Woman Loses Finger Wins $3 Million Medical Suit
Patricia Lawson, Calvert County woman, sued George Washington University Medical Center and Dr. Michael Olding after a 1993 procedure to remove part of her right ring finger, once diagnosed with cancer by a dermatologist but later found to be unnecessary. A D.C. Superior Court jury awarded $2.75 million to Lawson and $200,000 to her husband for family impact, ruling the hospital and surgeon negligent in not confirming cancer prior to surgery. Lawson remains disabled, unable to work as a computer operator, and endures ongoing pain in adjacent fingers despite follow-up surgeries.
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Michael J. Olding
New High Tech Prison opens in Maryland with fewer towers
CRESAPTOWN MD AP The Western Correctional Institution near Cumberland opens July 15 as a high tech medium security facility with five fewer watch towers and a perimeter protected by electronic sensors cameras and roving officers The $126 million project aims to ease overcrowding while reducing staff by 24 to 30 positions annually despite union concerns that towers deter escapes
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Georgia Department of Corrections
Michigan
Colorado
Court asked to monitor PG desegregation rules
The NAACP filed a motion in federal court to stop Prince George's County Public Schools from abandoning desegregation guidelines without court approval. If granted, the board must suspend plans to assign black students to 500 vacant magnet slots and seek court permission to proceed. The move could bring desegregation litigation back to court for the first time since 1985.
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Prince George's County
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Marcy C Canavan
Washington Post
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Maryland panel calls for unifying state circuit courts into one
A Maryland state panel proposes consolidating all 24 courts into a single Circuit Court of Maryland under a chief judge. It backs ending contested elections for judges, shifting to appointive posts for clerks and judges, and state funding for all court costs. Public hearings are slated for July with a final report due December 15.
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Howard County
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Alan M Wilner
Ida G. Ruben
D-Montgomery
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New bar president urges lawyers to behave in court
Towson Maryland new bar president Judge Barbara Kerr Howe leads the Maryland State Bar Association as the second woman head of the 17000 plus members. She plans to form a task force to study civility codes and expand a one day professionalism course to all Maryland lawyers, stressing courtroom courtesy reflects on the profession.
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Barbara Kerr Howe
Maryland State Bar Association
Baltimore County
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