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This lead paint case involves two potential sources of lead exposure to appellant, one of which was never tested for lead and has since been destroyed. The question is whether enough circumstantial evidence was presented regarding negligence at the untested property to raise a jury question and survive summary judgment.

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The State Board of Law Examiners has provided this list of the 1,102 successful applicants at the July 2014 Maryland Bar Exam and 99 successful applicants at the Maryland Out-of-State Attorney Exam

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Gerald M. Katz, who traded a megafirm partnership for one with eight lawyers that grew into a regional powerhouse, passed away Monday. He was 76.

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The Court of Special Appeals has affirmed that police officers acted with malice in picking up a teenager near his home in West Baltimore and dropping him off hours later near Patapsco Valley State Park in Howard County without his shoes, cell phone or any way of getting home.

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(Bloomberg) The Supreme Court deferred acting on gay marriage, issuing a list of orders without mentioning the seven pending appeals that seek a definitive ruling on the constitutional rights of same-sex couples Thursday’s action provides no indication of how the ...

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A Nordstrom subsidiary can’t use its own error to avoid a Maryland tax bill of more than $2 million, the state’s highest court has held.

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Wednesday marked the third annual "Crazy for Shark Week" celebration at Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. Held in Judge Alison Asti's chambers, the lunch-time event features -- you guessed it -- sushi and a giant sub.

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The Court of Appeals told the Court of Special Appeals to reconsider its new-trial orders for Anthony Thomas Bookman, Damerum Burroughs, Brandon Cash Morris and Ronnie Turner.

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In its first comprehensive update since 1983, EEOC issued a new Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues.

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A recent New York decision on the "unfinished business" lawyers take with them when their old firms go bankrupt may mean their new law firms can rest a bit easier. But here in Maryland, there’s a 33-year-old reason to toss and turn.

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