Racial Profiling Still Happening in the US According to ACLU
(Maryland Criminal Attorney Blog)Baltimore Maryland Criminal Attorney - Lawyers for the ACLU filed a report with the United Nations Committee to end Racial Discrimination yesterday stating that despite efforts by senior law enforcement and government officials to stop it, racial profiling still persists in this country. The Boston Globe reported on the story in today's edition. The report claims that Asian Immigrants and immigrants from North Africa have been the targets of much of the racial profiling the latter ...
July 1, 2009 02:51 pm
Sykesville Mother Dies from Injuries Sustained in Tragic Maryland Truck Accident that Killed Her Teenage Son and Injured Her Daughter
(Maryland Accident Law Blog)... Maryland Truck Accident Lawsuits Pursuing your Maryland truck crash claim without the help of a Baltimore personal injury law firm representing you can get tricky. Trucking companies are ... crash law firm as soon as possible. Mother dies after crash that killed son, The Baltimore Sun, July 1, 2009 Route 32 crash claims 2nd life, mother ... 30, 2009 Related Web Resources: Teen killed in Howard crash remembered as inspiration, Baltimore Sun, June 26, 2009 FMCSA Contact our Maryland truck crash lawyers ...
July 1, 2009 01:51 pm
Baltimore County Fire Department Says Latest Carbon Monoxide Not the First Involving Essex Townhouse Community
(Maryland Accident Law Blog)In Baltimore County last Wednesday, three women, an 18-month-old boy, and an 11-year-old boy were transported to Maryland Shock Trauma Center for ... Most CO detectors go off at around 35 parts per million. According to the Baltimore County Fire Department, this is not the first time that CO poisoning has been an ... Web Resources: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, EMedicineHealth.com Premises Liability Overview, Justia Our Baltimore County personal injury lawyers would like to discuss your Maryland premises ...
June 29, 2009 04:18 pm
Chesapeake Beach, MD, Woman Seriously Injured in Route 2 Car Crash
(Maryland Car Accident Attorney Blog)... rescue workers arrived at the scene, Crocker was removed from her vehicle and transported to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with critical injuries. According to reports, the driver of the van suffered serious injuries and was taken to the Prince George ... , which points to a possible mechanical problem with the woman's Toyota, or maybe to driver error. As auto accident attorneys serving the Maryland area, we have seen victims of many such crashes throughout our careers. Injuries from ...
June 29, 2009 09:54 am
Train Accident on DC's Metro Kills Nine, Injures Many More
(Boston Car Accident Lawyer Blog)... in the city's history. That brings the Metro's death toll up to 17 people since the Metro opened, according to the Baltimore Sun. Investigators say emergency brakes were used on the train that rear-ended another train during rush hour on Monday evening. An ... role, although it was recommended to the Metro that they replace older trains. Toll rises to 9 in D.C. rail crash, Baltimore Sun, June 24, 2009 Officials Seek Clues in Train Crash, New York Times, June 23, 2009 Contact a Massachusetts train ...
June 29, 2009 09:27 am
Maryland Car Accident on I-70 Kills Two; Police Blame Illegal Street Racing
(Maryland Injury Attorney Blog)... personal injury and released, and a fourth was in critical condition at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. The stretch of highway where this fatal Maryland accident occurred is the result of a blocked expansion of the interstate into Baltimore city ... Grease, and most recently in The Fast and the Furious. Identifying drag racing locations -- such as this site in Baltimore County, Maryland where young lives were lost -- is among the steps the DOJ recommends for police and ...
June 29, 2009 09:07 am
Marlyand Releases New Lethal Injection Rules
(StandDown Texas Project)... moves toward resuming executions," is Laura Smitherman's report in today's Baltimore Sun. Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration took a reluctant step ... s request for a special last meal; allowing the inmate to choose which of his attorneys he wants to witness his execution; and allowing family members to visit ... before execution that the condemned may have visitors, excluding attorney and clergy; * Require that an inmate with multiple attorneys decide which one, if requested, witnesses the execution ...
June 25, 2009 08:56 am
Washington DC Metro Train Accident Death Count Goes Up to 9 Fatalities
(Maryland Accident Law Blog)... system maintenance, personnel training, and the train tracks' condition. Search, recovery, and investigation efforts are seriously affecting travel from the Maryland suburbs to downtown Washington DC. Toll rises to 9 in D.C. rail crash, The Baltimore Sun, June 24, 2009 Train Operator Apparently Hit Brakes Before Crash, Washington Post, June 24, 2009 Related Web Resources: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority National Transportation Safety Board Our Washington DC train accident lawyers ...
June 24, 2009 12:02 pm
Baltimore Lawyer's Lawsuit Against City Settled for $200,000
(Maryland Lawyer Blog)... . Stating the manifestly obvious, American history has been almost exclusively filled with the exact opposite type of discrimination. An unusual settlement to say the least: Of the $200,000 payment the Baltimore Board of Estimates is expected to approve today, $150,000 will go toward Plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and costs and $50,000 will go to Healthcare for the Homeless, a charity just a few ...
June 24, 2009 05:43 am
DC Metro Crash Inquiry to be Handled by NTSB
(Maryland Accident Attorney Blog)... a good thing. First, the NTSB has significant resources and has a history of not being afraid to mix it up with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Administration. I first became involved in representing train accident victims in 1996 when I represented a Baltimore, Maryland family who lost their son in the fatal Amtrak/ MARC Maryland Rail Commuter train crash on February 16, 1996 in Chase, Maryland. In that accident just outside of Washington, 12 people were killed and the NTSB conducted a ...
