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Maryland Board of Public Works approved payments to five wrongly convicted Marylanders, including BGL clients Jerome Johnson and Clarence Shipley.
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National Federation of the Blind Also Party to Lawsuit Against US and Blue Cross Blue Shield Jamal Mazrui, a blind retired federal employee now living in the Seattle area, has filed a lawsuit against the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and one of its major health insurance contractors, the Chicago-based Blue Cross and Blue
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Federal judge issued opinion allowing a lawsuit alleging that Baltimore Police Department officers planted drugs on two innocent men to move forward.
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Ms. Murad tried to apply for a virtual customer service position with Amazon but could not complete the online assessment on Amazon’s proprietary customer service platform because the platform is inaccessible.
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We are proud to announce that eight Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys were recognized in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America.  
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National Federation of the Blind Also Joins Litigation Reviewing and selecting insurance and benefits are important processes that should be personal and private. For Christopher and Sarah Meyer, siblings who are blind, the print-only benefits communications they received from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), its Division of Family Resources (DFR), and their
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National Federation of the Blind and its Maryland Affiliate Also Parties to Litigation The National Federation of the Blind, its Maryland affiliate, and three blind registered Maryland voters – Marie Cobb, Ruth Sager, and Joel Zimba – are suing the Maryland State Board of Elections. The suit alleges that the Board of Elections is violating
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Three blind taxpayers along with the National Federation of the Blind, are suing the IRS for not providing notices in alternative formats such as Braille, large print, electronic documents, or audio.
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The lawsuit alleged that Bank of America and Safeguard intentionally failed to provide routine exterior maintenance and marketing at Bank of America-owned homes in African-American and Latino neighborhoods in 37 metropolitan areas, while they consistently maintained similar bank-owned homes in comparable White neighborhoods.
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Nine current and former Maryland prison inmates have settled their discrimination lawsuit, Brown v. Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, for $1.4 million in damages and attorneys’ fees.
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Six attorneys from Brown Goldstein Levy were listed in the 2019 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers. This published listing recognizes lawyers nationwide who have dedicated their careers to protecting workers and unions. The selection recognizes achievements in cases involving discrimination, wage and hour violations, and whistleblowers, as well as individual employment claims, and other
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The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law announced the election of seven new members to its Board of Visitors (BOV).  The 43-member Board is a collaborative forum and professional resource providing insight and support to the Dean on a range of issues critical to the continued growth and success of the Law School.  The Board functions as an advisory body with a strong professional and philanthropic commitment to the Law School and as an important liaison to the legal and business communities. 
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The summary judgment finds that the FDA’s 2017 “guidance” indefinitely delaying implementation of the Tobacco Control Act pre-clearance review process for electronic cigarettes and flavored cigars violates the Administrative Procedure Act. 
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Rashad James, an attorney, appeared in Harford County District Court. After the hearing, Officer Dewayne Curry detained and questioned Mr. James on suspicion that he was his client impersonating an attorney. 
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The Daily Record named Brooke Lierman, House of Delegates/Brown Goldstein Levy LLP, to its 2019 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women. The Daily Record began Maryland’s Top 100 Women in 1996 to recognize outstanding achievements by women demonstrated through professional accomplishments, community leadership and mentoring. Nominees were asked to complete an application outlining their educational
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Maryland becomes the first state to require disability training for its police officers. This was influenced by the Saylor case and other disability advocates putting pressure on the state. And the program is particularly unique because people with disabilities will be taking the starring role as the leaders and teachers.
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Jerome Johnson’s federal lawsuit, against the Baltimore Police Department and four homicide detectives who investigated the 1988 murder, alleges that the detectives concealed an initial, exculpatory statement by the State’s star witness.
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Dana McKee, a partner at the firm Brown Goldstein Levy has been recognized in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers® in America for Family Law, and for the third consecutive year in the area of Commercial Litigation.
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Ms. Flood will receive $100,000, and the Navy has also agreed to enter into discussions with the National Federation of the Blind, which assisted Ms. Flood with her case, to develop nondiscriminatory employment practices with respect to blind people.
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School System to Make Websites and Software Accessible Janice A. Bartleson, Ph.D., a blind counselor and emotional/behavioral disabilities clinician employed by Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) for more than twenty-seven years, has settled the lawsuit she filed against the school board last spring with the support of the National Federation of the Blind. Dr. Bartleson
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Settlement Is Most Comprehensive Ever to Make Voter Registration and Election Information Accessible to Millions of Blind Voters Blind voters in New York will now have full and equal access to websites operated by the State Board of Elections (BOE) and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). In a settlement just signed by the court,
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Victory in the 9th Circuit. Court rules that public accommodations must make their web and mobile services accessible now and cannot wait until the DOJ issues website-specific regulations.
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The National Federation of the Blind Supports Litigation Brought by Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP, and Disability Rights Ohio.
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Four Maryland residents filed a class action lawsuit today, challenging Morgan Properties Management Company, LLC’s alleged practice of charging its tenants excessive, illegal fees.
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Eight of our attorneys have been selected to the 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers lists and six have been chosen for inclusion on the 2019 Maryland Rising Stars list.
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Eve Hill Speaking at World Recognition of Distinguished General Counsel: Honoring Chad Jerdee & The Law Department of Accenture for their Legal Achievements & Advocacy of Diversity
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The lawsuit alleges that blind patients do not receive critical communications in alternate formats, only standard print. Causing financial and personal hardships for blind patients and does not allow them to keep their medical information private.
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“The Truth About the False Claims Act”, addressed theories of provider liability, the enforcement efforts in Maryland, and how to ensure compliance and protect your company.
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The National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers recognized Brown Goldstein & Levy as “Civil Rights Law Firm of the Year” and a finalist for “Disability Rights Law Firm of the Year” for 2018.
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is reversing a controversial decision on how the federal government manages its massive backlog of civil rights complaints by students and their families, agreeing to no longer dismiss cases that are filed en masse and restoring its appeals process.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy has been ranked in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
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Alameda County has agreed to take necessary and timely steps to provide equal opportunity for participation by blind voters in the County’s voting program.
