Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland High Court Joins Others in Backing Insurer in Covid-19 Claims Denial
Dec 19 2022 // The Maryland Supreme Court has backed an insurer in rejecting a luxury brand company’s claim that its all-risk commercial property insurance policy should cover its Covid-19 business losses. The ruling is in accord...
Maryland’s Smith Island Commits to Rebuilding Community, Rejecting Buyouts
Nov 30 2022 // SMITH ISLAND, Md. (AP) — For the people of Smith Island, weather guides a way of life as much as the tranquil atmosphere for which it has become known. Hurricanes with names like Hazel, Agnes, Isabel and Irene become...
Two Rescued After Plane Crashes Into Power Lines, Causes Outages in Maryland
Nov 29 2022 // GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) —Two people were rescued early Monday more than six hours after their small plane crashed into live power lines, causing widespread outages in Montgomery County, Maryland. Montgomery County Fire...
Maryland AG Overrules Past Racially Discriminatory Opinions
Nov 28 2022 // Maryland’s attorney general announced that he has overruled opinions that upheld or applied unconstitutional racially discriminatory laws. In an opinion addressed to General Assembly leaders, Attorney General Brian...
Washington Commanders Settle Season Ticket Claims With Maryland
Nov 22 2022 // The Washington Commanders have agreed to return security deposits to former season ticket holders and pay a $250,000 penalty in a settlement with the state of Maryland. The team has 30 days to return fans’ deposits...
People Moves: Amwins Global Risks Promotes Cody to MD; Markel Bermuda Names Cardoso Head of Office; BMS Re Taps QBE Re’s Larson for Casualty Broking
Nov 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Amwins Global Risks, Markel Bermuda and BMS Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Amwins Global Risks Promotes Cody to Managing Director Amwins...
Maryland Condo Explosion That Injured 14 Linked to Suicidal Resident
Nov 21 2022 // A fiery explosion that injured more than a dozen people at a Maryland condominium building was ignited by a resident who intended to kill himself and died in the blast, police said. Authorities found the 36-year-old...
Hilb Group Acquires Maryland’s Vinton Insurance Services
Nov 17 2022 // The Hilb Group announced that it has acquired Towson, Maryland-based Vinton Insurance Services, building on the company’s growing presence in the Mid-Atlantic region and further expanding its employee benefits...
School Resource Officers Remain Popular in Maryland as Safety Tops Concerns
Nov 2 2022 // Amid nationwide concern about school shootings and other violent incidents, all 24 Maryland school districts have employed school resource officers at some time since the 2016-2017 school year, and all but one retain them...
Maryland’s Boudreau Agency Joins The Liberty Company
Oct 31 2022 // Boudreau Insurance of Annapolis, Maryland has joined The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers network. The deal marks Liberty’s first partnership in Maryland. Boudreau Insurance specializes in personal and commercial...
3 Maryland State Police Officers File Discrimination Lawsuit
Oct 31 2022 // Three Maryland State Police officers have filed a proposed federal class-action lawsuit against the department, alleging widespread racial discrimination in the agency. The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in...
Maryland to Audit Deaths of 100 People Held in Police Custody
Oct 25 2022 // Maryland will review about 100 autopsies of people who died in police custody involving physical restraint because of concerns about the state’s former medical examiner’s testimony in the death of George Floyd,...
How Uninsured Residents of Maryland’s Smith Island Help Each Other in Tornado Recovery
Oct 17 2022 // The aftermath of the tornado that struck Smith Island is still visible two months after it carved a destructive path through the sparsely populated Chesapeake Bay archipelago. The EF1 tornado began as a waterspout that...
Transgender Teacher, Maryland School District Settle Lawsuit
Sep 30 2022 // UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A transgender teacher who said she was harassed by students, parents and colleagues has settled a lawsuit with a Maryland school district with an agreement that includes policy changes and...
Maryland Settles Dispute With Kushner Property Management Firm for $3.2M
Sep 26 2022 // A property management company owned by the family of former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has agreed to pay a $3.25 million civil penalty and restitution to settle a 2019 lawsuit in Maryland...
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...
