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“After two years of declines in litigation, corporate lawyers are preparing for a wave of lawsuits from disgruntled investors, suspicious regulators, and predatory rivals.” So says Condé Nast Portfolio.com, reporting today on the fifth annual Litigation Trends survey commissioned by ...
Read More »Watch our Multimedia Reporter “steal” a car, get thwarted by OnStar
There’s no doubt that times are tough for American auto dealers. Nevertheless, GM is moving forward (and generating some buzz) with Stolen Vehicle Slowdown – their new OnStar technology. It basically works like this: When a GM car is stolen, ...
Read More »Bat conservationists join conversation
Building wind turbines in Maryland is a touchy subject to say the least. Supporters tout the benefits of clean energy and call the turbines environmentally friendly, while opponents have been fervent in their disapproval of 40-story contraptions that they say ...
Read More »Baltimore’s quest for urban renewal
At a CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) panel discussion yesterday, local developers, tenants and economic development officials talked about how Baltimore’s businesses and development projects are poised to make it though these unstable economic times. The panelists, Courtney Capute of ...
Tagged with: Development
Read More »More than the robe is noir
North Philly, May 4, 2001. Officer Sean Devlin, Narcotics Strike Force, was working the morning shift. Undercover surveillance. The neighborhood? Tough as a three-dollar steak. Devlin knew. Five years on the beat, nine months with the Strike Force. He’d made ...
Tagged with: death penalty Judges
Read More »Media consumption during the Great Depression
A University of Maryland media economist is predicting that television and radio use will likely increase during a prolonged recession, based on his study of current audience behavior and Great Depression era trends. “U.S. households spend six to eight hours ...
Tagged with: University of Maryland
Read More »Starting pitchers for the Exxon playoff
If a trial is like a baseball playoff series, opening arguments are Game 1. Teams, like lawyers, want to jump out to an early lead and, more importantly, establish momentum. As such, managers call on their best starting pitchers in ...
Tagged with: Baltimore County
Read More »Constellation Energy round-up
Competition abounded last week and weekend at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship — and it wasn’t just on the golf course. Tournament director Steve Schoenfeld said ticket sales were down about 2 to 3 percent this year compared to ...
Tagged with: Constellation Energy golf
Read More »Law blog round-up
Happy Monday! For those of you who don’t have off for Columbus Day, here are a few links to help you procrastinate: * Washington County Judge Frederick Wright has retired. The Hagerstown Herald-Mail has this retrospective. * “The only way ...
Read More »Legg’s rough week continues
It’s been a rough week for Baltimore’s Legg Mason Inc. On Tuesday, Moody’s Investors Services downgraded the firm’s debt ratings; on Thursday, shares of the company’s stock fell 24.75 percent to $19.00 – it’s lowest price point in 9 years. ...
Tagged with: Legg Mason
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