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Attorneys: Law forced woman to sue nephew over medical bills
HARTFORD, Conn. — A woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for $127,000 over injuries she received when he exuberantly greeted her at his birthday party four years ago was forced […]
Molotov cocktails blamed for Baltimore fires
Baltimore police say Molotov cocktails are to blame for fires that injured more than a half-dozen people. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says Molotov cocktails were found in a garden-style apartment […]
Just lucky sometimes
The scene: Closing arguments in an auto negligence case, being tried on liability first. Plaintiff’s attorney (me) goes first: “Your honor, the defendant’s story that my client was making a U-turn […]
Quake felt in far western Maryland
HAGERSTOWN — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake centered near Richmond, Va., rattled the walls of homes and buildings across western Maryland. Emergency management officials in the region say they have no reports […]
College rower wins $575,000 from George Mason University fraternity
RICHMOND, VA — A Fairfax County jury has awarded $575,000 to a scholarship athlete at George Mason University who suffered serious injuries in a car wreck but made something close […]
O.C. man accepts $462K offer of judgment in auto accident case
An Ocean City man accepted a $462,000 offer of judgment after an auto accident with a trucker left him with neck injuries that he said resulted in bankruptcy and the […]
Justices take CSX case on causation standard
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether plaintiffs alleging negligence under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act must prove proximate causation. The case stems from hand injuries suffered by a […]
