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UConn transfer Amari DeBerry commits to Maryland women’s basketball
Maryland women’s basketball continued to bolster its roster Sunday when UConn forward Amari DeBerry announced her commitment to the Terps.
DeBerry’s decision to join the Terps had been highly anticipated since she entered the portal on April 8, and the 6-foot-6 forward now becomes the fifth transfer that head coach Brenda Frese has landed this cycle. Frese has one scholarship spot to work with.
The rising senior played sparingly during three seasons with the Huskies. This past year, DeBerry scored just 22 total points while averaging less than five minutes per game — the lowest amount of playing time of her career.
The Williamsville, New York native was one of the most highly-touted prospects in the country coming out of high school, ranked the No. 15 recruit in the 2021 class. However, early injuries heavily limited her role as she began to fall out of favor with Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma.
DeBerry also has international experience, having won gold at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup and 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
She is the third forward addition made by Frese this offseason, who often saw her team struggle in the paint and on the boards against top teams over the past two years.
Maryland’s front court for next season is currently composed of DeBerry, Allie Kubek, Emma Chardon — who is recovering from a torn ACL — Mayé Touré and freshman Breanna Williams.
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Election 2024 latest news: Primary elections today in Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia
Voters are headed to the polls Tuesday for primaries in Maryland, West Virginia and Nebraska. The key races to watch include two primaries for U.S. Senate: one on the Democratic side in Maryland and one on the Republican side in West Virginia. Several races for U.S. House seats are also competitive.
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Maryland AG asks to hire 5 law firms to help with Key Bridge litigation
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General is seeking authorization to hire five law firms to assist in what is expected to be a lengthy and complicated legal fight following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
In a written request, Attorney General Anthony Brown asked the Maryland Transportation Authority to approve a “contingent fee provision,” meaning that the firms would be paid out of money recovered from the bridge litigation.
The transportation authority unanimously approved the request a special board meeting at 4 p.m. Monday. Next up is Maryland’s Board of Public Works, which must also approve the payment arrangement at its meeting on Wednesday.
The five law firms are Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and Liskow & Lewis APLC, both based in Houston, Texas; Downs Ward Bender Herzog & Kintigh P.A., a Hunt Valley firm; the Lanier Law Firm, based in New York; and Partridge LLC, a New Orleans firm.
The group “has the right mix of maritime litigation, insurance and other expertise and experience we need to pursue and protect the state’s interests in this critical matter,” Brown told the transportation authority.
The attorney general’s office began searching for assistant counsel to help with the case early last month. It received 34 proposals involving 63 law firms, including 14 proposed joint ventures with multiple firms.
The container ship Dali struck the Key Bridge on the early morning of March 26, sending the span tumbling into the Patapsco River and killing six members of a construction crew who were working on the bridge. The ship’s owner and manager, both companies based in Singapore, quickly filed notice that they would try to cap their liability in the crash at $43 million, roughly the value of the Dali and its cargo.
Parties with claims against the ship will try to stop the companies from limiting their liability, a process that takes place in federal court. So far, the city of Baltimore and a publishing company have filed claims as part of the action, but more are expected by the court’s deadline of Sept. 24.
The attorney general’s office plans to seek financial recovery for the damages suffered by the state of Maryland in the crash. It would pay the five law firms on a sliding scale depending on how much money the state recovers and how long the litigation lasts.
The firms would not receive any compensation if the state recovers less than $350 million, the amount of a payout from Chubb, the state’s insurance provider for the Key Bridge.
“This is a unique legal matter and it is difficult to compare the fee schedule to that used in other litigation,” the attorney general’s office wrote in its proposals. “The fee schedule is favorable compared to the arrangements offered by other firms considered for this engagement.”
Building a new Key Bridge could cost up to $1.9 billion, according to estimates released earlier this month. President Joe Biden has pledged the federal government will pay to replace the bridge, and much of the legal wrangling over the collapse will center on recouping that money in the form of damages.
With insurance claims expected to top $1 billion, the bridge collapse could rival or top the maritime industry’s largest-ever financial loss.
This story will be updated.
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