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Judge Reduces Attorney Fees for 'Partial Success' in State Election Law Challenge

"Based on my review of other attorney's fee awards in this district over the past several years, adjusted to reflect the cost of legal services in the winter of 2021 (when the bulk of the work in this case occurred), these fee strike me as appropriate for experienced counsel. Accordingly, the fee award will be calculated using the secretary's proposed rates," wrote U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker of the District of Maine.
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Mishandled $2K Retainer Results in Suspension for Attorney

A Massachusetts attorney was suspended for one year and one day after accepting a $2,000 retainer to handle a landlord-tenant lawsuit and failing to file the complaint.
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State Appellate Court: Attorney Convicted of Embezzlement Had No 'Traditional and Customary' Fiduciary Duty to Lender

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently upheld the Client Protection Fund trustees' denial of a man's initial $3.1 million claim for misappropriated funds, finding an attorney who was convicted of embezzling the money was not acting in fiduciary capacity that is "traditional and customary in the practice of law in Maryland."
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Judge Allows Title IX Retaliation, Breach-of-Contract Claims Against University of New England to Go Forward

A district court judge is allowing claims of Title IX retaliation and breach of contract to continue in a former student's lawsuit alleging that the University of New England wrongly portrayed him as a threat on campus following his complaint of unwanted sexual advances from a professor.
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Does a Kitchen Mixer Fall Under 'Other Machinery or Equipment' Exceptions to Immunity?

"We cannot conclude that a kitchen mixer falls within the same general class as the items enumerated in section 8104-A(1)(A) through (F)," Associate Justice Andrew M. Horton wrote on behalf of the majority. "Other than being a machine, the mixer does not meet the criteria we defined in New Orleans Tanker: it is not a transportation device, it is unlikely to be transported, it is unlikely to come into contact with the general public, and it is unlikely to be covered by an insurance policy."
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Attorney Suspended for at Least Six Months for 'Negligent Misappropriation' While Serving as Conservator

A Washington, D.C., attorney who admitted to negligently misappropriating an elderly client's funds while serving as a court-appointed conservator has received a reciprocal seven-month suspension in Maryland and Virginia.
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Judge Dismisses Two Civil RICO Charges: Fraudulent PPE Allegations Don't Reflect Criminal Activity 'Above the Routine'

The plaintiffs claim the defendants made multiple false representations between March 2020 and June 2020 about the KN95 masks being "FDA and CE certified" and that they "had passed filtration tests required" to meet additional standards, the opinion said.
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Attorney Disbarred for 'Pattern of Misconduct,' Including 'Assisting' Co-Counsel in Unauthorized Practice of Law

A veteran attorney in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. metro areas has been suspended by the Maryland Court of Appeals for repeated dishonesty to the court and other parties, including his alleged failure to disclose that his co-counsel was suspended from practicing in the state.
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Judge Upholds $6M Jury Verdict for Company's Lost Profits, Awards $112K in Sanctions-Related Fees

A federal judge in Maryland upheld a more than $6.1 million jury verdict in favor of a restoration contractor for lost profits and further awarded it more than $112,000 in sanctions-related fees.
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Are Line Painters Responsible for Allegedly Flawed Parking Lot Designs That Lead to Accidents?

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's final judgment in favor of a parking lot line painter and a general contractor, finding a motorcyclist's claims that a crash resulted from a flawed layout design were barred by the statute of repose.
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