Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh, along with other county officials, announced today the County has hired the law firm Motley Rice to pursue legal action against opioid manufacturers, distributors,…
The Maryland Association of County Civil Attorneys (a MACo affiliate) received updates and discussed legal issues with Attorney General Brian Frosh and others at their 2016 conference on 2016-10-25. The annual…
A recent unreported Maryland Court of Special Appeals holding, Prince George's County v. Troublefield (August 15, 2017), examined what constitutes a "claim" under the Local Government Tort Claims Act (LGTCA).* Prince…
With the "crossover" deadline looming, the Senate today passed SB 374, the Maryland False Claims Act. This bill would create a "whistleblower" system to catch fraud against both state and…
In a March 11 Baltimore Sun op-ed, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh advocated for the adoption of legislation (HB 405/SB 374) that would create a Maryland version of the federal…
MACo's 1st Vice President John Barr and Executive Director Michael Sanderson, testified to the House Judiciary Committee and Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee today, February 25, in support of HB 405 and SB…
The Conduit Street Q&A is our opportunity to get closer to the policymakers and public leaders who affect Maryland and its counties. We’ll ask questions about the person, the…
The Governor's office has released a list of bills to be signed tomorrow, April 28. Leading the list is the much-watched bill altering the laws governing county stormwater fees and…
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