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Dec 5, 2010

McCormick settles lawsuit over equipment contamination

McCormick & Co. Inc., the Sparks-based spice and food flavor giant, has settled with the Kansas equipment manufacturer whose cinnamon processor, McCormick alleged, flaked paint into 400,000 pounds of the […]

Dec 5, 2010

Motorist loses lawsuit against Montgomery County police officer

A Montgomery County police officer did not violate the constitutional rights of a man who said he sustained a head injury and a broken cheek in an assault after being […]

Dec 3, 2010

Viacom appeals ruling in YouTube copyright case

NEW YORK — Viacom is appealing a court decision that YouTube obeyed copyright laws even though the Internet video site used to show thousands of pirated clips. The challenge filed […]

Dec 2, 2010

Madoff trustee sues JPMorgan, others for $6.4B

NEW YORK — The trustee trying to recover money for investors cheated by Bernard Madoff is suing JP Morgan Chase for $6.4 billion, saying the bank had a central role […]

Nov 30, 2010

Dishonest Eastern Shore lawyer disbarred

Maryland’s top court on Tuesday unanimously disbarred an Eastern Shore lawyer who had surreptitiously and repeatedly transferred funds from a client escrow account to his law firm’s general fund, telling […]

Nov 29, 2010

Family settles suit over bicyclist’s death

The family of a Baltimore man who was killed last year when his bicycle collided with a large truck has settled a lawsuit against the alleged hit-and-run driver and Potts […]

Nov 21, 2010

Most 9/11 responders settle lawsuits over WTC dust

NEW YORK — More than 10,000 workers exposed to the tons of toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the World Trade Center fell have ended their bruising legal fight […]

Nov 21, 2010

Employee’s age discrimination suit settled

The million-dollar lawsuit of a fired newspaper general manager against her former employer shaped up to be a battle between the worker’s age discrimination claim and a company’s severance agreement […]

Nov 19, 2010

Wells Fargo to pay Citigroup $100M to settle Wachovia lawsuit

NEW YORK — Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $100 million to Citigroup to settle all claims in a dispute related to its 2008 acquisition of Wachovia Corp. Wachovia nearly […]

Nov 19, 2010

Baltimore nonprofit files housing lawsuit

BALTIMORE — A Baltimore nonprofit has filed a discrimination lawsuit claiming that a Maryland apartment complex made fewer apartments available to black renters. The lawsuit was filed in federal court […]

Nov 18, 2010

Would-be professor sues UB Law for age, gender bias

A college professor in Michigan has filed an age and gender discrimination lawsuit against the University of Baltimore School of Law after he was not hired by the school last […]

Nov 17, 2010

Class opposes DuPont demand for documents

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — DuPont wants each of the 8,500 people who could benefit from a multimillion-dollar verdict in a pollution case to submit handwritten documents as legal wrangling continues over […]

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