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Terms Used In Maryland Code, STATE GOVERNMENT 12-404

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
Subject to the limitations in this subtitle, the Board of Public Works may:

(1) pay wholly or partly a settlement or judgment against the State or any State personnel; and

(2) include, in the payment, counsel fees and costs.