Maryland Federal Judge Allows Road Accident Claims Against Government To Proceed

(August 7, 2018, 2:53 PM EDT) -- GREENBELT, Md. — A Maryland federal judge on Aug. 2 refused to dismiss wrongful death claims arguing that the federal government’s failure to maintain painted white fog lines on a highway caused a driver to veer off the road and hit a couple trying to change a flat tire, killing the man and injuring the woman (Maurice A. Williams, et al. v. United States, et al., No. 17-1125 and Julia R. Pearce v. United States, et al., No. 17-1816, D. Md., Southern Div., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129555)....