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Woman awarded $620K med-mal verdict after neck injury
A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury has awarded $620,000 to Roshell Blue of Baltimore as a result of two herniated discs in her neck — an injury that she said occurred during a spinal tap at the emergency room at University of Maryland Medical Center in 2007.
City to settle student bullying suit for $45K
The Baltimore City Board of Estimates is slated to approve the settlement of a lawsuit filed by a mother who said her daughter was assaulted and verbally harassed by another classmate.
HarborView owner files new suit over mold
When Paul C. Clark purchased a penthouse apartment in Baltimore’s HarborView tower in October 2009, he and his wife thought they were getting their dream home.
Remington Wal-Mart developer seeks trial in contract fight
The developer of a controversial proposal to build a Wal-Mart in Remington has filed court papers seeking a trial on the merits of a contractual dispute with the owner of the property.
Retrial in death of Phylicia Barnes postponed until October
Michael Maurice Johnson must wait at least four more months for his second trial on charges that he killed North Carolina teenager Phylicia Barnes.
Who’s most challenged in Barnes case retrial?
In a retrial that begins Tuesday, prosecutors will try to again convict Michael Maurice Johnson of murdering North Carolina teenager Phylicia Barnes.
Arrest outside bar leads to $72K settlement
The Baltimore City Board of Estimates approved this week a $72,000 settlement to resolve a claim by three relatives who alleged that police falsely arrested and assaulted them outside a Federal Hill bar.
Court of Appeals’ decision reinstates murder conviction
Maryland’s top court Tuesday reinstated a Baltimore killer’s first-degree murder conviction and life sentence after concluding that judges validly rejected his request to change attorneys on the morning of trial.
Espinoza Perez won’t be retried
A man who has been tried three times in the near-beheading deaths of his young relatives will not face a fourth trial.
25th Street Station in flux
Plans for 25th Street Station, a mixed-use development in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood, took another detour Thursday as the property owner said he has unilaterally selected a new developer for the controversial project.
Fired MSBA worker arrested
A former employee of the Maryland State Bar Association has been indicted and arrested on charges that she took at least $65,000 from the group’s nonprofit charity — an amount far greater than the nonprofit’s revenue in the prior fiscal year.
Memory of young lawyer spurs marrow registry drive
When Melody Tagliaferri Cronin joined the law firm of Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP in 2008, the partners knew they had found something special in the young lawyer with a big smile and a passion for charitable work.
