The family of a 20-year-old man who was buried alive while working at a Baltimore excavation site cannot pursue its lawsuit against the city for its alleged negligence in hiring a contractor who failed to protect its worker against the ...

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The family of a 20-year-old man who was buried alive while working at a Baltimore excavation site has a cause of action against the city for its alleged negligence in hiring a contractor who failed to protect its worker against ...

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The owner of two Prince George’s County strip clubs owes his dancers unpaid wages because they were employees and not independent contractors -- as he had erroneously asserted -- a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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