A former leukemia patient has won his appeal to overturn the dismissal of a medical malpractice suit. The appellate judges are now sending the case back to the trial court for further proceedings. Nearly eight years ago, the man was 16 and admitted to a hospital in another mid-Atlantic state. After a series of tests,
Learn MoreA Glen Burnie, Maryland, man faces sentencing in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, after pleading guilty to causing a motor vehicle accident that seriously injured three people. Police said the man had told them he was late for his nephew’s birthday party, so he traveled at speeds of nearly 90 mph at times, passing cars
Learn MoreThe Towson University community was left to mourn the death of a 20-year-old student, who was killed in a motor vehicle accident as he walked near the campus in Towson, Maryland. The man was struck early on a Saturday morning as he attempted to cross the street. Police in Baltimore County said the driver —
Learn MoreA contractor previously cited for workplace safety violations in Maryland and surrounding areas is fighting federal fines and citations it received after an employee died as a result of a work accident. The problem again brings to light the fact that many contractors don’t adhere to the same safety standards as regular employers. On Aug.
Learn MoreA single-vehicle accident in Salisbury, Maryland, that claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy is under investigation. The motor vehicle accident stemmed from a chase in which local police engaged with the young driver. State laws specify that a driver can get a learner’s permit when they reach 15 years and 9 months of age.
Learn MoreProsecutors have filed additional charges against a Maryland man who allegedly drove while under the influence of drugs and caused a small child to suffer a brain injury in a motor vehicle accident. Police said the 48-year-old man rear-ended another car after using PCP on Dec. 16, 2011. He was allegedly speeding when he hit
Learn MoreI came across an interesting article in the Washington Post today about the government’s failure to turn over evidence in the case against the late senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska). Prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could have helped the former senator refute corruption charges. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Mr. Stevens’s state of Alaska,
Learn MoreFamily members and co-workers were left to mourn the death of a 31-year-old Maryland woman, as police investigated the car accident that took her life. Police officials said they suspect they know part of the story. As the woman headed toward her job in the afternoon rush hour at a fast-food restaurant in Montgomery County,
Learn MoreThe death of a 20-year-old Maryland man from a brain injury sustained in a car accident could help lead to sweeping changes to state law. The family of the man, who was a student at Johns Hopkins University at the time of his death in February 2011, is supporting legislation currently under consideration by the
Learn MoreA family was left to mourn the deaths of three siblings who were trying to restart their lives, but were victims of a fatal car accident in the Baltimore suburb of Bel Air, Maryland. The accident killed a 29-year-old man, who had been released from jail just two months ago; his 24-year-old sister, who had
Learn MorePolice said it was good fortune that no one was injured in a recent motor vehicle accident in Baltimore. The accident involved a tractor-trailer that tipped over on an overpass of a well-traveled interstate that sent part of the truck’s load crashing to a highway below. The accident occurred when the driver of the big
Learn MoreThe investigation is continuing on a three-car accident in rural Maryland that led to the death of a 24-year-old Baltimore woman. The accident appears to be a case of a driver who was in too big of a hurry, and that attitude cost a woman her life. The woman was a passenger in a 1994
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