Latest Maryland Headlines
All the headlines from our Maryland Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maryland Suit Claims Restaurant Drink was Cleaning Chemical
Feb 6 2009 // A Baltimore woman says when she ordered an iced tea at a local McDonald’s restaurant last year, employees gave her a cup containing a cleaning chemical. Caryl Jones has filed a $100,000 lawsuit in Baltimore City...
Maryland to Join National System to Prevent Auto Fraud
Feb 3 2009 // The U.S. Department of Justice says Maryland must soon implement a national computer system that warns buyers if a vehicle was stolen or previously damaged. Officials say the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System...
Maryland Governor Pushes Hike in Age for Teen Drivers
Jan 28 2009 // Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley will push state legislators to raise the minimum age for teen drivers and strengthen penalties for those who repeatedly drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, he announced...
Maryland Lawyers Debate Future Wages in Bias Suit
Jan 27 2009 // A Salisbury, Maryland woman who was awarded $300,000 after she was fired by a pesticide company and lawyers for that company were in court over economic damages. Jean Scott was fired in 2005 for complaining about gender...
Three Charged in $700K Maryland Arson
Jan 22 2009 // Police in Pocomoke City, Maryland have made three arrests in connection with an October fire that caused more than $700,000 damage to a municipal building. Twenty-two-year-old Nicholas Depaolis, his 19-year-old brother...
Two Dead after Snowy, 40-Vehicle Highway Crash in Maryland
Jan 21 2009 // A pileup of 35 cars and five tractor-trailers on a snowy Maryland highway killed two people Monday and seriously injured at least a dozen, state police said. Seventy-one people, including infants and the elderly, were...
Top Regional Stories of 2008
Dec 21 2008 // West California Passed Agent-Broker Law The most notable bill affecting California agents was AB 2956, which clarifies the duties of an insurance agent versus a broker. Prior to the new law, confusion existed within the...
Panel to Hear Appeal in Maryland Mine Collapse
Dec 17 2008 // The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is scheduled next month to hear Tri-Star Mining’s appeal of three citations and $180,000 in fines that were imposed after two workers were killed at the Barton...
Maryland’s Rep. Cummings Seeks Details on AIG ‘Retention Payments’
Dec 12 2008 // Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and a member of the Joint Economic Committee, wants more information on employee retention payments being...
Maryland Insurance Department Hosts Regulatory Interns from China
Dec 5 2008 // The Maryland Insurance Administration is hosting of two international interns from China through the National Association of Insurance Commissioner (NAIC)’s International Internship Program. From the China Insurance...
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund Withdraws Rate Change Request
Nov 30 2008 // National Economic Climate Cited as Reason for Dropping 5 Percent Rate Cut Proposal The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) has withdrawn its filing to reduce its private passenger automobile insurance rates,...
Debate Continues in Maryland Over Ambulance Transport Fees
Nov 30 2008 // Montgomery County, Maryland Executive Ike Leggett is pushing council members to revive a plan to create an ambulance transport fee. Leggett maintains that fees ranging from $300 to $800 would go directly to insurance...
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund Withdraws Rate Change Request
Nov 20 2008 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) has withdrawn its filing to reduce its private passenger automobile insurance rates, according the Maryland Insurance Administration. The MAIF filed a plan back in June to...
Debate Continues over Maryland Ambulance Fees
Nov 18 2008 // Montgomery County, Maryland Executive Ike Leggett is pushing council members to revive a plan to create an ambulance transport fee. Leggett maintains that fees ranging from $300 to $800 would go directly to insurance...
Maryland’s Treatment of Injured Workers Graded About Average Compared to 9 States
Nov 2 2008 // When employers pay more for medical care for injured workers, workers should experience better outcomes. Otherwise, the logical question becomes: “Why are employers paying more?” Comparing Outcomes for Injured...
Maryland Merger: Warfield-Dorsey Joins HMS Insurance
Oct 31 2008 // Two long-time Baltimore area insurance agencies have combined forces. Warfield-Dorsey Co., Inc. of Hunt Valley, Maryland, has merged with HMS Insurance Associates Inc., a privately held independent insurance agency in...
Maryland ‘Value Proposition’ for Injured Workers Gets Middle Grade
Oct 23 2008 // When employers pay more for medical care for injured workers, workers should experience better outcomes. Otherwise, the logical question becomes: “Why are employers paying more?” Comparing Outcomes for Injured...
Maryland Federal Magistrate Orders Lawyers to Cooperate
Oct 22 2008 // Maryland’s top federal magistrate is warning attorneys to be more cooperative in sharing information in the early stages of litigation. U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Paul Grimm has warned attorneys on two sides of a...
Financial Crisis Kills Maryland’s Rate Cut
Oct 20 2008 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) has been granted a 45-day deferral of a decision that might have allowed MAIF to reduce rates by nearly 5 percent, according to Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S....
Maryland Navy Commander Sued over Funds for 9/11 Injury
Oct 16 2008 // Federal prosecutors have filed a civil lawsuit against a Navy commander from Maryland’s Anne Arundel County who was granted a Purple Heart for injuries he claimed to have suffered when a plane crashed into the...
