March 11, 2013 Comments Off on Sponsor says amendment guts dog-bite bill
Legislation to overturn a Maryland high court ruling holding pit bull owners strictly liable for injuries their dogs cause hit a snag last week when a Senate committee approved an amendment that a sponsoring delegate said guts the bill and violates an agreement he had with the panel’s chairman.
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Read More »February 21, 2013 Comments Off on House passes bill overturning pit bull ruling
The House of Delegates on Thursday passed legislation that would hold dog owners presumptively liable in litigation for injuries caused by their pets.
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Read More »February 19, 2013 Comments Off on Md. lawmakers take on pit bull ruling
ANNAPOLIS — A bill that would reverse the designation of pit bulls as an “inherently dangerous” breed of dog moved closer to being passed by the Maryland House of Delegates. The measure received preliminary approval from the House Tuesday. Delegates ...
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Read More »February 15, 2013 Comments Off on Eye Opener: Elections on lawmakers’ minds
A few government and politics headlines for Friday morning.
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Read More »February 14, 2013 Comments Off on House panel OKs bill to overturn pit bull ruling
A House of Delegates committee has unanimously approved a bill that would overturn a controversial ruling by Maryland’s high court that last year singled out pit bulls as “inherently dangerous.”
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Read More »January 31, 2013 Comments Off on Eye Opener: Unpacking O’Malley’s State of the State
A few government and politics headlines for Thursday.
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Read More »January 30, 2013 Comments Off on House panel takes up dog-law compromise
The Baltimore man whose 10-year-old son’s mauling by a pit bull prompted Maryland’s top court to hold owners of that breed strictly liable assailed legislation Wednesday that would enable all dog owners to evade liability if they did not suspect their pet was dangerous.
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Read More »January 17, 2013 Comments Off on Lawmakers offer new dog-liability bill
Dog owners would be held presumptively liable for injuries caused by their pets under legislation introduced this week in the Senate and House of Delegates.
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Read More »January 17, 2013 Comments Off on Compromise bill crafted to address pit bull ruling
ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland lawmaker says a compromise measure has been worked out to address a court ruling that pit bulls are an “inherently dangerous” breed. Sen. Brian Frosh said Thursday that the bill creates a presumption that a dog ...
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Read More »January 11, 2013 Comments Off on More letters to the Editor – 1/11/13
I represented Dominic Solesky in the lawsuit that resulted from the pit-bull mauling that almost claimed his life.
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