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Baltimore jury awards $21.5M verdict to assault victims who were set on fire
April Hurley and Jonte Gilmore survived an attack by Jason Billingsley just days before he killed Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere.
Baltimore not liable for cave-in death, Md. high court says
The family of a 20-year-old man who was buried alive while working at a Baltimore excavation site cannot pursue its lawsuit against the city for its alleged negligence in hiring […]
Family of man killed at excavation site loses appeal against Baltimore
The family of a 20-year-old man who was buried alive while working at a Baltimore excavation site has no claim against the city for its alleged negligence in hiring a […]
Md. Senate panel hears debate over changing negligent hiring liability
ANNAPOLIS – Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and plaintiffs’ attorneys expressed skepticism Tuesday at a hearing on a bill that would limit employer liability in specified industries to […]
Bill affecting Md. employer liability in negligent hiring suits to get first hearing
A bill that would exempt employers in certain industries from liability for negligent hiring or supervision of employees with a probation before judgment or conviction on their records is being […]
Md. Court of Appeals: Lack of insurance irrelevant in negligent-hiring case
Maryland’s top court overturned a half-million-dollar negligent-hiring verdict Monday, saying a trial judge improperly permitted a jury to hear that a trucker’s liability insurance policy was canceled for nonpayment prior to his employment and before he struck a Frederick pedestrian, causing him severe injuries.
Negligent-hiring case at Court of Appeals turns on relevance of no insurance
With more than $500,000 hanging in the balance, Maryland’s top court Friday considered whether a trial judge properly permitted the jury to hear that a trucker’s liability insurance policy was canceled for nonpayment prior to his employment and before he struck a Frederick pedestrian, causing him severe injuries.
CSA: Cancellation for nonpayment was inadmissible
A Maryland appeals court has thrown out a negligent-hiring verdict of more than $500,000 to a pedestrian struck by a construction company’s truck in Frederick, saying the trial judge should not have let the jury hear that the trucker's liability insurance policy was canceled for nonpayment.
Maryland court overturns $500K negligent-hiring verdict
A Maryland appeals court has thrown out negligent-hiring verdict of more than $500,000 to a pedestrian struck by a truck in Frederick, saying the trial judge should not have let the jury hear that the trucker's liability insurance policy was canceled for nonpayment.
