{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-21-1113","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health - General § 21–1113","heading":"","body":"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:\n(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\n(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.","path":["Article - Health - General"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghg\u0026section=21-1113","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:48Z","sha256":"4f19a77b6028533975301bd3a6a7aebd26e93dd4e0eabb3a54946c55e47e6492","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-21-1112","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-general-21-1202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}