Latest Maryland Headlines

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Rescinded Policies Owe No Coverage for Lead Paint Claims, Maryland High Court Rules

Sep 6 2022 // Insurers that rescinded general liability policies issued to landlords who misrepresented their exposure to lead paint claims owe no coverage to 12 plaintiffs who had not yet obtained final court judgments,...

Maryland High Court Revives Dental Malpractice Claim Over Tossed Testimony

Aug 31 2022 // A county judge improperly took sides when he threw out expert testimony and dismissed a medical malpractice case, Maryland’s high court ruled last week.The Maryland Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit filed by a...

Maryland County Settles Lawsuit Over Police Encounter With 5-Year-Old

Aug 30 2022 // Officials say Maryland’s Montgomery County has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit that grew from an encounter between a 5-year-old boy and two police officers at East Silver Spring Elementary School.The...

OSHA Cites Maryland Contractor for 136 ‘Willful, Repeat, Serious’ Safety Violations

Aug 25 2022 // A Maryland residential framing contractor – cited for 136 willful, repeat, serious and other violations in 20 workplace safety inspections since 2020 – continues to expose its workers to falls from elevation, the...

Maryland Family Sues Police Over Fatal Shooting at Maryland Home

Aug 18 2022 // The family of a Maryland man fatally shot by a police officer filed a federal civil right lawsuit Monday against the department and individual officers.Dyonta Quarles Jr. was shot Jan. 30 when Anne Arundel County officers...

Maryland Court Affirms Limits on Hiring Firm Liability for Contractor Negligence

Aug 16 2022 // The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from suing the contractor hired by the city has lost a bid to hold the city and subcontractor...

Partial Legal Settlement Over 2018 Killing of Maryland Teen Targets Police Reforms

Aug 12 2022 // Family members of Anton Black and the Coalition for Justice for Anton Black announced they have resolved part of their federal court litigation charging police and municipal officials in three Maryland communities with the...

Maryland’s Wage Law Can Cover Travel Required by Employer, Court Finds

Aug 2 2022 // Maryland’s wage and hour law may extend beyond the time an employee spends at a prescribed workspace to include time spent getting to the work site using transportation required by the employer, Maryland’s...

Maryland Man Died When Hit in Road After Lyft Driver Ordered Him Out of Car: Police

Jul 28 2022 // A Maryland man has died after police say his Lyft driver ordered him out of the car in the middle of a Delaware highway.Delaware State Police say the crash occurred Sunday around 2 a.m. A group of six friends ordered a...

Relation Insurance Acquires Maryland’s Insurance, Inc.

Jul 20 2022 // Walnut Creek, California-headquartered Relation Insurance Services said it has acquired the assets of Maryland-based Insurance, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Insurance, Inc. provides personal and...

Officials Investigating Recent Vandalism, Fires at Maryland Churches

Jul 12 2022 // Investigations are underway into several weekend incidents of apparent arson and vandalism at churches in Maryland, authorities said.Montgomery County authorities said the incidents took place at three churches of...

How Simulation Lab at Maryland Hospital Trains Staff for Emergencies

Jul 7 2022 // The patients at a new training lab for UPMC Western Maryland staff can’t draw a breath, though it might seem like they can by the rise and fall of their chests.The hospital recently opened up its new simulation lab,...

No Injuries Reported in Fire at Maryland Boys’ Summer Camp

Jul 1 2022 // THURMONT, Md. (AP) —Crews battled a fire at an overnight summer camp in western Maryland on Wednesday morning, but no injuries were reported, officials said.Firefighters were initially dispatched around 7:30 a.m. for a...

Maryland Apple Store Workers Vote to Unionize. Now What?

Jun 22 2022 // The historic vote by employees of a Maryland Apple store to unionize — a first for the technology giant — is a significant step in a lengthy process that labor experts say is heavily stacked against workers in favor of...

Hub Acquires Maryland’s Sandy Spring Insurance

Jun 2 2022 // Chicago-headquartered insurance broker Hub International Limited reports it has acquired the assets of Sandy Spring Insurance Corp.Located in Annapolis, Maryland, Sandy Spring Insurance, a subsidiary of Sandy Spring Bank,...

Explosion at Maryland Nail Salon Injured 7 Including First Responders

May 20 2022 // Seven people, including police officers and EMS personnel, were injured in an explosion at a Maryland nail salon on Monday night, officials said.Baltimore County police officers responded to a disturbance at a Woodlawn...

Markets/Coverages: Maryland’s Residual Insurer Ups Limits for Commercial Drivers

May 20 2022 // Maryland’s auto insurance market for drivers that private insurers won’t cover has received approval to offer combined single limits coverage up to $1 million for eligible businesses and vehicles.Maryland Auto...

Maryland Internship Program Trains Firefighters of Tomorrow

May 18 2022 // Three firefighters entered a building that simulated a burning third-floor apartment fire.In the training exercise, Bryan Duvall douses the flames with a hose while Tiffany Huber and Riley Becker search for a missing...

Maryland Officer Won’t Be Prosecuted in Fatal Shooting

Apr 27 2022 // A Maryland police lieutenant won’t be prosecuted in the death of a Black man he shot in the back during an exchange of gunfire in October, officials said Monday.The shooting happened about 2 a.m. on Oct. 11 after...

Maryland Authorizes Remote Rather Than On-Site Reviews of MGAs

Apr 19 2022 // Insurance companies can conduct remote rather than on-site reviews of their managing general agents in Maryland beginning in October.Gov. Larry Hogan has signed legislation recommended by the state’s insurance...