Latest Maryland Headlines

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Powerful Storm System Kills Two, Leaves 1M Without Power in South, East Coast

Aug 9 2023 // At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed, and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost power Monday as severe storms, including hail and lightning, moved through the eastern...

‘Fundamental Fairness’ Favors Lender’s Claim to Fire Insurance Funds After Foreclosure

Aug 3 2023 // The estate of a Maryland man who, along with one of his children, was killed in a fire in his home is not entitled to all of the proceeds from the fire insurance policy because the homeowner still had a remaining mortgage...

Maryland Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 32 Years Gets $2.9M

Jul 7 2023 // A Maryland board approved $2.9 million in compensation Wednesday for a man who was wrongly imprisoned for 32 years, including a decade on death row, for two murders he did not commit.John Huffington was pardoned by former...

Maryland AG Settles With CarMax for Allegedly Failing to Disclose Open Recalls

Jul 5 2023 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown reported that his office’s consumer protection unit has reached a settlement with used car retailer CarMax, Inc. over its alleged failure to disclose open safety recalls on...

Maryland Begins Sales of Recreational Marijuana

Jul 3 2023 // Maryland is becoming the latest state to legally sell recreational marijuana, as businesses aim to tap into July Fourth festivities to kick off sales.About 100 stores already licensed to sell cannabis for medicinal...

Judge Gives Erie Insurance, Maryland Regulator 60 Days to Resolve Rift Over Bias, Document Disclosure

Jun 15 2023 // A judge has given Erie Insurance and the Maryland insurance regulator 60 days to settle their differences related to allegations that the insurer unfairly discriminated against Black insurance agents in the Baltimore area...

Braidwood v Becerra and Its Impact on Preventive Service Access

Jun 14 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Since Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, it’s faced many challenges, and the newest comes from a court case recently decided by a judge in...

Maryland AG Sues 3M, DuPont, Other Manufacturers Over ‘Forever Chemicals’

May 31 2023 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed two lawsuits seeking to hold multiple chemical manufacturers accountable for contamination of the state’s natural resources and harm to public health from their...

NRA Sues Maryland Over ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ Gun Laws

May 19 2023 // The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm sued to block Maryland from enforcing new gun-control measures that enhance requirements for obtaining concealed-carry permits and restrict firearms in sensitive areas...

Maryland Revises Gun Laws in Response to Supreme Court’s Bruen Ruling

May 18 2023 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed gun-control measures into law on Tuesday, after lawmakers passed measures this year in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.The high court’s ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol...

Abuse Victims Prepared to Sue Baltimore Archdiocese Under New Law

May 11 2023 // After Maryland lawmakers recently eliminated the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits amid heightened scrutiny of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced plans Tuesday to...

Maryland Firefighter’s Widow Wins Death Benefits Opposed by County Employer

May 9 2023 // A Maryland widow is entitled to her late husband’s workers’ compensation death benefits because she was dependent upon her husband at the time of his disablement, a Maryland appeals court has ruled.The appeals...

Maryland Ends Time Limit in Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits

May 8 2023 // Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed legislation to end Maryland’s statute of limitations on when child sexual abuse lawsuits can be filed against institutions.Under current law, Marylanders who say they were sexually...

Maryland Gov. Moore Signs Bill to End Time Limit in Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits

Apr 14 2023 // Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation on Tuesday to end Maryland’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse can be filed against institutions.The bill signing comes less than a week after the...

Maryland Lawmakers Approve Bill to Remove Time Limit on Child Sex Abuse Suits

Apr 11 2023 // Maryland lawmakers have passed a bill to end the state’s statute limiting when civil lawsuits over child sex abuse can be filed against public and private entities.Under the Child Victims Act of 2023, actions for...

Maryland AG Report Chronicles Decades of Child Sex Abuse and Church Cover-Up

Apr 6 2023 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has released his agency’s report documenting a long history of widespread child sex abuse and systemic cover-up by clergy and others associated with the Archdiocese of...

Alleged Bias Against Women Costs Maryland Staffing Agency $2.6M in Default Judgment

Mar 24 2023 // The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported it has obtained a default judgment in U.S. District Court in its sex discrimination lawsuit against Green JobWorks.The EEOC filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the...

Former Maryland Police Chief Convicted of Multiple Arsons Targeting His ‘Enemies’

Mar 14 2023 // A former Maryland police chief was convicted Thursday of intentionally setting fire to buildings belonging to his adversaries, leading various law enforcement agencies on a sprawling investigation that linked a dozen...

Maryland Lawmakers Advance Bill to End Time Limit on Sex Abuse Civil Suits

Mar 13 2023 // A key panel of Maryland lawmakers on Friday advanced a measure that would end the state’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against public and private institutions related to child sexual...

Driver Killed, Homes Burned in Fiery Tanker Truck Crash in Maryland

Mar 6 2023 // A tanker truck hauling a flammable liquid crashed on a Maryland highway Saturday and caught fire, killing the driver and damaging several homes and vehicles, authorities said.The truck crashed around noon on U.S. 15 in...