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ON GOVERNMENT: Renewing the call for regulatory reform

Although it may seem arcane and dry, the state’s regulatory process is where government comes to life. Regulations have become a pervasive part of personal and professional life; they have as much, if not more, of an impact on our ...

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LAW SUMMARY

Bid-rigging stamped outAttorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. announced yesterday that his office joined the New York and California attorneys general in filing an antitrust lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan against seven people from the United States, England, France ...

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Suit: The doctor said

A Hagerstown man is suing a former Washington County Emergency Room doctor who allegedly glued his eyes shut while attempting to close a facial laceration with Durabond glue. Michael D. Tydings claims that Merrill B. McKenzie, M.D. then used nail ...

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Top court affirms guilt in fleeing robber’s death

A Baltimore City man is guilty of manslaughter and a handgun violation for killing a fleeing robber with the robber’s own gun, the state’s highest court said in a 4-2-1 decision Friday. In an opinion that looks at the legal ...

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4th Circuit reverses NLRB on Sun’s Web workers (57891)

The union representing editorial workers at The Baltimore Sun can’t fold the paper’s Web site employees into its bargaining unit without first holding an election, a split panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held. The 2-1 ...

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Top court affirms guilt in fleeing robber’s death

A Baltimore City man is guilty of manslaughter and a handgun violation for killing a fleeing robber with the robber’s own gun, the state’s highest court said in a 4-2-1 decision Friday. In an opinion that looks at the legal ...

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LAW SUMMARY

Red-shirtedA federal judge in Baltimore awarded the National Football League nearly $71,000 in a default judgment against East Coast Sportswear Inc., and permanently enjoined the local company from manufacturing or trading in any merchandise bearing NFL trademarks. The NFL sued ...

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Sheriff’s dept. accused of age bias (57865)

Two former deputies are suing the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Department, alleging they were forced to retire after 29 years of service, several years before they reached mandatory retirement age. Jerome J. Siatkowski and Maurice Brooks worked as state-employed constables from ...

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LAW SUMMARY (81093)

Red-shirtedA federal judge in Baltimore awarded the National Football League nearly $71,000 in a default judgment against East Coast Sportswear Inc., and permanently enjoined the local company from manufacturing or trading in any merchandise bearing NFL trademarks. The NFL sued ...

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