A former Owings Mills resident who was injured in a 2009 plane crash in Jamaica has settled his federal lawsuit against American Airlines Inc.

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There has to be some accountability for a situation that is created or made worse by the action or inaction of a tavern.

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Kerry Staton of Schochor, Federico and Staton has been named the 2013 Baltimore Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiff’s "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers.

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The Housing Authority of Baltimore City has paid $3.67 million toward a lead-paint verdict after recovering money from a liquidated insurance company.

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A case pending before Maryland’s top court has attracted national attention as groups representing U.S. businesses, doctors and insurers are pressing the Court of Appeals to preserve a 165-year-old ruling that defendants cannot be held liable for damages if the plaintiffs’ own negligence contributed at all to their injuries.

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The Virginia State Bar found a defense lawyer committed misconduct by taking a one-minute phone call from a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case. Heather E. Zaug got the call from Yanira Copcutt at her Fairfax law office on April ...

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I recently won my first motion for judgment during a modification for visitation hearing. It wasn’t the win that had me on cloud nine — it was my client’s level of gratitude. Her appreciation is why I work for Legal ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A group of residents opposing Maryland’s congressional redistricting map say they’re appeal part of their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. A notice of appeal was filed Friday. Jason Torchinsky, an attorney representing nine state residents, said the ...

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HAGERSTOWN — A looming deportation order could complicate a Salvadoran woman’s federal lawsuit alleging race discrimination by two Frederick County sheriff’s deputies, a Latino civil-rights group said Wednesday. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to deport Roxana Orellana ...

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Joy Friolo’s latest appeal on attorneys’ fees did more than just establish a formula for determining her degree of success. In its Sept. 7 decision, the Court of Special Appeals said the Montgomery County Circuit Court made four mistakes last ...

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