25th Street Station in flux 

BY: Melody Simmons
POSTED: May 16, 2013
Tags: 25th Street Station, Baltimore, baltimore city circuit court, Development, lawsuit, Real Estate, remington neighborhood

Plans for 25th Street Station, a mixed-use development in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood, took another detour Thursday as the property owner said he has unilaterally selected a new developer for the controversial project.

Suit: Police allegedly stomp cellphone woman used to record arrest, beat her 

BY: Beth Moszkowicz
POSTED: May 16, 2013
Tags: Baltimore, baltimore city police, Law, lawsuit, legal news, maryland, u..s district court

A Baltimore woman is suing the city’s police department, alleging that officers arrested her and destroyed her cellphone in retaliation for her using the phone to film police beating up someone else.

Dealership settles with fired sales manager 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 16, 2013
Tags: antoni grant, discrimination, Law, lawsuit, legal news, maryland, rastafarian, religion, west street motors

A biracial Rastafarian has reached an out-of-court settlement with the Annapolis car dealership he claimed fired him because of his race, color and religion after it had created a hostile environment.

Ticketmaster settles rewards lawsuit for $23M

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 16, 2013
Tags: Business, Law, lawsuit, legal news, Settlement, ticketmaster

LOS ANGELES — Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who, after buying a ticket online, were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any benefits. U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los Angeles approved [...]

Frederick college reveals president’s severance

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 16, 2013
Tags: Education, education news, Frederick Community College, lawsuit, legal news, public information act

FREDERICK — Frederick Community College has released some details about the ouster of its former president following a newspaper’s filing of a Public Information Act request and lawsuit. The Frederick News-Post reports that the school released a redacted version Wednesday of its eight-page settlement agreement with Frederico Talley. The document says the college agreed to [...]

$8.6M for slain club patron’s family 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 14, 2013
Tags: cfe event center, Law, lawsuit, legal news, maryland, Prince George's County, stabbing, verdict

A Prince George’s County jury this week awarded nearly $8.6 million to the mother and children of George Cooper, who was fatally stabbed three years ago inside the CFE Event Center, after finding that the Forestville club failed to provide adequate security.

Officer gets defense win in pepper-spray case 

BY: Beth Moszkowicz
POSTED: May 13, 2013
Tags: greenbelt, lawsuit, maryland, pepper spray, Prince George's County, u..s district court

A Prince George’s County police officer did not use excessive force by pepper-spraying a Washington, D.C., woman during an arrest, a federal jury found.

Baltimore County settles three ADA cases 

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: May 12, 2013
Tags: ada, Americans with Disabilities Act, attorney's fees, Baltimore County, breaking news, lawsuit, legal news, maryland, Settlement

Two firefighters and a former police lieutenant have tentatively settled their $6.9 million lawsuit alleging that Baltimore County forced them from their county jobs in violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, County Attorney Michael E. Field said in a statement last week.

N.Y. Facebook plaintiff seeks halt to criminal case

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 10, 2013
Tags: business news, criminal charges, facebook, Law, lawsuit, legal news, mark zuckerberg, new york, paul ceglia

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York man who was charged with fraud after filing a lawsuit claiming part ownership of Facebook wants a judge to stop the criminal case from moving forward. Paul Ceglia of Wellsville says Friday he believes Facebook is behind the criminal charges to begin with. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Facebook declined to [...]

City to pay $100K for child’s fatal jump from back of bus 

BY: Beth Moszkowicz
POSTED: May 8, 2013
Tags: Baltimore City Public Schools, board of estimates, City Solicitor George Nilson, death, jeremy c. jennings jr., Law, lawsuit, legal news, Settlement, special needs, villa maria schools

The family of a 6-year-old special needs education student who died after falling from the back of a school bus will receive $100,000 from the Baltimore City Public Schools.

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