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Charles County jury awards $3M verdict in wrongful arrest case
Oct 7, 2019

Lawsuit over Baltimore circus protests returns to 4th Circuit

A 2013 lawsuit over a limit on protests at Royal Farms Arena during circus performances will go to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a third time after […]

Officers seek dismissal of claims in excessive force lawsuit
Sep 18, 2019

Police department appeals ruling on immunity from suit in GTTF case

The Baltimore Police Department will seek an appellate ruling on whether it is a city or a state agency for the purposes of federal lawsuits claiming the department is liable […]

Md. high court begins new term Thursday with new judge
Jun 27, 2019

Appeals court overturns $2.5M judgment against Board of Physicians

The Court of Special Appeals tossed out a $2.5 million award against the Maryland Board of Physicians Wednesday, the latest twist in years of litigation between the board and a discredited […]

Senate panel weighs bills permitting prior bad acts in rape cases
Oct 5, 2018

Freddie Gray officers request Supreme Court review of prosecutorial immunity

After a decisive lower-court ruling in favor of Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby, five of the officers charged in connection with the arrest and death of Freddie Gray are appealing their right to sue her for defamation to the Supreme Court.

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Sep 26, 2018

Freddie Gray officers appeal dismissal of lawsuit against sheriff’s office member

Two of the officers prosecuted for Freddie Gray's arrest and death are appealing the dismissal of their lawsuit against the member of the Baltimore Sheriff's Office that signed the application for charges against them.

Second family suing Harbour School alleging failure to address abuse
Aug 17, 2018

Baltimore prosecutor’s office seeks dismissal from two GTTF suits

The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office is asking to be dismissed from two federal lawsuits against former Gun Trace Task Force members that name the office as a co-defendant.

‘Good faith’ searches protect agencies in MPIA cases, high court rules
Jul 16, 2018

No liability for good-faith release of involuntary patients: Md. high court

Neither a hospital nor its staff can be held civilly liable for the consequences of releasing an involuntarily admitted mental-health patient if they followed “in good faith” the statutory process for assessing admission criteria, Maryland’s top court unanimously has held.

Judge has questions as Mosby seeks dismissal of Freddie Gray officers’ civil suits
May 7, 2018

4th Circuit holds Mosby is immune from Freddie Gray officers’ civil suits

Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby is entitled to immunity from civil lawsuits brought by five of the police officers she charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Monday in dismissing the cases.

Mosby: Freddie Gray officers’ defamation suits without merit
Dec 6, 2017

4th Circuit hears appeal of ruling denying Mosby immunity

A federal appeals court will determine if Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby is immune from a lawsuit by five police officers who claim she maliciously prosecuted them in the death […]

Baltimore prosecutor’s office plans summer youth events
Sep 5, 2017

4th Circuit schedules December arguments in Mosby immunity case

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tentatively scheduled oral arguments in December for Marilyn Mosby’s appeal of her immunity from suit by the Baltimore City Police officers prosecuted […]

Court of Appeals has questions for lawyers on both sides of Freddie Gray cases
May 5, 2017

4th Circuit stays civil suits against Mosby pending appeal on immunity issue

A federal appeals court has stayed civil proceedings against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby while she appeals a judge’s ruling that she is not immune from the lawsuits filed by […]

Mosby defends tactics, lashes out at critics
Feb 7, 2017

Mosby appeals immunity ruling in defamation suit, seeks stay

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby is seeking a stay of trial proceedings in the civil defamation cases pending against her while she appeals a federal judge’s ruling that she […]