Steakhouse workers get $34M for carbon monoxide poisoning
A Baltimore jury has awarded more than $34 million in damages to 20 restaurant workers who were exposed to a carbon monoxide leak at the Pier 5 hotel. “We’re delighted,” said William H. “Billy” Murphy Jr., the plaintiffs’ lawyer.[More..]
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Judicial election spurs family feud in the press
I’ve been working on a story about contested judicial elections and coincidentally came across a story about such a race in Oklahoma. (Shameless self-promotion: my story is slated for our Aug. 9 Maryland Lawyer.) John Mantooth was running [...]
Dave Matthews and Robert Redford at the Maryland Science Center
Well … on film anyway. I got you excited, didn’t I? The Maryland Science Center is debuting a film next week called “Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk.” It features music by the ever-hip Dave Matthews [...]
The future is Messi
The Maryland Court of Appeals made national headlines recently for its ruling in Nefredo v. Montgomery County. As you may recall, that’s the case where the court struck down a Montgomery County ordinance banning fortune [...]
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