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Suing Walmart under the Americans with Disabilities Act, asking the Maryland federal district court to order the giant retailer to make its self-service checkout kiosks fully accessible to blind shoppers.
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The Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame honors those individuals who are making a significant difference in the lives of youth and adults with disabilities through mentoring and to raise awareness about the importance of mentoring for individuals with disabilities.
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The Public Justice Center presented Brown, Goldstein & Levy with a 2018 Outstanding Partner award “for the generous support the firm has shared over the past many years.”
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Thirty-four former employees settle wage case against Mo’s Seafood Restaurants and its owner, Mohammed Manocheh.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that Jean Zachariasiewicz was selected by The Daily Record to receive one of the 2018 Leading Women awards.
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Three wheelchair users have sued the Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority alleging widespread accessibility barriers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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The National Federation of the Blind filed suit against the US AbilityOne Commission alleging that AbilityOne violated the Administrative Procedure Act and federal grantmaking and contracting laws when it designated the American Foundation for the Blind as a “central nonprofit agency” in the AbilityOne program and signed a long-term agreement with AFB.
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The District of Columbia is required to provide services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to eligible DC residents who are incarcerated in federal facilities.
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Lawdragon 500 Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Guide, which honors top lawyers across the United States who have dedicated their careers to representing workers.
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In battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s record, BGL attorneys succeeded in having unsealed a confidential 1999 report on alleged improper leaks from the Starr Commission.
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We are proud to announce that seven Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys were recognized in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America.  Andy Levy is among a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers for twenty years.
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Andy Freeman and Andy Levy named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in the categories of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs and Labor and Employment Litigation, respectively.
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Judge James K. Bredar issued an Order appointing Kobie Flowers to the District of Maryland Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel. 
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A Maryland judge is allowing a class action lawsuit against Jared Kushner’s family real estate company to proceed, in a ruling that denies most of the company’s arguments to dismiss the case over its treatment of tenants at large apartment complexes in the Baltimore area.
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Complaint alleges discrimination by Epic Systems Corporation for non-accessible software, barring blind people from employment at hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
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The National Fair Housing Alliance, 19 fair housing organizations, and two homeowners charge Bank of America and Safeguard Properties Management with violating the Federal Fair Housing Act.
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BGL hosted a lunch for public interest summer interns from ACLU of Maryland, Disability Rights Maryland, Maryland Legal Aid, NAACP, and the Public Justice Center.
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Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Brown, Goldstein & Levy’s managing partner, was one of 28 selected for the MBF Fellows Class of 2018.
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Andy Levy – Searching Our cells and Sites and Admissibility of Social Media and Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum – Life of a Managing Partner
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BECU will work in collaboration with NFB and its members to make its website and mobile banking app fully accessible to blind customers.
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Recent changes to the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) Case Processing Manual call for dismissal of discrimination complaints if the victim has complained about discrimination in the past. The changes were made without public notice, contradict the Department’s own regulations, and arbitrarily abandon the basic duty of OCR to investigate legitimate complaints of discrimination. 
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The Baltimore City Board of Estimates approved a settlement in which Baltimore will pay $9 million to James Owens, a man wrongfully convicted of the 1987 murder of a young woman in Southeast Baltimore.
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In a medical malpractice case, a patient’s action or inaction before treatment is irrelevant to whether the doctor deviated from the standard of care and caused injury, the Court of Special Appeals held.
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The parents of a man with Down syndrome killed when Frederick County sheriff’s deputies dragged him from his seat in a movie theater have settled their lawsuit for $1.9 million.
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Dr. Jan Bartleson, a counselor and emotional/behavioral disabilities clinician with M-DCPS for twenty-six years, has been unable to perform critical parts of her job independently because her employer requires that she utilize software, web content, and web platforms that are not compatible with screen reading technology.
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The National Federation of the Blind and three blind individuals have reached a settlement agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, giving blind and low-vision beneficiaries equal access to Medicare information.
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A good starting point for businesses in achieving digital accessibility is to implement basic smart practices in vendor contracts.
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The Daily Record interviewed the four female managing partners in Baltimore law firms.
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Remote ballot-marking systems must available to voters in Ohio who are blind or who have other disabilities in time for the November 2018 election.
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On April 19, Kobie Flowers will present “Litigating Traffic Stops & Auto Searches” at the 2018 National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Spring Meeting & Seminar: “Search, Seizure & Criminal Litigation.”
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The Daily Record selected Gregory P. Care to receive the 2018 Leadership in Law Award.
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Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum was selected for the 2018 Benjamin L. Cardin Public Service Award, which is presented to an alumnus/a who has demonstrated significant and substantial contributions to furthering ideals of public service in the law.
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Eve Hill and Regina Kline worked with the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) to develop a policy brief for school leaders that provides important information about the changing legal landscape affecting the preparation of youth with disabilities for work.
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Andy Levy, representing a class of Maryland taxpayers who sued in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the state’s “piggyback tax,” said his clients plan to appeal a Baltimore judge’s dismissal of the $38 million lawsuit.
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E la Carte partners with the National Federation of the Blind and LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired of San Francisco to produce a text-to-speech capability for the PrestoPrime EMV System that will be incorporated into all current and future Presto tablets at Applebee’s® Neighborhood Grill + Bar.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that Emily L. Levenson is now a partner at the firm.
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Lawsuit against Honda is one of the first of its kind to be brought for aiding and abetting a sheltered workshop’s discrimination. 
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Ten BGL attorney have been selected to the 2018 Maryland and Washington, DC Super Lawyers lists and six have been chosen for inclusion on the 2018 Maryland Rising Stars list. Andrew D. Freeman, Daniel F. Goldstein, Andrew D. Levy, and Joshua R. Treem are listed in Top 100 Maryland Super Lawyers 2018; Dana W. McKee is listed in Top 50 Women Maryland Super Lawyers 2018; and Andrew D. Levy is listed in the Top 10 Maryland Super Lawyers 2018. 
