All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 28 2008 // Maryland’s medical establishment is repeating its dire warnings about doctor shortages in rural areas as two government panels pondering the problem prepare recommendations to the governor and the 2009 General...
Jul 8 2008 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler has named Carolyn H. Henneman as associate commissioner to oversee the Insurance Fraud Division, which investigates and prosecutes cases of criminal insurance fraud in...
Jul 7 2008 // Maryland’s Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department has begun charging for ambulance service. Officials say residents who have health insurance, including Medicaid or Medicare, won’t have to pay...
Jul 7 2008 // A firestorm of confusion and comment was created by a recent Insurance Journal report detailing a recent Maryland Court of Appeals ruling regarding a condominium associations’ requirement to pay for property damage...
Jun 30 2008 // “Given the great interdependence of the unit owners in the stacked unit condominium situation, mandating property insurance for the entire building is the preferable approach.” This one explanatory sentence...
Jun 27 2008 // Police in Ocean City, Maryland say they received seven reports Tuesday of airbags being stolen from cars. Police say that in each case, the airbag was stolen from a General Motors vehicle parked in a motel or condominium...
Jun 24 2008 // Maryland’s insurance commissioner heard closing arguments last week on whether to allow a nearly $18 million severance and retirement package for former Carefirst CEO William Jews.Insurance Commissioner Ralph Tyler...
Jun 20 2008 // After a woman filed a $10 million lawsuit claiming she was sexually assaulted by the Rev. Jeffery Stallworth, the Jackson, Miss. pastor turned around and sued her for $200 million.Hinds County Circuit Judge William Coleman...
Jun 20 2008 // A firestorm of confusion and comment was created by a June 3, 2008, InsuranceJournal.com exclusive report detailing a recent Maryland Court of Appeals ruling regarding a condominium associations’ requirement to pay...
Jun 6 2008 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler has fined Liberty Mutual companies for failure to issue proper notices of proposed rate increases to consumers. Liberty Mutual was fined $25,000 and returned nearly $450,000...
Jun 3 2008 // A dispute over $6,400 in damage to a Maryland townhouse led to an unexpected court decision that has reversed 26 years of standard industry practice, and left insurers, agents, lawmakers and condominium associations...
May 5 2008 // Supporters of bills that would put new restrictions on teen drivers in Maryland are vowing to try again next year.Several teen driving proposals died in the recently concluded legislative session. The only one to pass was...
Apr 29 2008 // Fire investigators say a blaze at a car dealership in Prince Frederick, Maryland did $3 million worth of damage. In addition to the main showroom at Bayside Automotive, five vehicles belonging to the dealership and to...
Apr 23 2008 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a class action lawsuit this week against McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant Inc., alleging race discrimination against black applicants and employees...
Apr 21 2008 // Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced an agreement with four wireless phone providers on disclosure of the costs of cell phone insurance.Gansler said he wants to be sure consumers know what they are getting....
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Apr 17 2008 // A Worcester County, Maryland judge has ruled that a Salisbury area Web blog publisher is not protected by a state law shielding news reporters from defamation lawsuits.The ruling means blogger Joseph Albero must explain...
Apr 14 2008 // Supporters of bills that would put new restrictions on teen drivers in Maryland are vowing to try again next year.Several teen driving proposals died in the recently concluded legislative session. The only one to pass was...
Apr 9 2008 // Speed cameras aren’t coming to Maryland highways.State lawmakers appeared poised to allow speeding cameras, but the final moments of the year’s session in Annapolis ticked away without lawmakers agreeing on the...
Apr 7 2008 // Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced Friday an agreement with four wireless phone providers on disclosure of the costs of cell phone insurance.Gansler said he wants to be sure consumers know what they are...