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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Bernie Madoff's Sentence: Part II
Yesterday, I said that I thought Bernie Madoff's sentence was over the top given that he plead guilty. The Wall Street Journal Law Blog has a post called "Nobody... Is Every Going to Plead Guilty…
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New Haven Firefighters Win
The Supreme Court ruled in a 504 decision today that white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a lower court decision in which Supreme Court nominee Sonia…
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Bernie Madoff's Sentence: Are We Getting Carried Away?
Obviously Bernie Madoff needs to go to jail. But, is the insanity of a 150 year prison sentence when killers often get less, lost on anyone but me? He plead guilty, right? Stealing money from…
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Baltimore Lawyer's Lawsuit Against City Settled for $200,000
Nice thing about personal injury and other claims against Baltimore City: public record lets you know exactly how they turn out. The Maryland Daily Record reports that Baltimore City Solicitor George A. Nilson has released…
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Zicam Lawsuit
Lawyers sued the manufacturer of Zicam yesterday on behalf of Zicam users who alleged they have suffered loss of smell after Zicam. These lawyers moved quickly. The FDA issued a warning letter last week linking…
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Lawyer Defends Speeding Ticket with Expert and PowerPoint
This is a funny story (via Overlawyered, via the AP). A Portland, Oregon lawyer blamed his BMW 535xi for a speeding ticket, claiming that he couldn't know that he was speeding. C. Akin Blitz said…
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Keeping Busy
Bethany Kolenic writes a blog post for the Young Lawyers Blog on how to stay busy and productive when you have "nothing to do." I think it is good to try to apply these lessons…
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Lawyer Avoids Disbarrment by One Vote
The Maryland Daily Record reports that a Rockville lawyer was suspended by the Maryland Court of Appeals. The slim minority of the court - 4-3 decision - voted for disbarment. I don't know how I…
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Criminal Law: Iran
Iran's parliament plans to scrap stoning and amputation of a hand as punishments in a revised version of the Islamic penal code, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday. The timing of this is pretty…
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Sheila Dixon Update
I just wrote about on Friday about how Baltimore Mayor Shelia Dixon was weathering the story of the criminal allegations against her. Did I jinx her? Ronald H. Lipscomb, a prominent Baltimore developer at the…