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Judge rules for The Washington Post in $3.8B defamation suit from Trump Media
A federal judge ruled in favor of The Washington Post, throwing out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed in 2023 by Trump Media.
Lawsuit against prisoner transport company alleges horrific conditions
A routine prisoner transport from Maryland to South Carolina turned into a nine-day ordeal in which detainees experienced dangerous and disgusting conditions, according to a lawsuit pending in federal court. […]
Gun rights activists can pursue claim against arresting officer, judge says
Gun rights advocates arrested by a Maryland Capitol Police officer during a peaceful protest near the State House three years ago can pursue their lawsuit alleging their constitutional rights to […]
Plaintiff’s summary judgment motion denied in Baltimore police excessive force case
Excessive force and battery claims against a Baltimore police lieutenant who pepper-sprayed a man at close range and a sergeant who took the man to the ground during the 2015 […]
Judge rules Montgomery Co. pesticides ban preempted by state law
A judge has blocked Montgomery County's restrictions of the use of certain pesticides on lawns and near schools and playgrounds, finding the ordinance is preempted by state law on the issue.
4th Circuit affirms judgment against Sojourner-Douglass
The fight to save Sojourner-Douglass College, which was forced to shut its doors in 2015 after losing accreditation, was dealt another blow Thursday as the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
Federal judge: Insurance may have to cover Yeardley Love’s killer in civil suit
One of two insurance companies for George Huguely V, convicted in 2012 of murdering fellow University of Virginia student Yeardley Love, may have to defend and indemnify him in the civil suit brought […]
Insurers seek to deny coverage to Yeardley Love’s killer
Insurance companies for George Huguely V, convicted in 2012 of murdering fellow University of Virginia student Yeardley Love, are asking a federal judge to allow them to decline to defend Huguely […]
Former mortgage company wins $45M in breach-of-contract action
The trustee for failed mortgage lender Thornburg Mortgage Inc. has been awarded more than $45 million in damages in a lawsuit alleging an investment bank improperly liquidated mortgage-backed securities more […]
RITU WALIA v. KIM WITKOWSKI, ET AL.
For purposes of summary judgment, the Witkowskis claimed the alleged statement was indisputably true, or at least “substantially correct.” Reviewing the motion on a de novo basis, we cannot agree with the court’s conclusion.
JULIUS TILGHMAN, et al. v. JOHN L. WRIGHT
In a suit to quiet title by adverse possession, did the circuit court (1) err in granting summary judgment to plaintiff, and abuse its discretion in (2) denying defense's motion for a continuance to obtain counsel or (3) denying defense's motion to alter or amend?
Pfizer wins ruling in Baltimore asbestos case
A Baltimore judge has granted Pfizer Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in an asbestos lawsuit brought by the family of a former Bethlehem Steel worker.
