A putative class-action accusing the ride-share service Uber of imposing fictitious fees was not subject to arbitration, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.

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The Baltimore City Detention Center’s health care system will be overhauled and its facilities will be improved as part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit, lawyers for the plaintiffs announced Wednesday. The Public Justice Center, the Law Offices of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Attorneys filed a $38 million class action lawsuit against the Maryland comptroller’s office on Friday, alleging the state wrongly changed the law to lower the amount of interest it would owe people who became entitled to tax refunds ...

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Finally, I no longer need to bring my ruler when I go to Subway. Ever since I heard reports that the sub shop might be coming up short with its roll sizes, I’ve been closely inspecting my six-inch grilled chicken ...

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Tenants of a Northwest Baltimore apartment complex have filed a potential class-action lawsuit against their landlord, alleging they have been assessed three times the amount of utilities fees than spelled out in their lease agreements. Pickwick Apartments also uses “vastly ...

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Maryland Legal Aid has received a $63,000 gift via a cy pres award. The funds were directed to Legal Aid by Jane Santoni of Williams & Santoni LLP in Towson and Robert W. Murphy, a Florida solo practitioner. The money ...

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Attorneys in a class-action lawsuit against one of Maryland’s largest real estate groups believe a six-word email could help prove an alleged kickback scheme. The plaintiffs’ lawyers want Creig Northrop of The Creig Northrop Team P.C. to appear for a ...

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A second, potential class-action lawsuit has been filed against the owner of the Rams Head Tavern in Savage Mill for allegedly secretly videotaping women in the restroom.

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A lone objector to Johns Hopkins Hospital System's $190 million settlement with more than 8,000 patients of former gynecologist Nikita Levy has dismissed her appeal, according to court records.

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The Baltimore-based parent company of an online college deliberately prolongs students' efforts to obtain master's and doctorate degrees in order to receive additional tuition payments, according to a potential class-action lawsuit.

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