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Hodes expected to testify Monday
The evidentiary hearing for attorney Michael C. Hodes will resume Monday in Baltimore County Circuit Court.
Hodes’ colleagues, wife testify
His secretary just didn’t think it sounded right. Her boss, Michael C. Hodes, had asked her to prepare a promissory note showing he had borrowed $270,000 from a deceased client’s charitable foundation.
Baltimore judge rejects move to consolidate 13,000 asbestos cases
A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge has rejected the plaintiffs’ motion to jump-start some 13,000 asbestos cases by consolidating them for discovery and trial in groups of up to 25 at time.
Five Guys settles action for overtime pay
Fast-food chain Five Guys has settled a class-action lawsuit alleging the company routinely and deliberately misclassified employees in order to deny them overtime pay.
Judge allows Hinckley more time out of hospital than in it
John Hinckley, who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, soon will be spending more than half of his time outside a Washington mental hospital.
Despite ruling, Henson will run
For a man facing four months in jail, Julius Henson appeared rather relieved and upbeat Thursday afternoon. Now he could get back to campaigning.
Peace cross sparks legal war
The quote from Woodrow Wilson on the Bladensburg Cross says, in part, “We fight for the things that we have always carried nearest to our hearts.”
Blogger seeks Nance’s seat
A former-prosecutor-turned-blogger is running for a seat on the Baltimore City Circuit Court. But not just any seat: Page Croyder is taking aim at Judge Alfred Nance.
Clyburn to retire from District Court in May
Chief Judge Ben C. Clyburn said Monday that he will retire from the Maryland District Court on May 31, giving Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera the chance to name a new leader of the court for bench trials of misdemeanor crimes and lawsuits seeking less than $30,000.
O’Malley appoints 3 to CSA, 20 to lower courts
Gov. Martin O’Malley on Monday named Baltimore City Circuit Judge Michael W. Reed and attorneys Kevin F. Arthur and Andrea M. Leahy-Fucheck to Maryland’s intermediate appellate court.
Sergeant settles suit over JAG leave status
A Montgomery County Police sergeant who sued the county for failing to give him proper leave for a Judge Advocate General Corps training session has settled his case in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.
Suit advances over Frostburg fullback’s death
The family of a former Frostburg State University football player can proceed with their lawsuit over his death, which followed a head injury sustained during team practices.
