{"id":2878,"date":"2023-09-05T18:46:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/reply-motion-change-venue\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T11:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T15:02:22","slug":"reply-motion-change-venue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/pre-trial\/sample-motions\/reply-motion-change-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Response to Motion to Change Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: This sample venue motion was filed in a personal injury case, which allowed us to keep the case in Baltimore City instead of Anne Arundel County. The case ultimately settled for $750,000.<\/p>\n<p>The venue of a personal injury case involves considerations of whether a claim has been instituted in the correct city or county.Keep in mind that a tort claim must be brought where the negligence occurs or in the county or city where the defendant resides, carries on a regular business, is employed, or habitually engages in a vocation. MD. CODE ANN., CTS.&amp;JUD. PROC. II \u00a7 6-201(a).<\/p>\n<p>You should also read our 2016 updated venue motion in Maryland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/venue-plaintiffs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 You will also want to read <a href=\"http:\/\/mdcourts.gov\/opinions\/coa\/2017\/3a17.pdf\">UMMS v. Kerrigan,<\/a> a 2017 case that the dissenting opinion says undermines &#8220;the long-held recognition of a plaintiff\u2019s right to choose a venue.&#8221; Maryland law now, regrettably, gives less deference to the plaintiff&#8217;s choice of venue if the plaintiff is not a resident of the jurisdiction where the complaint is brought.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/pre-trial\/sample-motions\/reply-motion-change-venue\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Response to Motion to Change Venue\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: This sample venue motion was filed in a personal injury case, which allowed us to keep the case in Baltimore City instead of Anne Arundel County. The case ultimately settled for $750,000. 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