Counties can be held liable for injuries resulting from their failure to properly install equipment on off-sidewalk walkways, Maryland’s second-highest court ruled Thursday in upholding a $50,000 award to a woman who tripped over a water meter lid in a ...

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A Baltimore jury awarded $2 million Thursday to a woman who slipped and fell at a senior living apartment complex and fractured her ankle and leg. The injury occurred during a snowstorm in February 2014 and the owners of Park ...

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The city’s Board of Estimates is set Wednesday to approve a $120,000 settlement with a North Baltimore woman who broke her right wrist after tripping on an uneven sidewalk three years ago.

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The city’s Board of Estimates is set to approve settlements Wednesday in two slip-and-fall cases totaling $125,000.

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The agency that oversees the Washington-area Metro subway system cannot be sued for injuries caused by negligent maintenance of its passenger stations, Maryland’s top court held on Friday.

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The names of candidates recommended to become the newest judge on the state’s highest court were revealed in the most-read law story of the week. The Court of Appeals was also in the news for disbarring three lawyers in five ...

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