SALISBURY — Eastern Shore farmers are expressing concerns about new rules relating to how they apply poultry manure to their crops. Farmers talked about their concerns Tuesday night in Salisbury with state agriculture officials. Maryland Department of Agriculture officials say ...
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Read More »FREDERICK — The Frederick city elections board says state Del. Galen Clagett broke electioneering rules during the city’s Sept. 10 primary. The Frederick News-Post reported Thursday that the board is taking action against Clagett, a loser in the Democratic mayoral ...
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Read More »WASHINGTON — Twenty-two investment firms are paying a total of $14.4 million to settle federal charges of improperly short-selling certain stocks and buying them soon after in public offerings. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlements Tuesday. One of ...
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April 28, 2013
Comments Off on Rules on attorney-fee awards under review
An effort to bring clarity to the awarding of attorney’s fees in collection cases might have the unintended effect of discouraging creditors from suing to collect small amounts, a debt-collection attorney said Friday.
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Read More »DEARBORN, Mich. — McDonald’s Corp. and a franchise owner have reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging that food at a Detroit-area restaurant wasn’t prepared according to Islamic dietary laws as advertised. McDonald’s and Finley’s Management Co. have agreed ...
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August 20, 2012
Comments Off on Top court takes on foreclosure rules in unrelated cases
In two separate opinions published Monday, the Maryland Court of Appeals interpreted recent foreclosure laws that were enacted to protect defaulting borrowers and people who rent from them.
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July 31, 2012
Comments Off on Employers face risk if rules on work use of personal devices aren’t clear
WASHINGTON — Employers are increasingly allowing their employees to use their own laptops, tablets, smart phones and other mobile devices for work purposes — and that is creating a plethora of potential legal issues. Employment defense lawyers say that every ...
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Read More »LONDON — Money is probably not a worry for Sanya Richards-Ross. She has endorsement deals with BMW and Nike and is married to Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Aaron Ross, who will earn $15 million over the next three seasons. But there ...
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Read More »WASHINGTON — The government can require airlines to show consumers a total ticket price that includes taxes and fees in print and online ads, the U.S. Court of Appeals said Tuesday, rejecting an industry challenge to a series of consumer ...
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Read More »WASHINGTON — The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of those changes have yet to be finalized. JPMorgan’s ...
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