CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jurors in the murder trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player deliberated for hours Wednesday whether he battered his ex-girlfriend to death in a drunken, jealous rage or if his intent to talk with her ...

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In the past, the cooperative association at Greenbelt Homes has taken action against residents for noise complaints, barking dogs and hoarding. The association drew the line, though, when David S. Schuman wanted to confine his next-door neighbor’s smoking to a ...

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Maryland’s top court has overturned a $1 million award to about 25 condominium resale purchasers in Port Deposit who claimed the property management company and condo association violated state laws by providing them operating budgets at closing that did not ...

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Criminal Law Supplemental jury instructions BOTTOM LINE: The circuit court did not err in giving a supplemental jury instruction, patterned upon the definition of consent set forth in the model second-degree rape instruction, in response to a jury question asking ...

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When opportunity came knocking for construction litigation partners Don Rea and Michelle Lipkowitz, they decided to make the move to Saul Ewing LLP. The two were approached by several different firms about leaving the Baltimore office of McGuireWoods LLP. They ...

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Two multimillion-dollar lawsuits filed in Baltimore City are among the most-read legal affairs stories this week. One lawsuit alleges police misconduct, the other filed in response to a boy being attacked by the pit bull. But the top stories of ...

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With the challenges of training behind me, I still felt no relief running dockets on my own. I had relied too heavily on the guidance of my trainer in fashioning plea offers. There is no formula to it; rather, a ...

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Judge Jeannie J. Hong will become the first Asian-American to serve on a Maryland circuit court following her appointment Wednesday to the bench in Baltimore. “This appointment shows and conveys to the Asian community that everything’s possible, that we need ...

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Commercial Law Damages BOTTOM LINE: In a suit over deceptive trade practices, because plaintiff received the relief he requested on his individual claims, his class action suit was moot and, as a matter of law, plaintiff was not entitled to ...

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On Monday I started a state circuit court clerkship after a year of working in private practice. Admittedly this is a non-traditional route, as judicial clerks at the circuit court level are typically new law school grads. Clerking after working ...

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