Latest Maryland Headlines
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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...
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...
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...
Maryland Among States Mulling Ending Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Time Limits
Feb 28 2023 // Adults who testified they were sexually abused as children urged Maryland lawmakers last week to end the state’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against institutions related to child...
High-Rise Fire in Maryland Kills One, Displaces 400 Residents
Feb 21 2023 // One person died and one is in critical condition after a fire early Saturday at a high-rise apartment building in a suburb of Washington, D.C., the Washington Post and other local media reported. The fire in downtown...
Maryland AG Files Environmental Complaint Against Recycling Firm for Open Dumps
Jan 27 2023 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed a civil complaint, on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment, against World Recycling Co. and three related entities (WRC). The complaint, filed in the...
Maryland Newsroom Shooting Victims Settle Suit Against Publisher
Jan 9 2023 // ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The families of victims in the Capital Gazette shooting and some newspaper employees who survived the deadly 2018 attack dismissed civil charges against The Baltimore Sun and Tribune Publishing this...
Marsh McLennan Agency Buys Maryland’s HMS Insurance
Jan 4 2023 // Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a subsidiary of global insurance broker Marsh, reports it has acquired Hunt Valley, Maryland-based HMS Insurance Associates, Inc. Founded in 1943, HMS provides businesses and individuals in the...
