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Baltimore Prosecutor Indictment
Aug 17, 2022

Judge sets hearing schedule for final weeks before Mosby trial

The federal judge handling Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's criminal case has scheduled a final set of hearings.

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Jun 30, 2022

Judge slams Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office over staffing issues in conspiracy case

A Baltimore circuit judge castigated city prosecutors’ handling of a major conspiracy case this week in an unusual public rebuke that alludes to ongoing staffing issues in the state’s attorney’s […]

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Jun 1, 2022

Mosby seeks dismissal of perjury charges related to retirement withdrawals

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is again seeking to dismiss the federal charges against her, this time focusing solely on two counts of perjury.

Attorney Ben Crump, at right, stands with members of Henrietta Lacks' family at a May 2022 news conference. From second right is Lacks' son, Lawrence Lacks, and her grandsons, Alfred Carter Jr. and Ron Lacks. (The Daily Record file photo)
May 17, 2022

Judge weighing motion to dismiss lawsuit brought by Henrietta Lacks’ estate

Timing is critical to whether a lawsuit over the use of cells taken from Henrietta Lacks over 70 years ago will be able to continue in federal court.

This April 26, 2007, file photo, shows the exterior of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., in Waltham, Massachusetts. The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued the company on Monday, accusing it of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from the Black woman in 1951 without her knowledge or consent as part of “a racially unjust medical system." (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)
Dec 16, 2021

Biotech company says Henrietta Lacks’ estate waited too long to sue

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is claiming in court that Henrietta Lacks’ family waited too long to sue for unjust enrichment claims.

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May 24, 2019

Local doctors seek dismissal from massive opioid litigation

Local doctors caught up in litigation against opioid manufacturers and distributors lack both the massive legal teams and vast potential resources of their co-defendants, and they are asking judges to dismiss […]

Decorative Scales of Justice in the Courtroom
Dec 5, 2018

Defendant in $364 million Ponzi scheme case seeks dismissal of SEC charges

One of the defendants charged criminally in a $364 million Ponzi scheme is asking a federal judge to dismiss the Securities and Exchange Commission civil complaint or transfer the case […]

Baltimore Police Corruption Trial
Sep 17, 2018

Baltimore, state seek dismissal from lawsuit over GTTF-related fatal crash

Baltimore and the state are asking a federal judge to dismiss them from a lawsuit over a fatal car chase initiated by members of the Gun Trace Task Force because state and federal law prohibit the claims against them.

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Nov 8, 2017

Subdivision builder seeks dismissal of Harford Co. defamation claims

An executive being sued for defamation over remarks accusing Harford County officials of discriminating against a Joppatown subdivision targeting Muslim buyers is asking a federal judge to dismiss the officials’ claim. William […]