Retired Judge James F. Schneider, a historian of the Baltimore bar who served for 35 years on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, died Monday night after a long illness. He was 72. Schneider served as chief ...

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Judge James F. Schneider’s professional life was one of public service. He was an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore City, general equity master for the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City and, for over 35 years, a United States bankruptcy judge. ...

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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered that the bankruptcy status of the father and stepmother of Maryland’s former attorney general be converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, allowing for liquidation of the couple’s assets to pay off their debts. ...

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Victims of a fungal meningitis outbreak stemming from contaminated steroid injections will share a $100 million settlement under a settlement filed Tuesday in multi-district litigation pending in Boston.

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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has approved Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s $767 million settlement with Freddie Mac — an agreement that releases hundreds of millions of dollars to return to the failed investment bank's creditors.

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Longtime Annapolis lobbyist Ira C. Cooke has filed a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Baltimore.

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Bankruptcy filings in Maryland dropped 7.2 percent in calendar year 2012, compared to a 13 percent decline nationwide, according to numbers released Monday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

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GREENBELT — The U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Greenbelt is considering rules for the proposed sale of the Wisp ski resort in McHenry. The hearing Monday also involves procedures for a sale of the nearby Lodestone golf course and residential development. ...

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DALLAS — Federal safety regulators are seeking up to $162.4 million in fines against American Airlines and its affiliates for alleged violations of U.S. safety standards going back several years. The sanctions would dwarf any previous penalties against an airline. ...

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HAGERSTOWN — The owners of Wisp, Maryland’s only ski resort, have met with a number of potential buyers in their efforts to stave off financial failure, one of the partners said Thursday. But selling the western Maryland resort is not ...

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