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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Read More »July 15, 2018 Comments Off on 1st Circuit: Class-action against Uber not arbitrable
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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Read More »November 18, 2015 Comments Off on Settlement reached in class-action suit over conditions at BCDC
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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Read More »November 13, 2015 Comments Off on Attorneys file $38M lawsuit against Maryland comptroller
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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Read More »October 21, 2015 Comments Off on When eating is a game of inches
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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Read More »June 11, 2015 Comments Off on Lawsuit alleges utility fees violate Pickwick leases
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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Read More »June 3, 2015 Comments Off on Maryland Legal Aid receives $63K gift from cy pres
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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Read More »May 21, 2015 Comments Off on Plaintiffs in alleged kickback class-action seek second Creig Northrop deposition
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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Read More »March 31, 2015 Comments Off on Second civil lawsuit filed against Rams Head ‘peeping Tom’
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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Read More »March 2, 2015 Comments Off on Nikita Levy settlement appeal dismissed from Court of Special Appeals
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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Read More »February 5, 2015 Comments Off on Lawsuit: Online university drags out degrees to maximize profit
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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