( February 9, 2026, 10:38 AM EST) -- ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Noting that the adage “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” does not apply to lawsuits, the Appellate Court of Maryland affirmed both the Maryland Insurance Administration’s (MIA) finding that the appellant was collaterally estopped from relitigating his insurers’ duty to defend him against an underlying land dispute filed against him and his wife by their neighbors and a lower court’s ruling to strike his second amended complaint when he attempted to add civil claims to his petition for judicial review of the MIA’s conclusion....