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Wrongful death claims in shooting of Baltimore man thrown out by judge
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has thrown out wrongful death claims made by the family of Jamaal Taylor, who was fatally shot by Baltimore police in 2019. -
Conflict with client leaves personal injury firm asking court for help
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - A personal injury law firm is off to court against one of its own clients it says refuses to get moving on a $50,000 car wreck settlement. -
Lawsuit: Mexicans are charged an unfair tax imposed by airlines
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – A class action lawsuit has been filed in Maryland against five major U.S. airlines and three Mexican airlines alleging the airlines fraudulently charged a tax to Mexican citizens. -
BP Fisher Law Group, LF Runoff2 alleged to have misappropriated nearly $250,000
BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A law firm and its owner are alleged to have mismanaged funds belonging to a company with a principal place of business in North Carolina. -
Passenger alleges first Viking River Cruises ship failed to move, second struck bridge
BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland man is seeking damages from California cruise line after his ship failed to sail and the replacement ship struck a bridge. -
Stout Law Group alleges New York company owes it for legal services
BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland law firm alleges a New York company failed to pay it for its services. -
Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., attorneys general seek to block Whitaker appointment
HARRISBURG, Pa. — As part of a 15-state coalition challenging the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general, an amicus brief has been filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland by the attorneys general of Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. -
Newspapers fight Md. law on political ads; Attorney said lawmakers 'didn't care' about free speech concerns
Newspapers like the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun filed a lawsuit Aug. 17 against the members of the Maryland State Board of Elections and Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, challenging a new state law that imposes strict guidelines on publishers that publish political advertisements. -
Baltimore Sun seeks access to sealed records in one of 'biggest police corruption scandals' in city's history
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – The Baltimore Sun filed a memorandum of points and authorities in support of its application to access certain sealed court documents regarding a police task force in the Maryland city. -
Sinclair Broadcast Group, others alleged to have conspired to inflate advertising prices
BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) – An Arkansas law firm alleges television broadcasting companies conspired to fix advertising prices. -
Maryland facility alleges PETA members pretended to be volunteers for 'undercover investigation'
BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) – A Maryland zoological facility alleges PETA members pretended to be volunteers to do an 'undercover investigation' of the facility. -
Nonprofits name DeVos in suit over changes to civil rights case manual
BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) – Three national nonprofit organizations allege that new changes to a federal agency's case manual regarding investigation of discrimination complaints are unlawful. -
Jos. A Bank moves to dismiss California claims from false advertising suit
GREENBELT, Md. (Legal Newsline) – Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. has filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought by a class of customers alleging negligent misrepresentation. -
Maryland's MTBE suit should be heard in federal court, Atlantic Richfield says
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – On Feb. 14, Atlantic Richfield Co. filed a notice to remove a lawsuit against it and other petroleum manufacturers by the State of Maryland from the Baltimore Circuit Court to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. -
Computer Sciences Corp. takes issue with Maryland's fraud claims
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Los Angeles-based Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by the state of Maryland that claimed CSC deliberately misrepresented its capabilities in creating a new Medicaid computer system. -
Justice Department: Government contractor illegally terminated Coast Guard reservist
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced a complaint Dec. 12 against Bridges Consulting Inc. (Bridges), a government contractor with headquarters in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, for allegations of violating the employment rights of a member of the Armed Forces. -
Settlement reached in Burger King BOGO coupon lawsuit; $185K requested for attorneys
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – The parties in a class action case against Burger King Corp. have asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland to preliminarily approve a settlement between the parties. -
Muslim security guard gets $135K after religious, racial discrimination charges against employer
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – A security company sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over allegations of racial and religious harassment of one of its employees has settled the case for $135,000 and injunctive relief. -
Maryland alleges EPA failed to act on petition on electric generating units
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – The state of Maryland alleges that the U.S. EPA failed to act on a petition it sent regarding electric generating units in neighboring states. -
Maryland federal court: Joseph Saveri Law Firm doesn't have to pay $1.2M antitrust litigation referral fee
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Joseph Saveri and his Joseph Saveri Law Firm Inc. will not be required to pay a 12.5 percent, $1.2 million referral fee to Michael E. Criden PA in connection with the firms’ work on titanium dioxide antitrust litigation, according to an opinion entered Sept. 7 by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.