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Stanley Black & Decker reaches $140,000 settlement with EEOC
Stanley Black & Decker has reached a $140,000 settlement to resolve allegations from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that the company violated federal law for firing an employee in its Towson facility who was taking time off for cancer treatments. The EEOC claims the company fired a sales representative for poor attendance even though she […]
EEOC alleges disability discrimination at Erickson Living
A federal agency alleges a Catonsville-based company violated federal law when it fired a director because she believed a subordinate was being subjected to disability-based discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claimed in a lawsuit According to the suit, a director at Erickson Living Management, LLC complained to a human resources representative that the […]
Silver Spring attorney disbarred after numerous complaints
The Court of Appeals disbarred a Silver Spring attorney after several former clients and a stenographer filed formal complaints about her conduct and representation. The unanimous court found Christal Elizabeth Edwards violated 10 Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct related to diligence, communication, safekeeping property, declining or terminating representation and unauthorized pra[...]
Miles & Stockbridge, former principal reach confidential settlement on all claims
Miles & Stockbridge and a former equity principal at the firm have reached a confidential settlement on all claims, both sides confirmed Wednesday. News of the settlement comes just a day before the parties were scheduled to attend a hearing in Baltimore City Circuit Court to plead their case on a motion for attorneys’ fees, […]
Baltimore jury awards $2.2 million lead paint verdict
A Baltimore jury awarded $2.2 million to a man who has permanent brain damage from having been exposed to lead paint as a child. After deliberating for two days and one hour on the third day, a jury of two men and four women on Friday awarded $1,100,000 in economic damages to Savon Johnson, 24. […]
Baltimore Co. courts implement mandatory e-filing system
Baltimore County is the latest jurisdiction to implement the state’s electronic filing system, known as Maryland Electronic Courts or MDEC, the largest expansion of the program to date, the Maryland Judiciary announced Friday. MDEC was implemented in the county on Tuesday, making electronic filing mandatory for attorneys representing clients in district court and circuit court […]
House committee considers wage history bill once more
For the third year in a row, activists, attorneys and business groups met Tuesday afternoon at the House Economic Matters Committee in Annapolis to consider a bill that would prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. House Bill 634, titled Wage History and Wage Range, would require employers with 15 or more […]
Baltimore Co. veteran: Defense contractor knowingly sold defective earplugs
A U.S. Army combat veteran from Baltimore County is suing a defense contractor, alleging it sold faulty earplugs to the military, which he said caused him hearing loss and tinnitus, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, alleges Minnesota-based 3M Co. sold defective dual-ended Combat Arms earplugs, […]
Park School settles gender discrimination lawsuit with EEOC
A Baltimore County private school settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after the federal agency alleged the school did not renew the contract of its softball coach because he is a man. The Park School settled the allegations for $41,000, the EEOC announced Tuesday. The Pikesville school was sued in U.S. […]
Biran and Kelly take government, white-collar practice to Baker Donelson
Just over a year after their firm was acquired by Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC, Jonathan Biran and Ty Kelly have moved to a firm with an even larger platform to support their government enforcement and investigations practice. Biran and Kelly are now a part of Baker Donelson’s Government Enforcement and Investigations Group as shareholders and […]
Havre de Grace city attorney opens solo practice
April Caso Ishak, the city attorney for Havre de Grace, has launched her own practice geared toward making legal services more affordable for middle-class people in her community, the firm announced this week. AC Ishak Law LLC handles cases involving estate planning and administration, elder law, business law, property issues and civil litigation out of […]
HBO releases trailer for Adnan Syed docu-series
HBO has released a trailer for its upcoming four-part documentary examining the disappearance of Hae Min Lee and the conviction of her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed for her murder. The case first received worldwide attention with the “Serial” podcast. The new documentary, which has been in production since 2015, will take another look at the events […]
