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Sept. retail sales rise, third monthly increase
WASHINGTON — Americans spent more money on cars, furniture and at hardware stores to boost retail sales to a third monthly increase in September. The string of gains since July […]
Md. court upholds state cap on lawsuit payouts
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s highest court has upheld a state law that limits the amount of money people can receive for non-economic damages in personal injury lawsuits. Judges on the Court […]
Searching for value in a week’s worth of economic news
It’s been an on-the-one-hand-on-the-other-hand kind of week for anyone trying to get a handle on the state of our economic health. It started with word from the Cambridge, Mass.-based National […]
One hairy insurance policy
What began as being too lazy to shave while on vacation last week has morphed into my first deliberate attempt at facial hair. My goatee will be gone by the […]
Will the governor come calling?
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler might soon be getting a call from Gov. Martin O’Malley, if he hasn’t already received one, seeking a campaign donation. The governor, in his […]
UB Law’s $10 million man
Back in March, I wrote about the University of Baltimore School of Law reaching the $15 million plateau in private fundraising it needed to supplement the $92 million in state […]
What a new ACC television deal could mean for UMd.
All an Atlantic Coast Conference spokeswoman and a spokesman for ESPN will say is “negotiations are ongoing.” Representatives from University of Maryland’s Department of Athletics won’t even talk about it. […]
Law school rankings released
The U.S. News & World Report law school rankings were officially released Thursday. I say “officially” because Above the Law noted the results had been leaked in a Tuesday afternoon […]
More on the blocked sale of Rosecroft to Vogel
Today’s story on the potential end of Rosecroft Raceway contained a lot more back story and details than any conscionable reporter could include in a daily news story. But that’s […]
Delayed Gratification
To be with my fiancée and close the gap in our long-distance relationship, I moved from my native Colorado to Maryland in 2002, the beginning of my third year of […]
Hoping to hit the (court-ordered) jackpot
Siblings fighting over money is, unfortunately, not news. But a financial dispute between sisters in Connecticut is newsworthy for two reasons: The money is from a winning Powerball ticket. The […]
County’s money battle revived
Baltimore County has been given another chance to answer a $13,000 question. A White Marsh couple’s lawsuit seeking to recover money seized by police in a drug raid is headed […]
