Although 2015 isn’t even a month old, two record-breaking fish have already been caught this year. Kenneth Westerfeld, a 48-year-old College Point, NY man, nabbed a 28.8-pound tautog, which has already been certified as the largest one caught in Maryland and could be world-record-breaking. That same day, Lee Haile III of Towson, Maryland caught an […]
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Maryland in Top 5 for Least Risky States to Drive in, Insurance Analysis Shows
Driving can always be risky. In Maryland alone, an average of 55,232 people are injured and 635 are killed per year, according to the most recent data available from the state Motor Vehicle Administration. However, the risk to a driver’s bank account should an accident occur is more pronounced in some states than others, and […]
UK Man’s Restored Austin Healey Convertible Stolen from His Garage on Christmas Eve
One banker in north London, U.K., had a not-so-merry Christmas after his 1955 Austin Healey convertible was stolen from his garage on Dec. 24.The vehicle had taken owner Pascal Maeter, a banker from Chelsea, 18 months to restore. The car has an estimated valued of £100,000, or about $150,000 USD.The car was last seen parked […]
Maryland Task Force Could Create Birth Injury Fund and Reduce Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Two Maryland hospitals have been named as defendants in recent medical malpractice cases. Both lawsuits stem from birth injuries and could result in multi-million dollar awards for the plaintiffs. Medical malpractice cases have the highest average median damage awards of any personal injury cases, at $600,000, so why are those potential damage awards so high?Injury […]
Members of Fraudulent McCloskey Group Charged in Real Estate Investment Scheme
In a ruling that came just in time for Christmas, U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced 42-year-old Baltimore real estate developer Brian McCloskey to 41 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On Dec. 23, McCloskey was charged with conspiring to commit wire fraud as part of a $20 million investment fraud […]
Maryland Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Investing in real estate can be a risky measure. Typically, problems with this type of investment include obtaining low quality features and appliances, which often need to be replaced and can threaten your profits, or a building that may look fine on the surface but is actually in disrepair. However, both of these scenarios pale […]
Craft Brewing Company Becomes the First Microbrewery in Someset County
In recent years, microbreweries have become an increasingly popular venture throughout the United States. But while these new businesses have begun popping up around the state of Maryland, they were curiously absent from Somerset Country, as state legislation made the area the only jurisdiction without the authority to issue microbrewery licenses. However, a recent Senate […]
Task Force Recommends Birth Injury Fund for Maryland
Maryland should set up a birth injury fund to help care for babies who incur neurological injuries during birth, a task force established by the state’s General Assembly earlier this year has recommended. The task force’s report, covered by the Baltimore Sun Dec. 24, says that such a fund, paid into by doctors, hospitals and […]
Federal Health Care Marketplace for 2015 Enrolls 6.4 million People
The Obama administration announced that as of Tuesday, 6.4 million people have either chosen health insurance plans through the federal insurance marketplace or allowed their coverage to automatically re-enroll them. Coverage was renewed automatically for people who enrolled in 2014 and didn’t take any action to cancel their enrollment by Dec. 15.Out of the 6.4 […]
For Maryland Fishers, Rampant Seafood Fraud Not a Victimless Crime
You might not know it by tasting it, but your favorite Friday night fish fry — or sushi, or crab cakes, or any other type of seafood — is more likely than ever to come from a fraudulent source. A recent study published in the journal Marine Policy reveals that as much as 25% of […]