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Of the 60,000 students arrested in school in 2013-14, almost 16,000 (27%) were students with disabilities and over 20,000 (34%) were African-American. Eve Hill testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights about the school-to-prison pipeline at the intersection of race and disability.
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As Dan Goldstein, co-founder of the law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy, prepares to retire, the firm and many of his colleagues, family, friends, and clients honored him at a party at the National Federation of the Blind on November 9, 2017.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that partner Kobie Flowers has been selected for Washingtonian’s 2017 Top Lawyers list in the Criminal Defense category.
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The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) announced that Kobie Flowers was elected to its Board of Directors at the Association’s fall meeting.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy has been ranked in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
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“The Sixth Circuit has recognized that Ohio cannot deny blind voters the opportunity to vote absentee privately and independently, as all other voters do, when the technology that would allow this is available, but simply has not yet been certified according to state law. All states should take notice and ensure that they are providing the blind with an equal opportunity to exercise their fundamental right to vote.”
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Inclusivity Strategic Consulting, a division of the law firm Brown, Goldstein & Levy, will be co-led by Eve Hill and Regina Kline and offer a broad range of customized solutions to businesses, organizations, and government agencies that want to achieve real inclusion of people with disabilities in their workforces and communities.
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Maryland state Del. Brooke E. Lierman, D-Baltimore city received the Legislator of the Year Award from Maryland Hunger Solutions at the seventh annual Fighting Hunger in Maryland: Food for Thought conference for her efforts to increase the minimum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit for seniors from $16 a month to $30 a month.
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Board Member Stu Simms sees the Baltimore Community Foundation’s future board as increasingly diverse, representing a broader spectrum of Baltimore in terms of gender, race, age, and background.
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Emily Levenson was selected by The Daily Record to receive one of the 2017 Leading Women awards, presented to women 40 years of age or younger for the accomplishments they have made so far in their careers.
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Two Maryland residents filed a class action lawsuit challenging Westminster Management, LLC’s alleged practice of charging its tenants excessive, illegal fees.
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We are proud to announce that Brooke Lierman, Of Counsel to Brown, Goldstein & Levy and Maryland State Delegate for District 46, has been selected for the 2017 Aspen Institute’s Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership program.
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The National Federation of the Blind and two blind individuals who receive Social Security benefits filed a federal lawsuit against the Social Security Administration (SSA) for its failure to make its Visitor Intake Processing touchscreen kiosks accessible to its blind visitors
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Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, managing partner of Baltimore law firm Brown, Goldstein & Levy, discusses how parents can work with special education lawyers to achieve a positive outcome.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that three of our partners have been named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice areas.
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We are proud to announce that seven Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys were recognized in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Andy Levy is among a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers for twenty years.
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Two group homes filed suit in federal court in New Orleans against St. Bernard Parish and the State of Louisiana for discriminating against them and their prospective residents due to the residents’ disabilities. 
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The Daily Record has named Brown, Goldstein & Levy partner, Jessica P. Weber, to the 2017 VIP List — Very Important Professionals Successful by 40 awards, which recognizes professionals 40 years of age and younger who have been successful in Maryland. Winners were selected on the basis of professional accomplishments, community service, and commitment to inspiring change.
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our former Of Counsel, Melvin J. Sykes.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy Opens a D.C. Office
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Major, Lindsey & Africa, a company that recruits and places law firm partners and associates in the Baltimore market and surrounding areas, interviewed Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum regarding her practice, the firm, and her role as managing partner.
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Managing Partner Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum participated as a mentor in the Baltimore Business Journal’s Mentoring Monday at the Sheraton North Baltimore Hotel.
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Eve Hill testified regarding disability rights before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee as it convened to consider Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to be an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The Daily Record selected our founding partner Daniel F. Goldstein to receive the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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The Daily Record selected our Managing Partner, Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, to receive the 2017 Leadership in Law Award.
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Here is the story of African Americans on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, from the promise-filled days following the end of slavery to the rise of lynch law, segregation, and systematic efforts at disenfranchisement.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that The Daily Record named our Managing Partner, Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, to its 2017 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.
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The Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards has denied Kristen Steele’s request to take the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination in Braille.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that Eve Hill and Regina Kline have joined the firm as partners. Eve and Regina bring years of wide-ranging experience in the civil rights arena, complementing the firm’s dedication to high-impact disability rights cases and its advocacy on behalf of individuals with disabilities and their families.
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The willingness of insurance providers to issue policies to landlords who accept tenants using Section 8 vouchers is an issue at the intersection of fair housing and the insurance industry that is gaining prominence.
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Maryland 2017 Super Lawyers magazine features Joshua Treem on the cover and in an article entitled “The Untouchables.”
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Jessie’s practice focuses on civil litigation, with an emphasis on cases involving LGBT rights, disability rights, civil rights, wage and hour violations, and appeals.
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Dana W. McKee, Brown, Goldstein & Levy’s family law partner, said within the last year she’s seen a noticeable uptick among young clients, many of whom are in their early 30s, requesting prenups.
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Camp Springs Quality Inn staff targeted black guests and demanded their breakfast tickets, while ignoring white and Asian patrons.
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We are proud to announce that all of the partners at BGL have been selected to the 2017 Maryland and Washington, DC Super Lawyers lists and three associates have been chosen for inclusion on the 2017 Super Lawyers‘ Maryland Rising Stars list.
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Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Brown, Goldstein & Levy’s managing partner, attended the Equal Justice Council’s 10th annual managing partners meeting. The Managing Partners Meeting brings together leaders of Maryland’s legal community.
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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ranked BGL in 11 categories in its “Best Law Firms” Metropolitan list and 3 categories in its National list.
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Attorneys for Aleeha Dudley have reached an agreement with Miami University after the school failed to provide Ms. Dudley with equal and meaningful access to her curriculum to help her attain educational success as a blind student studying zoology.
