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Maryland-barred attorney ordered to pay $102k for flinging pasta
A retired attorney with a Maryland law license has to pay $85,000 to a Connecticut woman for hitting her in the face with pasta in a spicy sauce. The woman sued for negligence and battery after she was injured from the impact and hit her head, the Connecticut Law Tribune reported.
Bankruptcy trustee sues former ITT boss, directors for $250M
The bankruptcy trustee seeking a settlement for ITT Technical Institute's students is suing its parent company's former CEO and eight former directors for $250 million.
Would you sue for an apology and less than a penny?
Poland Spring, motor-voter, public disclosure round out roundup.
Baltimore Catholic school, teacher sued over sex abuse case
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Baltimore Catholic school and a teacher charged with sexual abuse.
Mass. top court: Schools can be liable for suicides but clears MIT
Schools can be held liable for student suicides in certain circumstances, Massachusetts' highest court said Monday in a ruling that also cleared the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of responsibility for the death of a graduate student who killed himself on campus in 2009.
Baltimore spending panel to consider $90K for man tackled, detained after witnessing robbery
The Baltimore City Board of Estimates is set to approve a $90,000 settlement Wednesday with a man who witnessed a robbery and was forcibly taken into custody and later charged with assault when he refused to go to the police station to give a formal statement.
GOP attorneys general support citizenship question on census
A Trump administration plan to ask people if they are U.S. citizens during the 2020 census has prompted a legal uproar from Democratic state attorneys general, who argue it could drive down participation and lead to an inaccurate count.
Frosh joins national lawsuit over census question
Seventeen states, the District of Columbia and six cities sued the U.S. government Tuesday, saying the addition of a citizenship demand to the census questionnaire is unconstitutional.
Prince George’s Co. joins lawsuit to overhaul plan for 2020 Census
The NAACP is spearheading a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the Census Bureau and President Donald Trump, saying the federal government is unprepared for the 2020 Census, and that will lead to a massive undercounting of African-Americans.
Hold institutional enablers accountable for child abuse
In my career representing victims sexually abused by powerful people, I have come to understand one thing clearly: we will never change the culture of complicity until executives are held […]
Rockville woman seeks $20M in harassment lawsuit against Fannie Mae
A Rockville woman filed a $20 million lawsuit against Fannie Mae in Washington D.C. court Wednesday, alleging a senior manager there who offered her a job then harassed her and […]
Investors sue Md. real estate company for fraud, misrepresentation
A group of investors in a local real estate company filed suit earlier this month alleging the owners and operators of the business, who had been close family friends, materially […]
