This week in Maryland Lawyer
October 6, 2008
Three years after a reform act took effect, business is up for most bankruptcy lawyers — though maybe not as much as some had expected.
New Federal Rule of Evidence 502, designed to curb the cost of electronic discovery, protects lawyers from inadvertent disclosures and makes ‘clawback’ agreements enforceable.
In the news:
* A Maryland case being heard in the Supreme Court today could determine the scope of federal jurisdiction over arbitration disputes;
* A preposition-parsing federal judge says a construction-cost lawsuit belongs in state court;
* An insurance company wins a coverage dispute over repairs to home construction under the CGL policy;
* A global shipping line sues Catholic Relief Services for $700,000;
* A photography exhibit at the Montgomery County circuit courthouse spotlights issues of domestic violence; and
* Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Services is among the organizations getting help from paralegal students at Stevenson University.
In Verdicts & Settlements, the Board of Public Works has approved a $100,000 payment to a man who fled from a Baltimore police officer and suffered injuries to his internal organs when the officer finally caught him.
PLUS: The Editorial Advisory Board comes out strongly against punitive fines for failing to meet the Oct. 15 deadline under a new reporting law; public defender Sheila J. Sullivan finds atypical opportunities for pro bono work; read more news in legal briefs; keep up with your fellow lawyers in On the Move, and with cases from the 4th Circuit, federal court and Maryland’s Office of Administrative Hearings in this week’s law digest.
BARBARA GRZINCIC, Managing Editor/Law
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