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Blood Lead Levels Cause For Concern In Over 500,000 Children
May 13, 2013Last week, the Centers for Disease Control further lowered the threshold of what is considered “high blood lead levels” among children under five, estimating that over half a million children in this age group have blood lead levels that are cause for concern. Read more »
Judge Billy Murphy discusses the War on Drugs on MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry”
May 10, 2013This past weekend, founding partner Judge William H. “Billy” Murphy, Jr. appeared on MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” show to participate in a roundtable discussion on the history, and failure, of our nation’s War on Drugs. Read more »
Murphy, Falcon & Murphy Sponsors Upcoming Philanthropik Benefit
May 3, 2013On Friday, May 17th, Murphy, Falcon & Murphy will join Philanthropik as one of many local sponsors at the nonprofit’s second annual Shade gala, taking place at a venue to be revealed in the days leading up to the event. Read more »
Judge Certifies Class Action For Patients Who Received Unnecessary Stents At St. Joseph’s Medical Center
April 19, 2013On Thursday, April 4, 2013, Judge Sylvester Cox of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City certified a class action on behalf of 585 former patients of Dr. Mark Midei, a cardiologist who had been employed by the St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Towson, Maryland. Read more »
It Was Only The Beginning: Early Stats Show Impressive Won-Loss Record of Founding Partner Billy Murphy
April 19, 2013While looking for material for our web site, I came across a story, pictured below, written in 1977 by DeWayne Wickham—a reporter then with the Baltimore Sun who has been an editorial writer for USA Today for the last 20 years—about my representation of two men who perpetrated what was, at that time, the biggest bank robbery in U.S. history. It’s a funny article which takes me back to my early career. Read more »
Philadelphia Doctor Under Investigation for Implanting Unnecessary Stents in Patients
April 5, 2013Philadelphia physician Dr. Vidya Banka is currently under investigation for recommending and implanting stents in patients who may not have needed the operation, the University of Pennsylvania Health System announced Wednesday. Read more »
Judge Billy Murphy to Speak at Trial Skills 2013
April 4, 2013Join acclaimed trial lawyer and founding partner Judge William H. “Billy” Murphy, Jr. at “Trial Skills 2013” next Friday, April 12, 2013. The all-day seminar, hosted by the Maryland Association of Justice, is aimed at enhancing the courtroom skills of lawyers across the bar and will be led by some of the state’s most gifted litigators. Read more »
Health Courts – An Exaggerated Solution to a Fabricated Problem
March 29, 2013A recently published article suggests creating health courts to reduce the health care costs associated with medical malpractice litigation. But impeding trial lawyers from recovering damages on behalf of injured patients is not going to make a meaningful difference in terms of reducing health care costs. Read more »
Death Penalty Repeal a Win for Maryland
March 26, 2013In my nearly 30-year career as a criminal defense lawyer, I’ve represented clients charged with murder, racketeering, money laundering, sexual abuse, drug dealing — you name it. But I have never participated in a case where there was the possibility of capital punishment. Not once. Read more »
Founding Partner William H. “Billy” Murphy, Jr. to speak at Zeta Sigma Community Center
March 21, 2013Join us as Judge Billy Murphy leads a discussion at the Zeta Sigma Foundation on March 28, 2013 at 7:00pm, where he will speak about Baltimore politics, urban Maryland issues, the “real” Law & Order, and recent court cases in the news. Read more »
