A commercial landowner knew or should have known that one of the many cigarette butts being tossed in mulch on its property could cause a fire that would harm neighbors, a divided Maryland appeals court ruled Thursday in saying a ...

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Maryland’s top court agreed Wednesday to consider how much money two groups of Jacksonville residents should receive in damages from Exxon Mobil Corp. in their lawsuits over a massive 2006 gasoline leak. The Court of Appeals granted petitions for writs ...

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Maryland’s top court has overturned a $1 million award to about 25 condominium resale purchasers in Port Deposit who claimed the property management company and condo association violated state laws by providing them operating budgets at closing that did not ...

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Baltimore police and fire officials are urging people to be on the lookout for suspicious activity after a string of firebombings across the city in recent weeks. Officials announced Thursday that there have been nine arson incidents involving Molotov cocktails ...

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Inside Christopher Sharp’s Samsung Eternity smartphone was a digital scrapbook that could have been titled “Proud Father.” Sharp, 38, of Owings Mills, had videos of his 5-year-old son “Joshy” at the beach, at the Howard County Fair and at his ...

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When the Vona family’s historic home in Frederick flooded after its kickspace heaters failed simultaneously, its insurer paid nearly $175,000 for the damage. Then, Brethren Mutual Insurance Co. filed a subrogation action against Smith’s Environmental Products, which it said was ...

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