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From medical-malpractice case to legal-malpractice claim
Linda Cartzendafner says her husband died of an infection after nurses at Ruxton SurgiCenter injected him with a needle that became unsterile during failed attempts to place an IV. Cartzendafner […]
Arbitration, making it happen
The Baltimore County Council approved a measure Monday night that allows county employees to resolve labor disputes through binding arbitration. Police officers and firefighters have been able to resolve labor […]
4th Circuit affirms arbitration award in favor of church
A Prince George’s County church is entitled to more than $130,000 in damages from a Shenandoah Valley-based metalworking company, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held. The decision […]
Beer: The ultimate in alternative dispute resolution
Something that has probably been known by monks for centuries: it is clear that beer has powers of alternative dispute resolution. President Obama counseled two men at odds in a […]
Orthodox Jewish panel’s decision upheld
A Maryland appeals court has refused to disturb — on state contract law grounds — an Orthodox Jewish arbitration panel’s denial of a financial award to a divorced woman who […]
Opinions – Maryland Court of Special Appeals: 3/28/11
Contracts Arbitration BOTTOM LINE: Trial court erred in granting petition to confirm arbitration award against three parties when only two parties were named in the award and the time limit […]
2004 Blackwater lawsuit tossed
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit that blamed the security company formerly known as Blackwater for the deaths of four contractors killed in a grisly 2004 […]
$80.8M arbitration award to Kajeet Inc.
Although it’s not a verdict, this arbitration case had a big financial outcome, so it’s worth noting. In August, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered UBS AG to pay nearly […]
Platt: Don’t rule out ADR for business cases
The courthouse of the future will have multiple doors and many methods of dispute resolution available behind them. In fact some of those doors may lead to locations outside the […]
Opinions: Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Contract Law Arbitration BOTTOM LINE: The Arbitration Board was the proper forum to resolve fee dispute between attorney and client. CASE: Fireison v. Alkire, No. 1288 Sept. Term, 2009 (filed […]
Maryland firm loses $110K in legal fees
Attention Maryland lawyers who have Washington, D.C., bar membership and litigate cases in the capital city: Be prepared to arbitrate fee disputes even if your client agreements contain no arbitration […]
