Halloween Health and Safety Tips
It's that spooky time of year again! Halloween is a holiday that is gaining in popularity year after year. What used to be a single day of fun and antics has morphed into an entire month or [...]
Common Hospital Mistakes Lead to Injuries and Death
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in the United States. Every year, over 250,000 people die due to preventable medical errors, with only heart disease [...]
Amusement Park Accidents
Each year, thousands of injuries are reportedly caused by amusement park rides. While some injuries are minor, such as headaches, major injuries do happen. Between 1987 and 2004, amusement park rides claimed the lives of 103 people. [...]
Filing a Property Damage Claim After a Car Accident
If you are involved in a car accident, or if your property is damaged as the result of a car accident, you may be told you have to file a property damage claim for damages to be [...]
Average Concussion Settlement for a Car Accident
If you or a loved one have suffered a concussion as the result of a car accident, you may be thinking about initiating a lawsuit against the party at fault. Before continuing your search for an attorney [...]
Do I Have a Personal Injury Case?
In your first meeting with a personal injury attorney the focus of the meeting is usually on whether or not you have a personal injury case. The discussion will cover two main topics: how were you injured, [...]
Malpractice Insurance: What You Need to Know
We’ve all heard stories where surgeons removed the wrong limb or left surgical tools inside a patient. While these examples certainly fall under the heading of medical malpractice, most cases are much more subtle. It’s easy to [...]
Loss of Consortium Claims
If your loved one was severely injured or killed in a personal injury or wrongful death case, you may be eligible to file a loss of consortium claim to compensate for your loss. Of course, there is [...]
How to Prove a Defective Product Liability Claim
If you have used a product and it resulted in injury, you might be able to pursue a defective product liability claim. But before you proceed, it is important to know all of the elements needed in [...]
How Long Do Personal Injury Cases Take?
It’s not uncommon for court cases to take a long time. With objections and appeals, settlement offers and negotiations, we’ve all heard of the horror stories of cases lasting for years. But why does it happen? And [...]
Disability Benefits While Working
If you have disability benefits and you wish to return to work, the Social Security program will likely continue to pay you benefits for a period of time while you transition to work. The rules are different [...]
How to Calculate Pain and Suffering in a Lawsuit or Settlement
A term you've almost certainly heard before is "pain and suffering." You may have wondered what it means, if it's even a real consideration, and how often pain and suffering actually come into play when determining an [...]
Why to Take Notes After an Accident or Injury
Following an accident, you should begin taking notes immediately. Taking notes allows you to document everything related to the accident and will benefit you when it comes time to file your personal injury claim. Writing things [...]
How Lawyers Evaluate Medical Malpractice Cases
Before contacting a lawyer about a possible medical malpractice case, it is important to understand how these types of cases are evaluated by attorneys. Some cases are more intricate than others, however the following series of events [...]
Top 4 Reasons Cardiologists Get Sued
The Doctors Company, an insurer owned by physicians, completed a study of 429 cardiology claims for damages. It was the goal of the study to further educate cardiologists on what might constitute risky patient handling, and how [...]
Could Social Media Hurt Your Case?
Part of being a skilled personal injury attorney is knowing all the tricks of the trade, including knowing when the opposing counsel is up to dirty tricks. Here’s just one example of how the insurance companies, or [...]
Talk to Your Teens about Distracted Driving
Nearly all kids look forward to learning to drive. The ability to drive represents freedom, and it also often represents a milestone that is associated with becoming an adult. Even as our kids mature, though, the reality [...]
What Is an Average Weekly Wage?
When applying for worker’s compensation in Maryland, you will discover that you are eligible to receive a percentage of your average weekly wage. Therefore it is very important that your average weekly wage is calculated correctly, or [...]
Airline Injuries
Serious in-flight injuries are statistically rare, however, they do occur to passengers while using an airline. There are many airline passengers each year that suffer minor, severe, and even fatal injuries caused by slip and fall, falling [...]
What Are Punitive Damages?
Punitive damages are damages awarded in a civil suit that are in addition to compensatory damages. Compensatory damages are meant to restore the plaintiff to their position before the other party injured them. Typically, compensatory damages would [...]