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Erin Cavalier, a 2016 graduate of the Catholic University of America (CUA), sued her alma mater alleging that CUA badly mishandled its investigation into her rape by a fellow student.
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On October 8, 2016, Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys attended the annual Chimes Gala hosted by the Chimes Foundation, a provider of ongoing financial support for programs and services which enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities.
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Prominent DC trial lawyer Kobie Flowers joined BGL. He has litigated cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States and internationally in the military commissions in Guantanamo Bay as a criminal defense lawyer.
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Nkemakonam Obineme, co-founder of Blue Lotus OG, a non-profit urban farm, filed suit against two Baltimore Police officers for false arrest.
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“To force prisoners who are blind to be dependent on other inmates not only violates their dignity, but puts them in terrible danger of exploitation and abuse,” says Daniel Goldstein, who represents the Plaintiffs. “These men are capable of living independently, and the law gives them that right.”
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Dan Goldstein & Chelsea Crawford are representing a former teacher at Emmorton Elementary School who filed suit against the Board of Education of Harford County in Maryland alleging that she was subjected to bullying and harassment and denied reasonable accommodations solely on the basis of her disability.
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Congratulations to Andy Levy on being selected 2017 Lawyer of the Year for Appellate Practice. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan area is honored as the Lawyer of the Year. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments.
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We are proud to announce that six Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys were recognized in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
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The University of Maryland and the National Association of the Deaf announced several measures that are designed to better accommodate Terps fans who are deaf or hard of hearing, which include an agreement to caption new and archived videos on UMD Athletics websites.
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Attorney General Maura Healey (Massachusetts) and the National Federation of the Blind (represented by Dan Goldstein) announced a first-­of-its-­kind agreement with Pursuant Health, Inc. to make its self­-service health care kiosks accessible to blind consumers.
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Andy Levy was interviewed by WJZ TV Reporter Jessica Kartalija regarding the verdict in Lt. Rice’s Trial.
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Dan Goldstein received the Kenneth Jernigan Award at the National Federation of the Blind’s annual convention in July in Orlando for his significant contribution to the blindness community.
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Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Brown, Goldstein & Levy’s managing partner, participated in the White House Forum on Civil Rights of Parents with Disabilities.
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The recruitment, retention and advancement of women, minority and disabled lawyers at Maryland law firms has improved in recent years but more work is needed, say senior attorneys at leading firms.
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Montgomery County violated federal law by failing to provide a blind woman computer software that would have allowed her to continue to work as an information specialist in a county call center, a jury ruled.
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The jury found that the county failed to provide Ms. Yasmin Reyazuddin, who is blind, with a reasonable accommodation, as required by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, by refusing to implement accessible software so that she could continue to work as an information specialist in the county’s 311 call center.
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When asked to name a hero of hers, Haben Girma chooses Daniel Goldstein, the 67-year-old counsel for the National Federation of the Blind and the mastermind behind a legal strategy to bring the Americans with Disabilities Act into the digital era. Jewish Telegraphic Agency interviewed Dan Goldstein.
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For many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) employees, employer-provided health insurance is a source of discrimination. The two most common discriminatory terms concern access to fertility coverage and gender-confirming health care.
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Lawsuit charges the US Department of Health and Human Services through its sub-agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and its CMS sub-contractors, with systemically violating the civil rights of blind Medicare recipients.
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Maryland must implement an online ballot-marking tool to enable blind residents to vote privately and independently, a federal appeals court ruled. The adoption of the tool is necessary for the state’s compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its 3-0 decision.
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In a precedent-setting opinion issued by an administrative law judge from the U.S. Department of Labor, three clients have been awarded minimum wage going forward and back pay from Seneca Re-Ad, a sheltered workshop run by the Seneca County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital can be held liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act for rescinding a job offer to a deaf nurse by claiming that paying for a sign language interpreter was cost-prohibitive, a federal judge ruled.
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The National Federation of the Blind and three blind, registered Ohio voters filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Jon A. Husted, alleging that Ohio violated the ADA by failing to provide an accessible voter services website. On April 25, a federal district court in Ohio will hear a claim that the state’s voter services website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act because, plaintiffs say, it cannot be accessed using commonly available screen-reading technology. The case marks the first voter website accessibility lawsuit brought under Title II of the ADA.
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Bloomberg BNA’s Alexis Kramer posed questions to Daniel Goldstein, attorney for the National Federation of the Blind and a partner at Brown Goldstein Levy in Baltimore on barriers to website accessibility and how companies can ensure their websites are—and remain—accessible to sight-impaired users.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum has assumed the role of managing partner.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that eight of our attorneys have been selected to the 2016 Maryland Super Lawyers list and three have been chosen for inclusion on the 2016 Maryland Rising Stars list.
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Brown, Goldstein, & Levy, LLP and Disability Rights Ohio have filed a federal lawsuit against the office of Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. The suit, filed on behalf of three blind Ohio voters and the National Federation of the Blind, alleges that certain voting services in Ohio are not accessible. This is in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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The National Federation of the Blind and Scribd, Inc. have agreed to work together to provide access and make content available in Scribd’s subscription reading service and website accessible to the blind by the end of 2017. Available on desktop and mobile devices, Scribd’s service provides users access to ebooks, audiobooks and other published content for a flat monthly fee.
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Branden Owens, a Baltimore resident who was beaten by police officers at the outset of the unrest following Freddie Gray’s funeral, including by one who identified himself as “Officer 666,” and then imprisoned for two days despite never being charged with a crime, filed suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
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Stu Simms was selected as one of the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland’s Honorees.
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The lawsuit claims that this after-the-fact reduction of the interest rate violates the takings and due process clauses of the US Constitution.
