After concluding that Meridian Security Insurance Co. had a duty to indemnify an Anne Arundel County couple in an underlying trespass and nuisance lawsuit involving a neighbor, a Maryland federal judge further held that the insurer was responsible for prejudgment interest of $35,000, starting from the date of each attorney invoice. U.S.…

John Roesser, a former partner at several major law firms, was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count of making false statements under penalty of perjury and submitting falsified records in the course of his personal bankruptcy proceeding. U.S. District…

Third Court of Appeals, Place 2 Justice Edward Smith is running for a second term on the court and faces two challengers in the Democratic primary–appellate and trial attorney Melissa Lorber and Maggie Ellis, a former school teacher who is now a solo practitioner. Maggie Ellis (above) is one of…

Earlier this month, integrated law company Factor joined forces with the general counsels of several global corporations to create The Sense Collective, a “collaboration community aimed at accelerating the adoption of Generative AI (GenAI)  in the corporate legal realm,” according to a press release.  The founding members of The Sense…

Justice Cynthia Marie Chapa, Place 3 jurist on the Fourth District Court of Appeals, is unopposed in the Democratic Party primary, but two Republicans are up for consideration to challenge her.  Todd McCray, solo practitioner in San Antonio, is in the contest against Michael J. Ritter, senior counsel in the Schmoyer…

John Quinn, partner and founder of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, has taken on two new roles in recent years, both unexpected and for different reasons. In a shake-up of leadership for the first time in the firm’s 36-year history, Quinn stepped down as managing partner in 2022 to become chairman of the…