Circuit Court for Prince George’s County Case No. C-16-CV-24-000961

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND Petition No. 309 September Term, 2024

KEVIN BOWLER

v.

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

Fader, C.J., Watts, Booth, Biran, Gould, Eaves, Killough, JJ.

Pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (§§ 10-1601 et seq. of the State PER CURIAM ORDER Government Article) this document is authentic.

2025.12.19 13:06:03 Filed: December 19, 2025 -05'00' Gregory Hilton, Clerk * IN THE KEVIN BOWLER * SUPREME COURT v. * OF MARYLAND * Petition No. 309 STATE FARM MUTUAL September Term, 2024 AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE * COMPANY (Cir. Ct. No. C-16-CV-24-000961) * ORDER In consideration of the record in this case, the petition for writ of certiorari, the answer to the petition, and in light of the Court’s recent decision in Bowens v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co., ___ Md. ___, No. 10, Sept. Term, 2025 (Nov. 24, 2025), it is this 19th day of December 2025, by the Supreme Court of Maryland, ORDERED that the petition for writ of certiorari is granted; and it is further ORDERED that the judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County is vacated and the case is remanded to that court with instructions to vacate the judgment of the District Court of Maryland entered on May 24, 2024 and to remand the case to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with this Court’s opinion in Bowens.

/s/ Matthew J. Fader Chief Justice