This week in Maryland Lawyer

August 4, 2008

When insurance covers the loss from a thieving employee, who’s got the insurer covered? White Marsh-based Kazlow & Fields follows the money, tracking down assets and looking for other parties who might be at fault, and does it on a contingency-fee basis — an important consideration for the firm’s clients, given the legwork involved and the admittedly slim chance of recovery in any one case.

Reporting from Rockville, Steve Lash says that year-old First Watch, a chain diner within walking distance of the courthouse, is Montgomery County’s new headquarters for power breakfasts; meanwhile, in Prince George’s County, an old favorite may be making a comeback.

In the news: It’s not official yet, but a settlement is in the works in the accessibility lawsuit over Millennium Hall, a privately run dorm at Towson University. Also, at Stevenson University, a mock trial served as the final exam for 14 online students who got their masters’ degrees in forensic studies; and bankruptcy mediation is catching on elsewhere, but not in Maryland.

Plus:
* A $5 million verdict against a doctor who left a sponge in a woman’s stomach was capped at about $1.3 million; the lawyer says he plans to challenge the cap on appeal.

* Interest in the pro bono foreclosure program remains high, but how will it work? Caryn Tamber writes about a project initiated by Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, a midsized firm in hard-hit Prince George’s County, while columnist Joe Surkiewicz tells about the Foreclosure Prevention Project at the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau.

* Foreclosure’s not the only pro bono effort in town, though. The Frederick County bar association has revived its long-dormant pro bono committee, which is doing “market research” to determine just what the county needs.

* Check our “On the Move” section, the Law Digest and summaries of opinions from the Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, U.S. District Court and the Office of Administrative Hearings.

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BARBARA GRZINCIC, Managing Editor/Law

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