It doesn’t matter if your case is a “tiny” automobile accident fender bender or a massive multi-million dollar birth injury medical malpractice case—you should hire the best lawyer possible. You can take the path of least resistance [...]
Ever since last year when the Court of Appeals ruled that pit bulls were inherently dangerous and their owners (and sometimes landlords) were strictly liable for any dog attack, there has been a flurry of activity from [...]
UPDATE: We originally posted this article in February 2013 when the Maryland legislature was considering requiring most bicycle riders to wear helmets. However, the bill did not pass. Therefore, only riders who are younger than 16 are [...]
Many lawyers make the mistake of thinking that a Maryland truck accident is just a larger version of an automobile collision. These cases are vastly more complicated, and failure to know the specialized rules for truck drivers [...]
Because a judge or jury may not be familiar with the area of a Maryland or West Virginia automobile accident, our lawyers frequently rely on maps and photographs of the scene of the collision to help explain [...]
Probably about half of all automobile accident trials are what we call “damages only” case. That means the insurance companies agree their driver caused the accident, but we are arguing over the degree of injury and the [...]
If there is one significant trend we have noticed over the past ten years in our automobile accident lawsuits, it’s that a significant number of accidents are caused by drivers who are distracted by cell phones, [...]
One reason why many personal injury victims should quickly contact a lawyer is to help identify and secure evidence that is important to the case. In some situations, this will be general evidence that may come with [...]
When Medicare pays expenses of medical care or prescription drugs for a person who was injured in an automobile accident or other personal injury, the victim must repay Medicare if they get money from a lawsuit [...]
Many serious automobile accident lawsuits wind their way toward what is often called the independent medical exam (IME). In reality, these should be called defense medical exams, because there is nothing independent about them. The exam is [...]
Every potential lawsuit has a deadline known as the statute of limitations. The most important step in any case is knowing the deadline to file it. You can have the best medical malpractice case or automobile accident [...]
There are many times when you may need to research Maryland or West Virginia law or cases. If you are looking for a doctor, you might want to see if that doctor has ever been sued [...]
We’re going to finish out the trio of complex Maryland legal principles, starting with contributory negligence and assumption of the risk, and ending today in last clear chance. First, a quick recap: Contributory negligence: a plaintiff [...]
Two of the most confused legal principles (even among lawyers) are assumption of the risk and contributory negligence. Contributory negligence applies when, even though a defendant is negligent, the plaintiff is also negligent and contributes in [...]
For serious personal injury lawsuits, an important factor as to the value of the case is whether there is a cap on the amount of damages (money) that a jury can award. Maryland law does cap [...]
Maryland is one of five jurisdictions, including Virginia, the District of Columbia, Alabama and North Carolina, that continues to hold onto the old rule of contributory negligence. Contributory negligence is a complete defense to a victim’s claims [...]
There is a circuit court located in each of Maryland’s 24 counties. Litigants can file civil cases for $15,000.01 or more, and can request a trial by a judge (bench trial) or a jury trial. There are [...]
The Maryland District Courts are the workhorses of the judiciary. These courts hear the bulk of all Maryland cases, and are where most Maryland automobile accident lawsuits end up. Background There are no jury trials in [...]
The police report is often the best source of information in an automobile accident case. It can be so important that we recommend that anyone involved in an accident call the police. The police may or [...]
We’ve blogged about how to calculate a Maryland automobile accident case value. Our clients understandably want to know exactly what the process is to move a case toward settlement. When we are initially contacted, we’ll take [...]