Court Rejects Challenge to Ban on Local Government Workers' Ability to Sue Co-Employees

Maryland's Court of Special Appeals rejected an injured municipal worker's challenge to the statutory ban on lawsuits by local government employees against coworkers for an on-the-job tort. Case: Blue v. Arrington, 01/30/2015, No. 1036, published. Facts & Procedural History: Stinyard Blue and Antonio Arrington both worked for the City of Baltimore. They were working a garbage truck route together in July 2011 when Arlington, who was talking on a cell phone while driving, took a turn too sharply. Blue was hanging off the side of the truck, and he was crushed up against a brick wal...