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Judge William V. Tucker has been named administrative judge of the Howard County Circuit Court.
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Baltimore asks federal judge to remand climate lawsuit to state court
Baltimore's climate change lawsuit "creates no basis for federal jurisdiction" and should be remanded to state court where it originated, the lawyers for the city argued in a motion filed Tuesday.
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Read More »City consents to dismissal of FOP from lawsuit over indemnifying GTTF officers
Baltimore consented to the dismissal of the local police union Monday from a lawsuit seeking a ruling on whether the city must indemnify former Gun Trace Task Force officers in cases against them.
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Read More »Plaintiffs in Baltimore jail litigation prepare motion alleging lack of compliance
The plaintiffs in ongoing litigation over conditions at the Baltimore City Detention Center will file a motion later this month to extend a 2016 settlement agreement beyond its original four years due to the state’s alleged lack of substantial compliance with a ...
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Read More »Mistress gets 17 years in killing of soldier’s wife
A federal judge has sentenced a Texas woman to 17 years in prison for helping a U.S. Army sergeant with whom she had an affair kill his soldier wife in Maryland.
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Read More »EEOC settles discrimination case against Towson home care agency
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit with a Towson-based home care agency accused of rescinding a job offer from an applicant who tested positive for tuberculosis. M&R Consulting hired an applicant for a caregiving position ...
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Read More »English files cross-appeal against Miles & Stockbridge
Two days after filing a motion seeking nearly $776,000 in attorneys’ fees, Donald E. English Jr. has filed a cross-appeal against Miles & Stockbridge PC with respect to three claims that were dismissed in his lawsuit against his former firm.
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Read More »Opioid manufacturers, distributors seek dismissal of Baltimore’s lawsuit
Attorneys for opioid manufacturers, distributors and two local doctors packed into a Baltimore courtroom Thursday to argue a civil lawsuit filed against them by the city should be dismissed.
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Read More »Former Miles & Stockbridge principal seeks $776k in attorneys’ fees from firm
Less than three months after a jury awarded him more than $200,000 from his former firm, Donald E. English Jr. is now seeking almost four times that amount in attorneys' fees from Miles & Stockbridge PC.
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Read More »Salisbury hands over settlement documents in ACLU suit
The city of Salisbury has turned over documents related to a confidential settlement agreement in an excessive force lawsuit to the ACLU of Maryland. The city turned over the records after a Wicomico County Circuit Court judge issued an order last ...
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