June 23, 2009 09:55 am
More Legal Shenanigans Involving Baltimore Officials
(Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog)... notes the three plaintiffs are African-American and that the store employees are "Middle Eastern", Asian, or white. The three are being represented by an attorney in the city solicitor's office who is moonlighting on his own time. City Solicitor George Nilson was unaware of this ... the plaintiffs are hoping to accomplish here. P.S. Today I saw that Mr. Huskey was appointed the temporary head of the Baltimore City Inspector General's office. That office's yearly budget was just cut from $500,000.00 ...
June 22, 2009 11:30 am
Baltimore Drivers Ranked Among the Most Courteous in the Nation
(Maryland Injury Attorney Blog)... or otherwise "having a bad day." That pretty much covers just about everyone on the road, wouldn't you say? Yet Baltimore's courteous drivers have made the national news. Go Baltimore! Baltimore car accident attorneys like us often see the worst in the area's drivers when we go to court ... . It's good to hear positive news like that reported in the survey. So let's give Baltimore drivers a hand for being so courteous. But still watch it out there when you're driving on our ...
June 22, 2009 07:00 am
General Global Week in Review 22 June 09 from IP Think Tank
(IP Thinktank)... Property Law Blog) California Court of Appeals affirms award of $1,641,216 attorneys' fees and costs to former employees who successfully defended a trade secrets action brought ... Import, Lamont, India Imports, Washington Food and Supply, Vending Plus and Baltimore Beverage Co, following complaint from Red Bull (ITC 337 Law Blog) ... for casino services: In re Bellagio, LLC (not precedential) (TTABlog) (Las Vegas Trademark Attorney) US Trade Marks - Lawsuits and strategic steps Wham-O - Manley Toys ...
June 21, 2009 10:00 pm
Defendant Charged with Possession of Prescription Medications Successfully Defended on Appeal In Baltimore County Maryland
(Maryland Criminal Attorney Blog)... has gone to court and received what they perceive to be an unjust result. Some of these clients were represented by other attorneys when the bad result was obtained and some were foolish enough to have attempted to represent themselves in criminal court ... her with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. A few months later she appeared in the District Court without an attorney. She requested a postponement which was denied. (Note: many clients express to me their belief that a person is ...
June 19, 2009 01:06 pm
More Controversy in Baltimore's Circuit Court
(Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog)... have never seen him do anything I though was improper. Some of the commentators in the various news pieces have claimed that attorneys are reluctant to report improper conduct by judges because of fear of retaliation. I think one part of the news coverage ... witnesses and even a federal prosecutor being threatened in open court. A lack of respect for the legal system is endemic in Baltimore. Maybe ten days in jail is too excessive. I think that spending the afternoon in the court's lockup may have ...
June 19, 2009 07:46 am
Husband and Wife Injured in Columbia, MD, Motorcycle Accident
(Maryland Car Accident Attorney Blog)... the afternoon of June 8 near Columbia. They were both taken to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment. Howard County police reported that Timothy Danaher, 55, was operating the couple's BMW motorcycle while his wife, ... or motorcycle accident where defective equipment may have played a role, we highly recommend talking to an experienced injury attorney. Representing clients from nearly every corner of Maryland and from all parts of the D.C. area, Lebowitz-Mzhen LLC is ...
June 18, 2009 11:06 am
Dallas Fort Worth Has Bad Road Rage
(Dallas Fort Worth Car Accident Lawyer Blog)... has claimed the title the past four years. The top five "least courteous" cities according to the study are: 1) New York 2) Dallas-Fort Worth 3) Detroit 4) Atlanta 5) Minneapolis/St. Paul The "most courteous" cities are: 1) Portland 2) Cleveland 3) Baltimore 4) Sacramento 5) Pittsburgh The study is used to determine the habits and attitudes of drivers. Information provided by North Texas Motor-Vehicle Accident Lawyer Mark A. Anderson. Contact the Anderson Law Firm with questions at 817-294-1900.
June 17, 2009 02:54 pm
Fewer car accidents could result from fewer aggressive drivers in South Florida
(Florida Injury Lawyer Blog)... of car accidents handled by Florida personal injury lawyers. New York City moved from third to first in this year's poll of worst cities. Dallas, Detroit, Atlanta and Minneapolis/St.Paul rounded out the top five. Meanwhile, Boston, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. joined Miami in exiting the grouping of worst cities in America. Portland and Cleveland were ranked the nation's most courteous cities. "This survey is another way we assist drivers by revealing the latest driving trends and attitudes ...
June 17, 2009 09:35 am
Questions, Stacking and Stereotypes
(Juries)... (to continue reading go here). Stereotypes Confound Jury Selection Before a high-profile federal trial began in Baltimore last month, lawyers for the three black defendants filed a motion claiming that the prosecution deliberately - and illegally - ... black jury candidates to pack the panel with whites. "They want a jury that may be sympathetic to the death sentence," defense attorney Archangelo Tuminelli said. But the judge ultimately ruled that the allegation was wrong. And, it turns out, the ...
June 16, 2009 05:41 pm
Form U4 and Form U5 Amendments
(Hedge Fund Law Blog)... to inquiries regarding the impact of the revisions on filings by investment adviser representatives. Questions or comments regarding the revised forms should be directed to the following individuals: Melanie Lubin Office of the Attorney General Division of Securities 200 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, Maryland 21202-2020 (410) 576-6360 mlubin@oag.state.md.us Pam Epting Office of Financial Regulation 200 ...
June 15, 2009 09:24 pm