Ocean City, Maryland officials received welcome news last week when a federal judge ruled entirely in their favor regarding a legal challenge from offshore wind developer US Wind.
On February 13, 2026, Judge Gallagher of the United States District Court granted a motion that completely threw out US Wind’s cross-claim against federal defendants in the case. Ocean City announced the court decision on February 18th.
City officials are calling the ruling a major procedural win in their ongoing legal battle. The judge’s decision means that US Wind’s cross-claim cannot proceed any further in the federal court system.
The dismissal represents the latest development in what has been a contentious legal dispute between the Maryland resort town and the renewable energy company over offshore wind development plans.
