The Daily Record (Baltimore)

Court of Special Appeals Rules Minor Change or Not, Same Rule Applies

A father seeking to make what he deemed minor changes to a consent custody order regarding his teenage son could not do so without showing a material change in circumstances had affected the child's welfare, the Court of Special Appeals has held. Gary McMahon had failed to state a claim in the modification petition he filed in May 2004, the appellate court affirmed. McMahon was seeking to change various provisions of the consent order that he and former wife Ada Inez Piazze had negotiated in ...

Lawyers Head to Ocean City for Md State Bar Assn. Annual Meeting

It may be in its 109th year, but the annual meeting of the Maryland State Bar Association still has some tricks up its sleeve. At least 700 lawyers, law students, legal administrators and paralegals are expected to attend this year's conference in Ocean City from today through Saturday.

Md. Legal Briefs: June 15, 2005

Pollution charged The Wicomico County grand jury indicted Paul W. Adkins, 61, of Crisfield on a water pollution charge, the Maryland attorney general's office announced. Adkins is alleged to have violated Maryland's water pollution laws between November 2004 and March 2005 by illegally discharging septage - the material removed from a pumped-out septic tank- containing human fecal waste into a drainage ditch located at his then-residence outside of Salisbury, which then flowed into Horsebridg...

Lawyers Head to Ocean City for Md State Bar Assn. Annual Meeting

Forget Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - tomorrow, at the Maryland State Bar Association's annual meeting in Ocean City, you can get your brand-new 2005 supplement to Pleading Causes of Action in Maryland, hot off the presses. But before carting it off to your beach chair for some summer reading, you might want to bring it to a panel discussion sponsored by the Judicial Administration Section of the MSBA and MICPEL.

Terry H. Saxon Decides Against Purchasing Md's 2 Largest Horse Tracks

Maryland Racing Commission member Terry H. Saxon has decided not to proceed with a bid to buy Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park, the state's two largest horse tracks. Meanwhile, a prominent racing executive says he expects the Preakness Stakes to remain at Pimlico for at least another year. Some have feared the $1 million Preakness, Maryland's most famous sports event, might be moved to suburban Laurel or out of state because of financial problems facing track owner Magna Entertainment Corp.

First of Its Kind Insider Info Case Tied to Md. Firm

In a first of its kind complaint, the National Association of Securities Dealers has charged a Florida broker with extorting a publicly traded Germantown company to divulge insider information, the group said yesterday. The charges allege that Shawn E. Aaron called Optelecom-NKF Inc. in April 2004 and threatened to cut its stock price in half if the Tampa, Fla., broker was not given proprietary information on the maker of fiber optic equipment.

Maryland Smoking Fight Goes to Washington

Representatives on both sides of Maryland's smoking ban debate are hoping to score a victory in the nation's capital. A hearing for three bills proposing to change Washington's municipal laws to ban workplace smoking lasted into the evening yesterday. More than 130 people signed up to deliver testimony to the Washington council's Committee on Public Works and the Environment.

Shriners of North America Annual Conference to Be Held in Baltimore July 7

The fez invasion is coming. Baltimore is expecting as many 25,000 members of the Shrine of North America, plus their families, for the group's annual conference.

Industrial Parcel Reaches Market in Harford County

One of the largest parcels of developable, industrial land to hit the Greater Baltimore market this year went on sale yesterday. The asking price for the 602,000-square-foot former Gap Inc. distribution center in Edgewood, and 175 surrounding acres of land, is $21 million. Brokers representing the seller called the price a bargain considering the site's proximity to Interstate 95 and CSX rail lines.

Baltimore Orioles Subsidiary Broadcast Battle Brews with Fcc Request

The Baltimore Orioles subsidiary behind Mid-Atlantic Sports Network Inc. asked the Federal Communications Commission late yesterday to order Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. to immediately begin carrying Washington National games. The request puts the network and the Baltimore Orioles baseball club, which has a financial stake in the new network, on the offensive against Comcast. The cable company has for more than a decade carried many of the team's games, but sued the Orioles in April after...

Md Legislative Committee Approves $2m Investment in Technology Park

Kennedy Krieger Institute of Baltimore Opens Its International Center for Spinal Cord Injury

Baltimore County Councilman Withdraws Bill to Impose Development Controls in Carney

Hughes Network Systems Adds Regional Office in New Delhi, India

Community College of Baltimore County to Build Extension Center in Owings Mills

Ace*Comm Corp. Of Gaithersburg Names John Bennett As President

Paratek Microwave of Columbia Receives $2m Contract From Defense Microelectronics Activity

Telecontinuity Inc. Of Rockville Makes Agreement with Consulting Firm Booz Allen Hamilton

Safenet of Belcamp Selected by China Transportation Service, Guangzhou Railway Group

Annapolis-Based Arinc Inc. Has Exclusive Agreement with Vanco Plc of London