The Maryland Lawyer Blog
This blawg covers legal news from Maryland and beyond, medical malpractice, legal writing, criminal law, legislation relating to accident law, verdicts and settlements.
Author: Ronald V. Miller is the primary contributor and co-founder of Miller & Zois in Glen Burnie, Md. He also authors Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog, Accident and Injury Law Blog and Maryland Medical Malpractice Blog. Another lawyer from the firm authors Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Legislation & Lobbying • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Medical Malpractice • Trials & Litigation • Verdicts & Settlements • States • Maryland • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from The Maryland Lawyer Blog
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Maryland Judiciary Case Search
Maryland judiciary case search affords the public the opportunity to look at civil and criminal cases on the docket in both District Court and Circuit Court. It is a good tool for personal injury accident…
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Maryland Bar Exam Results July 2009
Results for the Maryland Bar Exam taken in July, 2009 are expected to be posted on Friday, November 6, 2009 on the Maryland Board of Law Examiners website. The good news if you are patiently…
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Baltimore County Lawsuit Surge
The Baltimore County Circuit Court in Towson is projecting a 10 percent increase in lawsuits this year over 2008, according to the Maryland Daily Record. What cases are on the rise? Approximately 25% of the…
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Moronic Ranking of Law School
Hysterically, the Princeton Review has ranked how much out of class time law students at different schools spend studying. The hardest school to get into in the country might be Yale. Its students ranked last.…
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Jon Gosselin Lawsuit!
The lawsuit against Jon Gosselin is pending here in Montgomery County, Maryland!! The lawsuit alleges breach of the contract governing his participation in the reality television show “Jon & Kate + Eight.” According to the…
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Metadata Ethics Opinions in Different States
The ABA provides a summary of different ethics opinions in a number of states, including Maryland, on the use of metadata.
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No Surprise: Exxon Appeal
As expected, Exxon Mobil Corp. is appealing $150 million verdict awarded to group to Baltimore County whose groundwater was contaminated by a 26,000-gallon gasoline leak. Exxon believes the award is excessive given the damages caused…
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Dr. Phil Lawsuit
Dr. Phil is the subject of a lawsuit. The alleged victim filed suit - acting as her own lawyer - on Wednesday, alleging that Dr. Phil touched her breast and forced her to stay in…
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Cell Phone Rule Shot Down
The Maryland Daily Record reports that the state courts’ Rules Committee has rejected a proposed ban on cell phones in Maryland courthouses. I wrote about this proposed rule last week. Good call. Not having cell…
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Mediations in Catastrophic Injury Cases
An article that John Bratt and I wrote has been accepted for publication in December in Trial, the flagship publication for the American Association of Justice. The article is about mediations in catastrophic personal injury…