A Towson woman whose daughter was born with Down syndrome will receive an undisclosed damages award after a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury found her obstetrician failed to order testing to find genetic defects and did not properly inform her ...

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The state of Maryland is seeking dismissal of allegations in a federal lawsuit that it contributed to the wrongful death of a man with Down syndrome who suffocated in the custody of three Frederick County sheriff's deputies moonlighting as mall security guards.

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The parents of a Frederick County man with Down syndrome, who died in January after being restrained by sheriff’s deputies at a movie theater, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

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ANNAPOLIS — A spokeswoman says Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is committed to improving police training after a man with Down syndrome died in the custody of Frederick County deputies in January. Spokeswoman Takirra Winfield says the Democratic governor is considering ...

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A few government and politics headlines for Wednesday.

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland lawmaker on Tuesday called for statewide standards related to approaching the disabled, after a man with Down syndrome died when sheriff’s deputies tried to forcibly remove him from a movie theater. Del. Heather Mizeur asked Gov. ...

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Police tried to forcibly remove a man with Down syndrome from a Maryland theater with tragic results, despite warnings from his caretaker that her client would "freak out" if they touched or spoke to him, according to her statement contained in an investigative file released Monday.

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FREDERICK — A Justice Department official says the agency is looking into the death of man with Down syndrome after he was removed from a theater by sheriff’s deputies. Down syndrome advocates met Tuesday with officials from the Justice Department’s ...

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FREDERICK — A Frederick County support group is urging increased police training related to developmental disabilities after a man with Down syndrome died in police custody. The group FRIENDS of Frederick County said Thursday that people with Down syndrome may ...

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