The Daily Record has posted a few stories on the recent carbon monoxide trial featuring lawyers from the legendary Murphy Firm. A Baltimore City jury compensated 20 restaurant employee plaintiffs in that case with $34.3 million dollars. Plaintiffs argued that ...

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The first leg of my summer vacation involved a 14-hour drive to Florida with just me and a golden retriever. (Don’t ask.) The conversations tended to be a little one-sided, but 95 South is painfully efficient, and we made it ...

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The backbone of any civilized society is the Rule of Law. It’s a system of established rules that, if broken, has consequences. The intent is to modify behavior such that society can function without unreasonable threats of violence, theft, and ...

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I am a proud fan of the purple and black. Which means, of course, that I can’t stand the Pittsburgh Steelers or Big Ben.  So, as you might imagine, Wednesday’s six-game suspension of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was not unwelcome. That ...

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