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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® ranked BGL in 10 categories in its “Best Law Firms” Metropolitan list and 3 categories in its National list
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The family of a man who died of a heart attack while in a federal prison in Cumberland is suing the government for allegedly failing to provide accommodations based on the man’s medical history. Stephen P. Gardner previously had two heart attacks when he suffered a third in July 2013 after working outside during a heatwave, according to the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
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The blind mother of a Seattle Public Schools (SPS) student and the National Federation of the Blind, the nation’s leading advocate for equal access and equal education for the blind, applauded a vote by the Board of Directors of SPS to execute a landmark agreement that will ensure the accessibility of all of SPS’s programs, services, and activities to blind students, faculty, and parents.
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A man who spent weeks in solitary confinement at the Wicomico County Detention Center is suing the county corrections department, alleging he was housed in solitary because he is blind and was denied a job and access to the jail’s law library due to his disability.
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Congratulations to Brown Goldstein Levy LLP attorney Joshua R. Treem on being selected 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” for Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar in the Baltimore area.
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Six Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys were recognized in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America and Andy Levy is among a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers for over fifteen years.
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Leaford Walker, a 68-year-old Florida resident, alleges he was severely beaten, immobilized by a stun gun, and pepper-sprayed without reason by three Prince George’s County police officers when he was in Maryland for his son’s funeral.
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Dan Goldstein’s article in the Journal of the American Medical Association recognizes the 25th anniversary of The Americans with Disabilities Act and its civil rights approach to disability.
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Dan Goldstein co-authored the book, “Ensuring Digital Accessibility through Process and Policy,” which provides readers with a must-have resource to accessibility, from a technical and policy perspective.
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Montgomery County will have to defend at trial its decision to deny a blind woman, Yasmin Reyazuddin, a job at its call center after a U.S. appeals court revived her claim that the county violated federal law by not reasonably accommodating her disability. Joe Espo represents Ms. Reyazuddin.
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Dan Goldstein spoke at the 2015 European e-Accessibility Forum in Paris, discussing the steps taken to get colleges and universities to make their digital curricular content and instructional technology accessible.
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The National Federation of the Blind and two blind students, Anthony Lanzilotti and Mitchell Cossaboon, entered in an agreement that requires Atlantic Cape Community College to make technology accessible to blind students.
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Mosaic Community Services honors Andy Levy with 2015 Visionary Award in recognition of Andy’s “faithful and relentless” advocacy on behalf of the civil liberties of individuals with mental illness.
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Hooters restaurants’ “image policy” is discriminatory against black waitresses, an arbitrator has ruled in awarding $250,000 to a black former server at Harborplace who alleged she was fired for having blond highlights in her hair.
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With more than $1.75 million at stake, Maryland’s top court says it will consider whether a pharmaceutical company could be held financially liable for negligently failing to warn doctors about a drug’s potentially carcinogenic side effect even though the cancer victim contributed to the fatal disease by smoking cigarettes.
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Court denies Scribd’s motion to have the ADA lawsuit dismissed. Scribd offers subscribers a digital library of over 40 million titles, as well as other services. But the website and mobile applications that Scribd uses are not accessible to blind people.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that all of our partners and of counsel have been selected to the 2015 Maryland Super Lawyers list and five of our associates have been chosen for inclusion on the 2015 Maryland Rising Stars list.
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At the December 8, 2014 Maryland Legal Services Corporation Annual Awards Reception, Brown, Goldstein & Levy was honored with the Herbert S. Garten Public Citizen Award for contributing significantly to the provision of legal services and access to justice to the poor.
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Joe Espo is representing a Baltimore woman who has filed a federal lawsuit against the Hippodrome Theatre for not providing captioning for hard-of-hearing patrons during stage productions.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy was ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in the “Best Law Firms” list in 13 metropolitan categories and 5 national categories.
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The U.S. EEOC approved a class-wide settlement on behalf of a class of over 570 current and former SSA employees with disabilities, which includes monetary relief of $9.98 million and improvements to policies impacting the careers of employees with disabilities.
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Dan Goldstein & Jessie Weber represented The National Federation of the Blind and three individuals in an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that will make student loan information accessible to blind Americans.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that The Daily Record selected Brooke Lierman, an associate at the firm, to receive the 2014 Leading Women award, given to women who are 40 years of age or younger for the accomplishments they have made so far in their careers.
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Joe Espo represented Michelle Koplitz, a deaf District of Columbia resident, who was summoned for grand jury service in Superior Court and not allowed to serve because the court refused to pay for an interpreter.
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Andrew D. Freeman, a partner at Brown, Goldstein & Levy, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. Six out of 18 attorneys at the firm are Fellows.
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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the case of James Larry Owens to proceed against the Baltimore Police Department, the police officers who intentionally withheld exculpatory evidence during his trial, and the Assistant State’s Attorney who deliberately presented false evidence against him. Joshua Treem represented Mr. Owens.
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A ruling by Judge Richard D. Bennett will require the Maryland Board of Elections to make its online ballot-marking tool available to voters with disabilities in the November, 2014 election.
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Andy Levy and Mel Sykes on recently being named the Best Lawyers® 2015 Baltimore “Lawyers of the Year.” Andy was named Baltimore Litigation – Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year” and Mel was named Baltimore Appellate Practice “Lawyer of the Year.” Seven Brown, Goldstein & Levy Attorneys Recognized in the 2015 Issue of The Best Lawyers in America
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Scribd’s website and mobile applications that offer subscribers a digital library, ability to publish their own work and participate in social media are not accessible to blind people. NFB and Heidi Viens filed suit against Scribd, Inc. alleging violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upheld a New York federal Judge’s October 2012 ruling in favor of the National Federation of the Blind in a copyright infringement case the Authors Guild, Inc. had brought against university libraries planning to digitize published works in their collections.
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The National Federation of the Blind and H&R Block announced an agreement to make H&R Block’s Web site, online tax preparation products, and mobile applications fully accessible to blind taxpayers.
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An agreement with PARCC will make its practice tests accessible to blind students by the time the tests are deployed in Spring 2014 and will consult with the NFB on all subsequent practice tests.
