August 14, 2018
Comments Off on Fishing tournament founder on hook after tie-breaker rule
A ruling to determine the winner in a Maryland fishing tournament has cast the event president in a tough spot.
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March 30, 2018
Comments Off on Fish tale doesn’t fly: Courts deny $2.8 million in winnings
An appeals court has ruled that the man who won the world's largest billfish tournament in 2016 won't be getting his $2.8 million in winnings.
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January 22, 2018
Comments Off on Retired DNR police officer claims captain caused firing from civilian job
A retired Maryland Natural Resources Police officer has filed suit against the department, alleging he was fired from his civilian employee position in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights. Norris Paul Carey Jr., who retired from MNRP in 2013 ...
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The disqualified winner of last year's tournament isn't ready to cut bait.
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June 14, 2017
Comments Off on Fishing tournament wins battle to disqualify angler, withhold $2.8M prize
The Florida resident initially declared the winner of last year’s White Marlin Open and subsequently disqualified is not entitled to $2.8 million in prize money, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Phillip Heasley initially won the annual Ocean City-based competition in August but ...
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