Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The Atlantic Coast Conference sued the University of Maryland in a North Carolina court Monday, according to media reports.
To ensure the Terps will pay their $50 million exit fee when they leave the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in two years to join the Big Ten conference, the ACC sued the University of Maryland Monday in a North Carolina court, according to media reports. "We continue to extend our best wishes to the University of Maryland; however, there is the expectation that Maryland will fulfill its exit fee obligation," Commissioner John Swofford said in a statement, according to USA Today. "On Friday, the ACC Council of Presidents made the unanimous decision to file legal action to ensure the enforcement of this obligation." President Wallace Loh said he didn't believe the exit fee would hold up in court, according to USA Today. Maryland announced it…
Monday, November 12, 2012
The county school board and former superintendent William Hite are named in the suit.
Prince George’s County Public Schools are facing a $100 million dollar class-action lawsuit in which a union alleges age and race discrimination by the Board of Education and the system’s former superintendent, William Hite, according to NBC4. NBC4 reports that the Association of Supervisory and Administrative School Personnel, a union representing some PGCPS employees, filed the action on Nov. 2 alleging that Hite fired or demoted 100 administrators and principals because of age or race. Hite, who is named in the suit along with the county school board, resigned from his post as superintendent of PGCPS earlier this year to head up the Philadelphia School District. PGCPS is currently being headed up by interim superintendent Alvin Crawley…
Sunday, July 22, 2012
A federal sexual harassment lawsuit against police, a little café slamming big name music venues in a radio competition, and more this week.
Police arrest 10 in a Laurel prostitution sting; a school bus driver is sentenced for producing child porn; Doctors Hospital faces a lawsuit by the family of a man who died after a run-in with police; Bowie Wal-Mart was evacuated after a bomb threat; Hyattsville Council is mum on a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against police; and a cafe is slamming metro area music venue giants in a radio contest—headlines tell of a busy week in Prince George's County. Police Arrest 10 in North Laurel Prostitution Sting Police in North Laurel continue to make business a little more difficult for prostitutes. A sting along Route 1 yielded 10 arrest last week. Police say the arrests were part of an ongoing operation to reduce prostitution along the …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Following a run-in with Greenbelt Police, Michael Mang was evaluated at Doctors Hospital and released, according to a previous lawsuit against Greenbelt. He died within hours.
The family of a deceased Greenbelt, MD, man has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, MD, according to Prince George's County court records. Michael Mang, 41, of Greenbelt, died following a run-in with Greenbelt Police in the early morning hours of May 26, 2010. But before dying, Mang was transported to Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, MD, where he complained of chest pain and shortness of breath, according to a previous lawsuit against the City of Greenbelt and three of its police officers. When the day had begun, Mang's mother, Lynda Sheppard, had obtained a protection order and arrest warrant against Mang saying that he had assaulted her and destroyed her property. Police came to arrest…
Friday, February 24, 2012
The family will file a case against the hospital, however, according to their attorney.
Michael Mang's family dismissed without prejudice its lawsuit against the City of Greenbelt and three Greenbelt police officers, according to family's attorney J.P. Szymkowicz. Mang's mother Lynda Sheppard and sister Blanche Mang filed a $10 million lawsuit in July 2011. They believed the police officers' treatment of Mang on the morning of his May 26, 2010 arrest led to his death in police custody. Police transported Mang to Doctors Community Hospital where he complained of chest pain; he was evaluated but discharged from the hospital. He later died in a holding cell in the Greenbelt Police Department. The case was dropped on Feb. 15, according to a story in the Greenbelt News Review. "The wrongful death civil suit brought against our …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
In an ironic twist, David Schuman will be paying monthly co-op fees that have risen to help pay insurance costs related to the co-ops fight against Schuman's secondhand smoke case.