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A class action lawsuit alleging unpaid wages by Durham School Services L.P., a contractor for Baltimore City Public Schools, has been settled for $1.25 million.
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Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum works to shed light on the issues those with disabilities face.
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With the assistance of the National Federation of the Blind, a blind student has filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Miami University for discriminating against her on the basis of her disability.
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All BGL partners and of counsel were selected to 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers and four BGL associates were chosen for inclusion on the 2014 Maryland Rising Stars list.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy was ranked Tier 1 in ten areas in the 2014 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®.
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Jessie Weber is representing Farryn Johnson, a former employee of the Harborplace Hooters restaurant, who filed a charge of discrimination against Hooters for applying a different and more restrictive set of rules regarding hair styling for African-American women than for women of other races.
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Joseph B. Espo and Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum filed a lawsuit on behalf of the parents of Robert Ethan Saylor, a man with developmental disabilities who died as a result of being handcuffed and restrained by three off-duty Frederick County Sheriff’s Deputies.
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Stu Simms, a partner at Brown, Goldstein & Levy, was selected as a 2013 NAACP Thurgood Marshall Honoree for his selfless and community oriented service.
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Congratulations to Brooke Lierman on being selected for Baltimore Magazine’s “40 Under 40,” a list of 40 top young professionals with the vision and drive to make changes in the region.

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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that Jessie Weber, an associate at the firm, was selected to receive The Daily Record’s 2013 Leading Women Award.
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Joe Espo represents two deaf Terps fans who claim the University of Maryland, College Park is violating federal law by not providing closed-captioned broadcasts during sports games.
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Congratulations to Stu Simms for his selection to receive The Daily Record’s 2013 Leadership in Law Award for working tirelessly to uphold high legal standards and improve communities throughout Maryland.
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Stu Simms is co-counsel, representing the family, in a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against the maker of the prescription diabetes medication Actos.
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Seven Brown, Goldstein & Levy lawyers were selected by their peers for the 2014 Best Lawyers in America. Three were named 2014 Baltimore “Lawyers of the Year.”
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A Baltimore County jury awarded $3.8 million to the widow and two adult children of a man who was electrocuted when a crane operator used a crane too close to high-voltage power lines. Andy Freeman, Joe Espo, and Rebecca Rodgers represented the family in this wrongful death lawsuit.
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Andy Levy successfully convinced Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, that Baltimore County’s chief judge overstepped his authority by reversing another judge’s decision in the Mark Midei/St. Joseph Medical Center stent litigation.
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The California Lawyer selected a class action case that challenged certain fee increases at the University of California as a breach of contract for a 2013 CLAY Award. The court’s award of $48.5 million to nearly 3,000 former students was affirmed on appeal in 2012. Andy Freeman served as co-counsel.
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The Maryland Board of Public Works decided to obey a federal judge’s order to pay attorneys’ fees stemming from a challenge to a state policy that limited First Amendment-protected activities at transit stops – a constitutional victory.
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Judge Catherine C. Blake, U.S. District Court, ruled that The Walt Disney Co. and Zone Enterprises of Maryland LLC owe employees of the former ESPN Zone in the Inner Harbor back pay for shutting down in 2010 without giving the notices requires by federal law.
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Civil rights lawyers say they will take any steps necessary, including garnishing the property of the state or certain state officials, after the Maryland Board of Public Works refused to honor a federal court order to pay their attorneys’ fees in a voter-registration case. The attorneys’ fee order stems from the settlement of a 5-year-old civil rights lawsuit over a Maryland Transit Administration regulation that prevented voter registration at bus and train stations.
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Joshua Treem, a well-known criminal defense attorney, has joined the firm as partner. He has represented individual and corporate clients in a broad spectrum of legal matters and appears frequently in state and federal courts in cases involving every facet of criminal investigations and prosecutions.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that all eight of our partners were selected as 2013 Maryland Super Lawyers and that Greg Care and Brooke Lierman were chosen as 2013 Maryland Rising Stars.
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Access to digital technology is a new frontier in the enforcement of civil rights for persons with disabilities. Dan Goldstein & Greg Care discuss how the inherent flexibility of digital information and the explosion in popularity of digital devices, software, and content in government, business, education, and social life should be a powerful engine for integration of people with disabilities through equal access.
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LGBT Legal 101, a lunch seminar, will be offered at the offices of Brown, Goldstein & Levy on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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Family law attorneys in Maryland predict that the passage of a referendum legalizing same-sex marriage in the state earlier this month will be a boon to business, but are proceeding with caution as they navigate previously uncharted legal territory. Dana McKee quoted.
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A Baltimore federal judge approved a settlement in a 17-year-old legal dispute between black public housing residents in the city and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The lawsuit claimed that thousands of black families were “perpetually” locked into areas of concentrated poverty in the city, which maintained racial discrimination.
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Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum and Dana McKee attended Network 2000’s 19th Annual Women of Excellence Luncheon. Sharon is a sponsored member of Network 2000, an organization that promotes the placement of women on corporate boards and in executive suites and to educate the public on the benefits of having women in decision-making positions.
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Charline Rolley, wife of former Baltimore mayoral candidate and Baltimore City employee, does not have to repay the City for maternity and sick leave pay.
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Four blind patrons who, with assistance from the National Federation of the Blind, filed suit against the Free Library of Philadelphia because the library began lending NOOK Simple Touch e-readers, which are completely inaccessible to patrons who are blind, have settled with the library.
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Melvin J. Sykes, C. Christopher Brown, Andrew D. Levy & Gregory P. Care were selected to write the chapter on the Insider’s Guide to the Maryland Appellate Courts, which appears in the ABA’s Appellate Practice Compendium.

