This week in Maryland Lawyer
August 25, 2008
In this economy, should you be getting rid of clients? Some lawyers say the practice, known as culling, is necessary to maintain a healthy practice.
Unionized workers can sell their right to recovery under two federal labor laws, a federal judge in Maryland has ruled. According to the decision itself, it is the first time any U.S. District Court, anywhere, has addressed the issue.
The representative of an estate can sympathize with the family suing the estate — he claims that he, too, was a victim of fraud by the decedent.
A decision written by a Court of Special Appeals judge who died before it was filed is a nullity, the Court of Appeals has ruled.
Also:
* Unbillable Hours: Kathleen Cahill’s office was the Obama campaign’s first Maryland headquarters.
* My First: Louis M. Leibowitz ignored the courthouse gossip and focused on his case — and won.
* Verdicts & Settlements: The city of Baltimore agrees to pay more than $42,000 to a man whose right arm was broken shortly after his arrest.
* Legal Briefs: The Court of Special Appeals has held that the search of vehicle was improper because the police did not have a reasonable, articulable suspicion to believe the driver was selling drugs.
* Case Digests: Read condensed versions of decisions by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court in Maryland.
CHRISTINA DORAN, Assistant Legal Editor
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