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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]