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Dan Goldstein, Laura Abelson, and Jessie Weber from Brown, Goldstein & Levy represented the National Federation of the Blind and three individual blind students and faculty members at the defendant universities. Noting the “eloquent oral argument of Mr. Goldstein,” Judge Baer’s decision adopted the NFB’s arguments regarding fair use under the Copyright Act and permits university libraries to digitize their entire collections of books and printed media to make them searchable for all members of the university communities and fully accessible and available to the blind and print disabled. The decision not only allows access to members of the university communities, but it allows the university libraries to make ten million accessible books available to blind readers around the country.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland honored Chris Brown with the 2012 Elisabeth Gilman Award for his commitment and impact as General Counsel of the ACLU and his lifetime of legal service to civil liberties and ACLU clients.
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A Baltimore jury awarded more than $7 million to a roofer who has suffered debilitating back pain after an automobile collision in December 2005. Because of Maryland’s cap on non-economic damages, the Baltimore City Circuit judge reduced the award to Jamie Blake to $2.7 million.
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We are proud to announce that five Brown, Goldstein & Levy attorneys were recognized in the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Two of the five are among a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers for ten years or longer and one of these is listed in five categories.
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Congratulations to Andy Levy on his selection as the Baltimore Best Lawyers Litigation – Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year for 2013. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”
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Angelica Gomez explains her family’s struggle in securing an education for their blind daughter. Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum assisted this family in obtaining the services this child desperately needed.
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Holly Miller describes her family’s struggle to obtain braille instruction for their son. With assistance from Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum and Jessie Weber this child is now receiving the braille instruction that he needs.
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court ruled that the Baltimore Board of Liquor License Commissioners had violated the due process rights of a community association when it allowed the transfer of a liquor license without a hearing and based upon ex parte communications.
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In a move that could wrap up more than 17 years of legal wrangling over fair housing options in Baltimore, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the city housing department have filed a proposed settlement agreement of a class action by public housing residents.
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Andy Levy, Chair of the Maryland Commission on Disabilities, spoke at the Maryland Celebration of the 22nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act held at UMBC on July 26, 2012. The theme of the celebration was technology and its ability to empower individuals with disabilities. In his remarks, Andy noted critical developments that imperil the ADA.
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Stu Simms has been awarded Baltimore Child Abuse Center’s first Founder’s Award, recognizing his efforts in co-founding the organization in 1987. His vision, leadership, and advocacy insured that child victims of sexual abuse in Baltimore would be treated with respect, dignity, and kindness.
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Daniel F. Goldstein has been selected for Fellowship in the Litigation Counsel of America. The LCA is a trial lawyer honorary society whose membership is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only.
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The Equal Justice Council recognized the law firm of Brown, Goldstein & Levy with its Pacesetters Award for the firm’s outstanding contribution and service to the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau.
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Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. awarded Chris Brown the inaugural Dickens Warfield Fair Housing Award for his years of support in successfully advancing BNI’s fair housing litigation.
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A week before a hearing was to be held on Dr. Nicola Riley’s motion to dismiss all charges, the State’s Attorney for Cecil County dropped all charges in the murder prosecution of Dr. Riley.
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Dana McKee, who heads the Brown Goldstein & Levy Family Law practice, was interviewed by Baltimore Bride magazine and was quoted in an article regarding the many legal do’s and don’ts to consider when getting married.
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The Blind Industries and Services of Maryland and three blind men, who were denied access to paintball matches at the Route 40 Paintball Park in White Marsh, filed a federal lawsuit against the park for violating federal and state civil rights laws.
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Melvin J. Sykes was selected as the Baltimore Best Lawyers Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year for 2012.
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Andy Levy was selected to receive The Daily Record’s 2011 Leadership in Law Award.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy is proud to announce that Chris Brown, Andy Levy, Mel Sykes, Dan Goldstein, and Andy Freeman were recognized in the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held that Maryland must pay attorneys’ fees stemming from a challenge to restrictions on voter registration activities at Baltimore transit stations.
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Two blind students at Florida State University filed a discrimination suit against the University for failing to provide them with proper accommodations to successfully complete required math courses.
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The parents of a Prince George’s County elementary school student filed a $2 million lawsuit claiming administrators at the Robert Goddard Montessori School ignored their complaints that their son was being sexually harassed by a male classmate.
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Chris Brown reviews the voting patterns of the Maryland Court of Appeals judges during the 2010 session.
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In a victory for deaf sports fans, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed their right to equal access to aural content broadcast at the Washington Redskins’ FedEx Field.
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Snow removal company filed a $5.9 million lawsuit against Baltimore City seeking unpaid wages for its work during 2010′s historic snowstorms.
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Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum’s article for Educause Review discusses the obstacles that blind students and faculty members face in today’s high tech educational world.
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A Baltimore jury has awarded $555,000 to a former Merck & Co. saleswoman who claimed she was fired two years ago in retaliation for reporting her supervisor’s violations of corporate policies.
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Brown, Goldstein & Levy announced a landmark victory on behalf of a blind law school graduate against the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), the administrator of a test virtually every law school graduate must take before getting a law license.
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Guidance to policy-makers looking to tailor any potential amendments to existing OSHA laws on how to account for the decline of the help provided by unions in educating workers about and helping them to enforce health and safety laws.
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Dan Goldstein received The Daily Record’s 2010 Leadership in Law award in recognition of the outstanding work done by selected members of the legal community throughout Maryland.
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Former Baltimore ESPN Zone employees filed suit against The Walt Disney Co. claiming the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act entitles them to 60 days’ pay.
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Commercial websites are subject to requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, meaning that websites must be accessible to individuals with disabilities who navigate the Internet with screen access software and other aids.
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Stu Simms is quoted regarding the guardianship case that will be examined by the Court of Appeals when Maryland’s top court begins its 2010-2011 term.
