Jury sets damages at $1 million in death from dye 
By:
Steve Lash
Published: May 15, 2012
Tags: allergy, Maryland, medical malpractice, medical test, wrongful death
A Baltimore, Md. jury has awarded a total of $1 million to two men whose mother died due to an allergic reaction to dyeing agents used in a heart catheterization procedure that the brothers alleged was unnecessary.
Maryland’s top court hears same-sex divorce case
By:
Steve Lash
Published: April 9, 2012
Tags: divorce, gay marriage, Maryland, same-sex divorce
Maryland’s highest court appears poised to require the state to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other jurisdictions, if only to allow the lawfully wedded couples to divorce in Maryland.
Construction-site death results in $2.8 million verdict
Published: March 6, 2012
Tags: construction accident, Maryland, wrongful death
A Maryland judge has awarded more than $2.8 million to the widow and two children of a construction worker who was run over by a dump truck going in reverse at a Rockville, Md. work site three years ago.
Md. bill would limit number of experts at med-mal trials
By:
Steve Lash
Published: March 6, 2012
Tags: expert witnesses, Maryland, medical expert, medical malpractice
Advocates for patients and doctors in Maryland battled last week over legislation that would limit to two the number of medical experts each side would be permitted to have testify at medical malpractice trials.
Jury awards $5.1 million in lead paint poisoning case
Published: September 14, 2011
Tags: economic losses, lead paint, lead poisoning, Maryland, pain and suffering
A Baltimore jury has awarded $5.1 million to a brain-damaged woman who spent nine of the first 12 years of her life in a rented home with flaking lead-based paint.
Store receipts class action settlement capped at $2M
By:
Steve Lash
Published: August 5, 2011
Tags: class action, identity theft
A Pa.-based supermarket could pay up to $2 million under a settlement of a federal class action that claimed the supermarket left customers vulnerable to identity theft by unlawfully printing too much information on their credit- or debit-card receipts.
Maryland same-sex marriage bill shelved
By:
Steve Lash
Published: March 14, 2011
Tags: gay marriage, same-sex couples, same-sex marriage
ANNAPOLIS – After failing to receive enough support in the House of Delegates, a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Maryland was shelved until the next legislative session.
Widow accepts $1.5 million settlement in wrongful-death lawsuit
By:
Steve Lash
Published: March 8, 2011
Tags: wrongful death
The widow and child of a machinist killed while operating a boring machine in Baltimore have settled for $1.5 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit they filed against the manufacturer.
Maryland Senate adopts same-sex marriage bill
By:
Steve Lash
Published: February 25, 2011
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, gay marriage, Obama, same-sex couples, same-sex marriage
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate on Thursday night passed legislation that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the state with a vote of 25 to 21.
Maryland legislature debates same-sex bill
By:
Steve Lash
Published: February 10, 2011
Tags: civil unions, gay marriage, marriage, Maryland, same-sex marriage
Supporters of permitting same-sex marriage in Maryland clashed with opponents Tuesday in a battle in which neither side was willing to discuss intermediate options such as civil unions.
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