A Greenbelt man who sued his housing cooperative in a secondhand smoke case and lost will now have to help the cooperative pay its legal bills. The plaintiff in Greenbelt’s secondhand smoke case, David Schuman, reported he just got a notice saying his housing cooperative's monthly co-op fee was increasing because insurance rates had gone up to defend against law suits. One of those lawsuits was his. Some Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) members are complaining of fee increases in the $60 and $70 range. Schuman said his was under $100. That would mean some homeowners would be paying more than $400 a month in co-op fees. “That’s why the situation is so difficult, because as a member I’m suing myself,” he said. In David S. Schuman v. Greenbelt …
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
With closing arguments remaining and a witness for the defense left to go, the secondhand smoke trial will carry over into Tuesday.
On day four in the secondhand smoke trial, shortly after opening, Judge Albert Northrop dismissed the $300,000 in punitive damages sought by David Schuman in his case against his housing cooperative, Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI), for its failure to prohibit the nuisance created by his townhome neighbors, the Popovics', secondhand smoke. “It’s a big deal,” Gretchen Overdurff, general manager of GHI, told Patch during the first break after the announcement. Though the punitive damages were dismissed, Judge Northrop was not willing to dismiss the negligence claim, despite GHI attorneys Michael Goecke and Jason Fisher claiming that the plaintiff had not proven GHI had acted in bad faith while handling Schuman's complaint. After Judge Northrop's…
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The plaintiff wrapped up his case on Friday with the testimony of James Repace, a secondhand smoke consultant, and Dr. Alfred Munzer, a pulmonologist.
The plaintiff's expert witnesses spoke up on day three of David Schuman's case against his housing cooperative, Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI), for its failure to prohibit the nuisance created by his townhome neighbors, the Popovics', secondhand smoke. Courtroom and Plaintiff's Townhome Register Similar Carcinogen Levels James L. Repace, a secondhand smoke consultant and biophysicist, testified that through two different experiments conducted at Schuman’s townhome — installing a nicotine monitor for 30 days in Schuman’s kitchen in 2009, and using a $12,000 carcinogen monitor to detect cancer causing air particles in July of 2011 — that he was able to scientifically conclude that secondhand smoke was penetrating into Schuman’s townhome at …
Friday, August 19, 2011
Get the highlights from Friday, Aug. 19, in court, in Schuman's secondhand smoke case against GHI. Look for an in-depth story on Patch later tonight or sometime in the wee hours of Saturday.
Highlights from Friday, Aug. 19, in Court (Day Three) These are some of the highlights. We've saved some key points of contention for our upcoming in-depth story about what happened today. In Brief: David S. Schuman v. Greenbelt Homes, Inc., et al. The case is being held in the Prince George's County Circuit Court, Upper Marlboro. David Schuman is suing his housing cooperative, GHI, over his neighbors (The Popovic's) secondhand smoke, which Schuman asserts is a nuisance and is posing a danger to his health. He believes that GHI violated his Mutual Ownership Contract by its failure to prohibit the nuisance, and as a result is seeking a total of $600,000 in damages.
Defense questions whether Schuman's home is priced too high to sell and a smoke consultant for Schuman counts 172 toxic chemicals in secondhand smoke.
The air sparked with contention on day two of David Schuman's case against his housing cooperative Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) for its failure to prohibit the nuisance created by his townhome neighbors, the Popovics', secondhand smoke. For About a Decade the Problem Disappeared Thursday, when Schuman underwent cross-examination, he testified that from late 1997 up until 2008, secondhand smoke wasn’t a problem to him. He did not believe, however, that the sealing done by GHI in 1997 was what solved the problem. Instead, he maintained that the problem went away because the Popovics changed their smoking habits. Darko Popovic, who is representing himself at the trial, questioned Schuman, asking if Schuman had any proof that Darko's and his …
Kenneth Hull
8:55 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
This man has been on the job in Philly for a short period of time.He is terrible and trying to close neighborhood schools already.This is not what public education is about in large urban cities in the North.He does not talk about educating the kids or helping the teachers to teach in better conditions. He uses the poor environments in cities to enhance his reputation.Only concerned about himself… more ›