# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 21. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics

### Subtitle 11. Miscellaneous Drug and Cosmetic Provisions

#### Section 21-1113

In any action brought by the Attorney General under Sec. 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 Sec. 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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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)