIS 291
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that the Maryland Insurance Guaranty Association was subject to the Public Information Act because the Act “must be liberally construed in favor of inclusion in order to effectuate [its] broad remedial purpose”
- noting that the entity’s “plan of operation . . . [was] subject to [the government’s] approval and amendment”
- noting that MIGA is exempt from liability from any action taken in the performance of its powers and duties
- noting that the entity’s “plan of operation . . . [was] subject to [the government’s] approval and amendment”
- explaining that the General Assembly created MIGA to serve a “public purpose,” namely, protecting claimants and policyholders from the effects of insurer insolvency
- applying the holding in Mezzanote and concluding that the University of Maryland Medical System Corporation is an instrumentality of the State for purposes of the PIA
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Judges: Davidson
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