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Following a trial and extensive briefing on damages, the Circuit Court for Baltimore County entered a judgment on behalf of Silverman Thompson’s client Arena Ventures against SMG Holdings, LLC. The case involved a complaint by Baltimore Blast owner and former arena operator Ed Hale over a dispute with the new arena operator over air rights…

The Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal will be hosting a panel discussion on sports concussion litigation on February 10 at the University of Virginia School of Law and they have asked Silverman Thompson partner Bill Sinclair to participate in that discussion. Mr. Sinclair is a 2002 graduate of the Law School and co-lead plaintiffs’…

Silverman Thompson Managing Partner Steven D. Silverman was the recent recipient of the 2016 University of Baltimore School of Law Dean’s Award. The award “honors a UB School of Law alumna or alumnus who has demonstrated extraordinary service, commitment and dedication to the law school”.

The League for Disabilities, Inc. v. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Silverman Thompson attorneys Andrew G. Slutkin and Ethan S. Nochumowitz recently obtained a settlement valued at $383,536 in a lawsuit filed against the City of Baltimore on behalf of The League for People with Disabilities, a charitable organization dedicated to providing vocational,…

Bill Sinclair and Chris Mincher of Silverman Thompson obtained rare reversals of agency decisions adverse to their client, a Baltimore County teacher terminated in April 2015 after a post he made on Facebook went viral. The post – “Just shoot them; Bowley’s Quarters hasn’t been in the news lately” – came in response to a…

The United States District Court for the Northern District ofCalifornia has denied the NFL Team’s Motion to Dismiss which argued the case should be dismissed based upon preemption by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and statute of limitations. The case will now proceed to discovery. Silverman Thompson is lead counsel in this matter and represents over…

Silverman Thompson is proud to announce it has launched a new $150,000 fellowship program to support the University of Baltimore school of Law. The goal of the fellowship is to encourage outstanding first year students to stay at the law school and practice in Baltimore. The fellowship provides each fellow a 10-week summer position at…

Maryland’s highest court issued a ruling today imposing—for the first time—liability on social hosts who “intentionally and knowingly” serve alcohol to minors. The opinion arises out of two cases in which underage party-goers supervised by adults consumed alcohol and left the parties in motor vehicles, resulting in deaths and grave injuries. The court looked to…

“Senior Salute” Sex-Assault Victim Sues Elite School That Fostered Tradition Concord, N.H. (June 1, 2016): The St. Paul’s School, an elite New Hampshire boarding institution, was sued today in federal court by the parents of a girl who was sexually assaulted two years ago as a freshman. In the lawsuit, the family alleges that her…

Today a Federal Judge in Minneapolis issued a significant ruling denying the defendant National Hockey League’s Motion to Dismiss. The NHL argued that the retired player’s claims were barred under labor law by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the league and it’s players. This is believed to be the first time a Federal Judge…