Kassama v. Magat

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the fact that the normal term of human pregnancy is 38 weeks was properly the subject of judicial notice
• distinguishing child's claim for damages caused by defendants and incurred in utero from a claim for \the injury of life itself\
• providing an example of the importance of knowing precisely what instruction was requested
• “Contributory negligence is conduct on the part of the plaintiff which falls below the standard to which he should conform for his own protection.... ” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted)
• \wrongful life\ claims not cognizable

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Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Laboratory Corp. of America v. Hood
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2006-12-01· cited 64×
• Willis Ex Rel. Willis v. Wu
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 2004-12-20· cited 41×
• Latty v. St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2011-04-04· cited 41×
• Chicago Title Insurance v. Allfirst Bank
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2006-08-04· cited 39×
• Smith v. Borello
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2002-08-22· cited 30×
• Abrishamian v. Washington Medical Group, P.C.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2014-03-04· cited 17×
• Warsham v. James Muscatello, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2009-12-30· cited 14×
• Dehn v. Edgecombe
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2003-09-04· cited 13×
• Jamie Meyers v. Michael Lamer
  Fourth Circuit· 2014-02-25· cited 12×
• Mississippi State Federation of Colored Women's Club Housing for the Elderly in Clinton, Inc. v. in the Interest of L.R.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2010-12-16· cited 11×
• Rich v. Foye
  Connecticut Superior Court· 2007-08-28· cited 8×
• Barbosa v. Osbourne
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2018-04-26· cited 8×
• Carter v. Senate Masonry, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2004-04-06· cited 7×
• Dowling v. A.R.T. Inst. of Wash., Inc.
  D. Maryland· 2019-03-06· cited 7×
• Ditto v. Stoneberger
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2002-08-28· cited 3×
• Myers Ex Rel. Myers v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2007-10-05· cited 1×
• Reid v. Balt. Ambulatory Center
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2026-02-27

Cites

36 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Roe v. Wade
  Supreme Court· 1973-01-22· cited 5,581×
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-29· cited 2,492×
• Becker v. Schwartz
  New York Court of Appeals· 1978-12-27· cited 460×
• Nelson v. Krusen
  Texas Supreme Court· 1984-10-17· cited 325×
• Berman v. Allan
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1979-06-26· cited 197×
• Harbeson v. Parke-Davis, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1983-02-10· cited 197×
• Faya v. Almaraz
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1993-03-09· cited 187×
• Turpin v. Sortini
  California Supreme Court· 1982-05-03· cited 165×
• Siemieniec v. Lutheran General Hospital
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1987-08-17· cited 133×
• Gleitman v. Cosgrove
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1967-03-06· cited 132×
• Procanik by Procanik v. Cillo
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1984-08-01· cited 128×
• Liscombe v. Potomac Edison Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1985-07-23· cited 115×
• State Ex Rel. Odham v. Sherman
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1964-03-12· cited 98×
• James G. v. Caserta
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1985-07-11· cited 92×
• Blake v. Cruz
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1985-04-04· cited 91×
• Smith v. Cote
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1986-07-09· cited 91×
• Jones v. Malinowski
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1984-04-06· cited 82×
• Group Health Ass'n v. Blumenthal
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1983-01-04· cited 67×
• Lininger Ex Rel. Lininger v. Eisenbaum
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1988-11-28· cited 66×
• Wegad v. Howard Street Jewelers, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1992-04-28· cited 61×

Other cases named Kassama v. Magat

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Kassama v. Magat
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 2001-02-28· cited 12×