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2017 Maryland Code
Health - General
Title 21 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Drug and Cosmetic Provisions
Part III - General Limitations on Sale or Distribution of Drugs and Cosmetics
§ 21-1114. Defenses in actions related to health-related products.
Universal Citation: MD Health-Gen Code § 21-1114 (2017)
- In any action brought by the Attorney General under § 11-209 of the Commercial Law Article, a person that sells, distributes, or otherwise disposes of any drug, medicine, cosmetic, food, food additive, or commercial feed, as defined in § 6-101 of the Agriculture Article, or medical device:
- (1) May not assert as a defense that the person did not deal directly with the person on whose behalf the action is brought; and
- (2) May prove, as a partial or complete defense against a damage claim, in order to avoid duplicative liability, that all or any part of an alleged overcharge ultimately was passed on to another person by a purchaser or seller in the chain of manufacture, production, or distribution who paid the alleged overcharge.
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