Latest Maryland Headlines
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Commentary: Contributory Negligence Remains the Law in Maryland
Aug 6 2013 // On July 9, 2013, Maryland’s highest appellate court, the Court of Appeals, declined to abandon the longstanding common law doctrine of contributory negligence, which is a complete bar to recovery for any plaintiff...
Md. Regulators Issue First-Ever Civil Fraud Orders
Aug 5 2013 // The Maryland Insurance Administration issued on July 23 its first administrative orders under newly granted authority to pursue civil cases of insurance fraud. The authority took effect last October following passage of...
Maryland Court: Bars Not Liable for Patrons’ Accidents
Jul 29 2013 // Maryland’s highest court says bars can’t be held responsible for accidents their patrons cause after they leave. The Court of Appeals ruled on July 25 in the case of a 2008 drunken driving crash in Montgomery...
Maryland Insurance Administration Issues First-Ever Civil Fraud Orders
Jul 24 2013 // The Maryland Insurance Administration on Tuesday issued its first administrative orders under newly granted authority to pursue civil cases of insurance fraud. The authority took effect last October following passage of...
IA&B Survey: Agencies Report Slight Decrease in Commercial Carrier Satisfaction
Jul 23 2013 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B) — a partnership of three agents’ associations serving Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware — said its latest survey shows its members’ overall satisfaction...
Maryland Court Rules Asbestos Firms Not Responsible for Family Exposure
Jul 11 2013 // An asbestos company is not liable for an illness suffered by a woman who became exposed to the hazardous material while doing her grandfather’s laundry in the 1960s, Maryland’s highest court ruled Monday. The...
Maryland’s Highest Court Upholds Contributory Negligence Law
Jul 11 2013 // Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday upheld a law that says people cannot recover damages from an injury in a negligence case if they are found to be partly at fault. In a 5-2 ruling, the Court of Appeals declined to...
Business Moves
Jun 17 2013 // Southport Lane, Imperial Fire & Casualty Southport Lane, a New York City-based private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Louisiana-based Imperial Management Corp., along with its largest subsidiary,...
Database Provides Statistics on Maryland’s Workers’ Comp, Injury Attorneys
Jun 13 2013 // Injury lawyers in Maryland now have what may be the legal profession’s equivalent of a rap sheet. Byron B. Warnken has created a website that collects data from the state’s circuit courts and compiles it into...
Willis Acquires Employee Benefits Broker T.E. Burke & Associates in Maryland
May 29 2013 // Willis of Maryland, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, acquired accounts and certain personnel formerly associated with T.E. Burke & Associates Inc., an employee benefits insurance broker based in Rockville,...
Md. Requires Insurers to Explain ACC Clause
May 20 2013 // Maryland has enacted a new law requiring insurers that write homeowners policies in the state with anti-concurrent causation clauses to explain these clauses to their policyholders on an annual basis. Maryland Gov. Martin...
New Law in Maryland Will Require Insurers to Explain ACC Clause to Homeowners
May 6 2013 // Maryland has enacted a new law requiring insurers that write homeowners policies in the state with anti-concurrent causation clauses to explain these clauses to their policyholders on an annual basis. Maryland Gov. Martin...
Group Says New Maryland Law Slams Door on Rebates by Shady Contractors
May 3 2013 // More Maryland homeowners will avoid a costly trap by predatory contractors thanks to a new law, the Washington, D.C.-based Coalition Against Insurance Fraud said. Maryland Senate Bill 736 was signed into law by Gov. Martin...
Maryland Consumer Advisory Explains Basics of Umbrella Insurance
May 1 2013 // The Maryland Insurance Administration on Tuesday issued a consumer advisory explaining the basics of umbrella insurance and how consumers may benefit from the coverage. Maryland regulators explained in its advisory that an...
Maryland OKs Bill Allowing MAIF Policyholders Installment Payment Option
Apr 26 2013 // Maryland’s General Assembly has passed a bill this month that would allow the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) to offer installment payment option for policyholders. MAIF, the insurer of last resort, was...
Maryland Dog Bite Liability Measure Fails in House
Apr 16 2013 // Lawmakers on the final day of the Maryland General Assembly failed to pass a measure that would change a court ruling that designated pit bulls as an “inherently dangerous” breed. The bill, which received...
Gun Liability Insurance Measures Facing Uphill Battle in State Legislatures
Apr 12 2013 // While lawmakers in most states have introduced measures in their current legislative sessions that address gun control and gun liability issues, their approaches vary widely, largely depending on the area of the country in...
Aon Global Risk Consulting Appoints Director in Maryland Office
Apr 4 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, recently announced the addition of Evangelos Sekeris as director of operational risk consulting in the Columbia, Md. office.Evangelos SekerisIn his new...
Connecticut’s Gun Liability Insurance Bill Withdrawn After Hearing
Mar 26 2013 // Connecticut’s recently proposed bill that would require firearm owners to maintain excess personal liability insurance and self defense insurance was withdrawn last week following a two-hour hearing held earlier...
Maryland Researchers Issue Fracking Recommendations
Mar 18 2013 // Researchers commissioned by a state panel studying natural gas drilling in western Maryland have come up with recommendations. The researchers studied hydraulic fracturing, which uses sand, water and chemicals to free gas...
