Hurdles can arise in hunt for public information Bethany Beach Wave In December 2008, John Cullen prevailed in Wicomico County Circuit Court when he filed suit against former state's attorney Davis Ruark for ignoring his requests for information made through the Maryland Public Information Act. Cullen was seeking ...
Maryland public defender asks for stay in high court's ruling Baltimore Sun The state would have to hire 284 new public defenders to comply with a recent Court of Appeals ruling requiring lawyers for indigent defendants at thousands of annual bail hearings, according to an affidavit filed Thursday by Maryland Public Defender ...
Have A Safe Super Bowl Sunday with Tips and Taxis Patch.com Marcus L. Brown, superintendent of the Maryland State Police. “The aim of our extra drunk and aggressive driving patrols is to arrest those who choose to disregard the law and who endanger the lives of everyone.” Plan ahead.
Md. company proposes $19.5 million asbestos settlement Legal News Line BY JESSICA M. KARMASEK COLUMBIA, Md. (Legal Newsline) - A Maryland-based company at the center of thousands of asbestos-related claims announced this week a proposed $19.5 million settlement has been reached between it and those sickened by exposure at ...
Law grads go to court for bankruptcy protection Chicago Tribune (Reuters) - When Diana Valle decided to intern at a bankruptcy firm during law school, she had no idea how useful the experience would prove - in her own case. Shortly before graduating from the University of Maryland School of Law, the 26-year-old ...
Judge Francis M. Arnold Baltimore Sun While working at Black & Decker, he attended attended night school from 1959 to 1967 at the University of Baltimore, where he earned his bachelor's degree and was a cum laude law graduate. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1967 and continued ...
Md. 'robo-signing' case thrown out of federal court Baltimore Sun The class-action suit was filed after a former paralegal at the defendant Shapiro & Burson, a law firm based in Virginia that has handled many Maryland foreclosure cases in recent years, complained to regulators and prosecutors, alleging that ...
Gregory T. Douds: The garnishment process, or 'How do I get my money?' Cherokee Tribune The Magistrate Court handles thousands of civil lawsuits each year, most resulting in judgments against one party or the other. One of the most-asked questions we hear from winning parties is, “How do I get my money?” In today's struggling economy, ...