The family of an armed and suicidal man shot to death by Rising Sun police last May filed a $30 million federal lawsuit against the officers and town this week, alleging they violated his civil rights with their hasty recourse ...

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The parents of a 19-year-old who died of an aortic dissection are suing Garrett Regional Medical Center for allegedly failing to diagnose the condition when he visited the emergency room days before his death. Josiah A. Friend went to the ...

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The daughter of a Hagerstown man who was killed by his cellmate just days before his conviction was overturned has filed suit against the state, alleging prison officials did not sufficiently protect her father. Roger Lee Largent died Feb. 17, 2017, ...

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ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top court will consider whether state law caps at $10,000 the compensation available to owners of pets killed by the negligence of others. The Court of Appeals this week agreed to hear Anne Arundel County’s appeal of ...

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The family of a 20-year-old man who was buried alive while working at a Baltimore excavation site is suing the city and a contractor for negligently failing to protect against cave-ins. Kyle Hancock died on June 6, 2018, after being buried in ...

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The family of a 16-year-old student killed in a school shooting in 2018 filed suit against the St. Mary’s County Board of Education last week, alleging the school failed to protect her. Jaelynn Willey was shot on March 20, 2018, by Austin ...

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A Baltimore jury awarded more than $5.8 million to the family of a woman who died from complications following a heart valve replacement at a University of Maryland Medical System facility in 2016. Elsie Mae Mason had valve replacement surgery on ...

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The widow of a Cumberland man who died shortly after his release from the local jail claims in a lawsuit that staff members were deliberately indifferent to his medical needs and caused his death. James Stevens died less than 20 ...

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A $1 million verdict for the mother of a 22-year-old woman who died was cut in half by an appellate court last week after the judges determined there was insufficient evidence to support the economic damages award. A Baltimore city jury ...

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The family of an incarcerated man who was beaten to death by his cellmate in a western Maryland prison filed a civil rights lawsuit last month alleging prison officials and correctional officers failed to protect him. Benjamin Hall died Oct. ...

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