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Class Action by Disabled Employees Against the Social Security Administration Will Go Forward On August 25, 2010, the EEOC Office of Federal Operations affirmed the October 8, 2008 decision of the Administrative Judge to certify the case of a group of disabled employees of the Social Security Administration as a class action. The action alleges
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Current Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities Dan Goldstein delivered remarks on access to technology in the digital age and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, on Thursday, April 22, 2010. The testimony provides an excellent survey of current matters
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Would-be lawyers seek right to use adaptive technology to take test Three blind law school graduates filed suit against the National Conference of Bar Examiners after it denied their requests to use screen-access software to take the Multi-state Bar Examination in July. Download PDF  

Suit claims fraud by National Guard pilots by Brendan Kearney Fudging flight-training reports to make more money and accrue retirement income is common practice in the Maryland Air National Guard, according to a pilot’s recently unsealed federal lawsuit against 27 members of his squadron. Capt. Robert S. Conover, represented by Joe Espo, brought the case
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The National Federation of the Blind has filed complaints with the U.S. DOJ, Civil Rights Division, requesting investigations of nine prominent law schools for violating the civil rights of blind and other print-disabled law school applicants.
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In a legal dispute that may have future policy consequences, Stu Simms successfully represented a terminally ill inmate. Simms successfully argued before both the Court of Special Appeals and Maryland’s highest Court, the Maryland Court of Appeals.
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A Baltimore jury awarded $1 million to a Baltimore County speech language pathologist who fell down a flight of stairs, breaking her pelvis and wrist, at the Belvedere hotel. Joe Espo represented Lillian Blank in her case against the Belvedere Restaurant Group, which operates the historic Mt. Vernon Hotel’s 13th Floor bar. Download PDF

A baby step taken Dan Goldstein presented “Access and the American Disabilities Act” on March 11, 2010 at the International Training For Developing Countries And Countries In Transition On Emerging Issues In Copyright And Related Rights Pertaining to the Blind and Other Persons With Print Disabilities.  The training was organized by the U.S. Copyright Office
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Both sides in the long-running class action over paratransit services provided by the Maryland Transit Administration’s Mobility system got together to celebrate the final issues of the $715,000 settlement.
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BGL partner to join Department of Homeland Security Brown, Goldstein & Levy partner, Melissa Crow, will join the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Policy on February 1, 2010. Ms. Crow will serve as a principal advisor on immigration policy matters, including proposed legislation on comprehensive immigration reform. Download PDF

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland is joining with several Harford County parents and students to demand that the Harford County Public Schools stop illegally blocking Internet access to information about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues. WJZ interviewed Alli Harper about the case.
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New approach to enforcing OSHA standards by Brooke E. Lierman Brooke Lierman has published an article in The Loyola University New Orleans Journal of Public Interest Law Fall 2010 edition that argues for a new approach to enforcing the country’s occupational safety and health standards given the decline in labor unions, which were traditionally partners with the
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Disability Diversity in the Legal Profession As Legal Employers, Chief Legal Officers, Hiring Partners, and Hiring Personnel, we hereby affirm our commitment to diversity, including diversity regarding individuals with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities, in the legal profession. Our Pledge for Change is based on the need to enhance opportunity in the legal profession and
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An administrative complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Education, asserting that one of the U.S. Department of Education’s websites, U.S.A. Learns, violates Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act because it is inaccessible to blind people who use text-to-speech screen access technology or Braille displays to access information.
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Fence around steam-conduit excavation site no longer enclosed the four- to five-foot hole The Baltimore lawyer who was badly burned when she fell into a steam-conduit excavation site has settled her case against the city, Trigen-Baltimore Energy Corp., and its subcontractors for $1.2 million. Download PDF  

Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum lead the afternoon Technical Assistance Forum through an interactive discussion of case scenarios that highlighted the challenges that are created when stakeholders work to provide individuals with disabilities with real choices and real opportunities.
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Compensation is owed to workers at Mountaire’s Millsboro, Del., plant under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act A federal judge ruled that a poultry plant operator must pay its employees for the time spent putting on and taking off protective gear. Chris Brown represented the chicken plant workers. Download PDF

BGL Announces First Disability Rights Fellow Brown, Goldstein & Levy, a Baltimore-based law firm, announced today that Brett Felter has been selected as the first recipient of the Brown, Goldstein & Levy Disability Rights Fellowship. Download PDF

The university paid more than $33M to class action participants Nearly 35,000 former University of California students received a holiday gift from their alma mater: a check for as much as $12,000 as a result of a class action over disputed fees. Download PDF

Severely disabled SSA employees were, and continue to be, negatively impacted in the promotion process More than 2,000 federal employees with targeted disabilities are part of a class action against the Social Security Administration because they were not promoted despite their status on best qualified lists. Download PDF  

FedEx Field must provide its deaf and hard-of-hearing clientele with “equal access to aural content” broadcast in the stadium.
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A federal class-action lawsuit filed against Annapolis Painting Services alleges the company violated federal and state wage laws by not paying overtime wages.
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While businesses have known for decades about the need to make their buildings accessible to the disabled, a recent multimillion-dollar settlement may make accessibility a greater concern in e-commerce, too.
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Andy Levy successfully represented Mark Kuchmas in his case against Towson University and Capstone Development Corp., the Birmingham, Ala.-based developer whose subsidiaries manage the Millennium Hall dorm, regarding wheelchair inaccessibility.
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The Supreme Court of California rejected a challenge to a Baltimore lawyer’s $33.8 million win in a suit that challenged tuition increases by California’s public universities.
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Joe Espo, Andy Freeman, and Stu Simms obtained a settlement of over $2 million for child seriously injured in foster care.
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Have you ever thought about complaining about your boss to her boss? A newly minted vice president of 180s Inc., did just that. The working atmosphere at the young, high-flying maker of innovative sports apparel had reached “an intolerable point” under a new chief executive brought in after a corporate takeover.
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A federal judge’s decision not to dismiss a discrimination case against retailer Target Corp. for operating a website inaccessible to the blind opens the door to Internet-related Americans With Disabilities Act claims.
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A child of the civil rights movement, attorney Daniel Goldstein just can’t stop taking on the system. Daniel Goldstein loves a good fight. The 52-year-old attorney seems amiable enough, slightly rumpled, with a boisterous laugh, and a repertoire of great anecdotes. Get him in the courtroom, though, and this good-natured man turns into a killer.  
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