Family, doctor settle suit over death of boy, 7

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: September 23, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, botched, breaking legal news, doctor, Dr. Robert Hoofnagle, family, hernia, Hoofnagle Urology Center LLC, Jason and Mary Beth Nance, legal news, maryland, Settlement, u..s district court, verdict

The parents of a 7-year-old boy who died in 2009 of an allegedly botched hernia operation followed by a misdiagnosed and mistreated kidney infection settled their medical malpractice lawsuit against their Bel Air urologist and his medical practice.

Bankrupt family owes tax on sale of farm

BY: Lawyers USA
POSTED: May 14, 2012
Tags: 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, bankrupt, family, IRS, Supreme Court, washington

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says a farming family has to pay tax on the bankruptcy sale of their farm. The high court on Monday voted 5-4 for the IRS in its fight with Lynwood and Brenda Hall over their bankruptcy sale of their 320-acre farm in Willcox, Ariz. The Halls were forced to sell [...]

AT&T looking to introduce family data plans

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 8, 2012
Tags: at&t, Business, data, family, phone, plan, service, smartphone, verizon, wireless

NEW ORLEANS — The head of AT&T’s wireless business says he’s looking to introduce plans that share a data allowance among family members, similar to the way it sells family calling plans. AT&T’s Ralph de la Vega says the company is working out the details of such plans, but has no firm launch date. Competitor [...]

Hinckley’s sister says he doesn’t bother anybody

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 6, 2011
Tags: family, john hinkley, judge, mental hospital, president ronald reagan, visitation, washington

WASHINGTON — The sister of the man who shot President Ronald Reagan said Tuesday he “doesn’t bother anybody” while on release from a mental hospital and that he should be allowed to spend more time at his mother’s Virginia home. Diane Sims made the statement Tuesday at a court hearing in Washington for her brother, [...]

Md. family recreation park steeped in tradition

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: November 29, 2011
Tags: boonsboro, family, Family Recreation Park, maryland, National Pike, recreation park

BOONSBORO — Family is the operative word when it comes to Family Recreation Park east of Hagerstown on National Pike. The business was started in 1988 by Jack and Evelyn Barr as one the family could run together while providing a wholesome entertainment venue for families. Evelyn Barr said they had visited a family-oriented park [...]

Shooting victim’s family sues undercover cop

BY: Andy Marso
POSTED: October 27, 2011
Tags: Baltimore Police Department, family, Internal Affairs, Jemell L. Rayam, lawsuit, Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III, shooting victim, undercover police officer

A Baltimore police detective who shot three people in a two-year span is being sued by the family of his most recent shooting victim. Jemell L. Rayam, who drew Internal Affairs charges for a separate incident, is now facing a nine-count lawsuit, seeking $10 million to $20 million per count, for fatally shooting 30-year-old Shawn [...]

Father, two sons who practice law together say family is first priority

BY: Alissa Gulin
POSTED: July 17, 2011
Tags: Alperstein & Diener PA, Andy Alperstein, Baltimore, family, Law, lawyers, maryland, warren alperstein

Left to right - Andrew, Arthur (father), and Warren Aplerstein

Andy and Warren Alperstein grew up listening to their father, Arthur, describe his legal work at the dinner table. They would laugh at courtroom humor, ponder trial outcomes. Decades later, only one thing has changed — now the trio chats around the office water cooler. Working with family may not be for everyone, but the [...]

Recession has former restaurant goers learning to love their ovens

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 24, 2011
Tags: cooking, eating, Economy, family, groceries, home, money, Recession, Restaurants, saving

Eating at home may be one of the few behavioral changes from the recession that stick. Forced to eat more meals at home when money was tight, people learned new habits. Some discovered they enjoy cooking and dining in. As the economy improves and families have more spending money, they’re still saving restaurants for special [...]

Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 7, 2010
Tags: anonymity, cancer, candidate, death, democrat, elizabeth edwards, family, john edwards, north carolina, president

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Elizabeth Edwards, who closely advised her husband in two bids for the presidency and advocated for health care even as her own health and marriage publicly crumbled, died Tuesday after a six-year struggle with cancer. She was 61. She died at her North Carolina home surrounded by her three children, siblings, [...]

Billionaire testifies in child support lawsuit

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 19, 2010
Tags: billion, billionaire, child support, children, donald bren, family, mogul, parent, pregnant, privacy, Real Estate, rich
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LOS ANGELES — Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Bren testified Thursday in the child support case brought by his two adult children, saying he was shocked when his then-lover told him decades ago that she was pregnant with their first child. Bren, one of the nation’s richest men, has an estimated net worth of $12 [...]