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Nov 4, 2013

Santoni’s facing more legal woes

Santoni’s Super Market might have closed its doors last month, but it remains open to litigation.

Nov 3, 2013

Judge sues judge for $700K

One former Baltimore judge is suing another for $700,000 over a case that was decided more than seven years ago.

Oct 31, 2013

Wastewater war: City seeks right to keep using Sparrows Point’s pipes

A legal battle between Baltimore and Sparrows Point LLC about the discharge of treated wastewater has shifted to federal court.

Oct 28, 2013

Lawyer can’t win for losing: Court victory may not stop eviction

Stephen H. Sacks won the court battle. Now, he may lose his home.

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Oct 22, 2013

Superblock group fires back

The developers who pursued a massive, $150 million rejuvenation of downtown’s so-called Superblock say their lawsuit disputing this summer’s termination of their development agreement with the city should go ahead.

Oct 22, 2013

Claustrophobic worker to settle for $117K

Baltimore’s Board of Estimates is scheduled Wednesday to consider a $117,000 settlement of a federal lawsuit filed by a former city employee who alleged he was repeatedly asked to work in manholes despite his claustrophobia.

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Oct 20, 2013

Chief Judge Barbera aims for timely administration of justice

Mary Ellen Barbera spent many of her first 100 days as Maryland’s top jurist visiting the state’s circuit and district courts, a half-finished trek that she said has revealed to her many aging courthouses that are too small for their workloads or not designed to handle 21st century technology.

Oct 16, 2013

DSS, father sued over death of baby

The family of a six-month-old who was strangled by her father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against him, the state and the Baltimore County Department of Social Services, a state agency.

Oct 16, 2013

Sports agent Rosenhaus seeks unpaid judgment from Ravens’ McKinnie

The Ravens lineman's former agent is trying to get McKinnie to pay off a $35,000 judgement.

Oct 15, 2013

Lawyer to get day in court against his longtime landlord

Stephen H. Sacks was discussing his motion to revise a pretrial order in his lawsuit over his apartment lease, scheduled for trial Tuesday morning, when a courier entered the courtroom and handed Sacks a blue-and-red striped box.

Oct 8, 2013

Same-sex newlywed invokes spousal privilege in assault case

In what might be another first for same-sex couples married in Maryland, a Baltimore man invoked spousal privilege Tuesday to avoid testifying in a domestic violence case against his husband of four days.

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Sep 12, 2013

Officials still investigating explosion near Baltimore courthouse

The source of a loud, booming noise from a trash can outside the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse in downtown Baltimore remained unclear Thursday despite reports of an explosion.