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Editorial: Dram-shop responsibility
Although this week a U.S. District Court jury has ruled that a popular Ocean City nightclub has no legal responsibility for a rape that occurred in its parking lot after bar employees escorted a visibly intoxicated woman outside and left her there alone, the case against Seacrets raises a larger issue: Maryland’s lack of any dram-shop liability law.
An eyesore at Ocean City’s Route 50 bridge no more
OCEAN CITY — The familiar concrete plant that for decades greeted visitors coming into Ocean City is no more. As of this week, demolition crews tore down the two silos […]
Jury gets Seacrets case
A case in which a woman is suing an Ocean City bar after she was raped in its parking lot is in the jury’s hands.
Defense presents case in lawsuit over assault of ejected Seacrets patron
A former employee at an Ocean City bar testified Thursday that he would not have tried to reunite an ejected patron with her friends because the woman was kicked out during the bar’s peak summer season.
In Ocean City, go with the flow?
Ocean City's method of measuring the number of visitors may not necessarily be accurate.
Ocean City visitors down, flush statistics show
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City‘s visitor total has dropped for four years straight, according to the resort’s own statistics. But just how accurate those population estimates may be has everything […]
Suit against Seacrets gets underway
A trial over an Ocean City bar’s liability for a rape that occurred in its parking lot began Monday with the plaintiff’s attorney arguing that the bar failed to take reasonable precautions, while the bar’s lawyer argued the “horrible” incident was not the result of any negligence on its part.
Restoration work begins on Ocean City pier
OCEAN CITY — Restoration work has begun on an iconic pier in Ocean City that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The Daily Times of Salisbury reports that workers have begun […]
Ejected patron seeks to hold Seacrets liable for assault
A woman who alleges that an Ocean City bar should be held liable for a rape that occurred in its parking lot will have her day in court next week.
Eye Opener: O’Malley must round up votes for death penalty repeal
A few government and politics headlines to start Thursday.
Delaware boardwalks escape Sandy damage
DOVER, Del. — Officials in Delaware‘s coastal communities don’t have to worry like their counterparts in New Jersey and New York about rebuilding boardwalks damaged by Superstorm Sandy before the […]
23 indicted on heroin charges in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — Police in Ocean City say 23 people have been indicted on heroin charges as the beach resort deals with a spike in use of the drug. Police […]
