March 6, 2014 Comments Off on Top court: Release doesn’t affect plaintiff’s UIM policy
An injured automobile passenger who settles with the driver’s insurance company can still seek underinsured motorist coverage from her own insurer, Maryland’s top court unanimously ruled Tuesday.
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Read More »March 5, 2014 Comments Off on Supreme Court justices revisit securities fraud class actions
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have an opportunity to dramatically change the landscape of securities fraud class action litigation by limiting, or perhaps overruling altogether, a decision upon which plaintiffs have relied for decades.
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Read More »March 5, 2014 Comments Off on Law digest – 3/6/14
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS Criminal Procedure, Voir dire: Trial court need not ask during voir dire whether any prospective juror has been a crime victim, but on request, must ask whether any juror has “strong feelings about” the crime charged; ...
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Read More »March 5, 2014 Comments Off on Opinions – 3/6/14: Maryland Court of Appeals
Criminal Procedure Voir dire BOTTOM LINE: Trial court need not ask during voir dire whether any prospective juror has been a crime victim, but on request, must ask whether any juror has “strong feelings about” the crime charged; and, where ...
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Read More »March 4, 2014 Comments Off on Leave bail ruling alone, advocates urge court
Attorneys for indigent defendants on Tuesday assailed Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler’s call for Maryland’s top court to overturn its landmark decision that arrestees have a state constitutional right to counsel at initial bail hearings.
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Read More »March 4, 2014 Comments Off on Court weighs immunity for high-speed chase
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared unwilling to lift the shield of qualified immunity from police officers who shot and killed a fleeing suspect and his passenger after a high-speed car chase.
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Read More »March 4, 2014 Comments Off on Ex-U.Va. lacrosse player murder conviction upheld
An appeals court on Tuesday affirmed the second-degree murder conviction of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player who fatally beat his ex-girlfriend.
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Read More »March 4, 2014 Comments Off on Dominion Resources wins natural gas court victory
A Maryland court says Dominion Resources can export natural gas from a terminal at Cove Point in Calvert County, a move the Sierra Club was trying to block.
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Read More »March 3, 2014 Comments Off on CPF doesn’t cover lawyer’s fee assignment
The Client Protection Fund of Maryland owes no reimbursement to a company that claims it was cheated in a business deal with a now-disbarred lawyer, the Court of Special Appeals has held.
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Read More »March 2, 2014 Comments Off on Badmouth lawyer disbarred
A lawyer who made false, scathing remarks about judges and public officials like Gov. Martin O’Malley in an email to other attorneys has been ordered disbarred.
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