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Maryland judges gather for annual meeting
ANNAPOLIS — Judges from around Maryland are gathering in Annapolis for their annual conference. The conference being held Friday includes sessions on understanding and managing conflicts in courtrooms, gangs, new […]
Parties fight over proposed housing development on Druid Ridge Cemetery
A séance of sorts involving Druid Ridge Cemetery was performed Monday at the Court of Appeals. Rather than conjuring spirits, however, lawyers summoned their interpretations of century-old documents in a […]
Md. disbars estate-planning lawyer over forgeries
The state’s top court has disbarred a Virginia lawyer also admitted to practice in Maryland after he allowed a woman to forge her terminally ill mother’s signature on estate documents. […]
Murder conviction falls due to MySpace page
Maryland’s top court has delved into the world of social networking in overturning a murder conviction and 50-year prison sentence. In a 5-2 decision, the Court of Appeals said a […]
Majority stays mum in reciprocal disbarment case
Over the strong objection of two of its judges, Maryland‘s top court has disbarred an attorney who had been stripped of his license in Washington, D.C., for having recklessly misappropriated […]
Convicted child-killers seek third trial
Lawyers for two Mexican immigrants serving life sentences for the triple murder of their young relatives asked the state’s highest court on Tuesday to grant them another trial, their third. […]
Court of Appeals Chief Judge Bell calls for study on negligence
Maryland‘s top court has signaled a willingness to consider changing the standard that bars plaintiffs in personal injury cases from recovering any damages if they were partially at fault. Court […]
