Effectively fighting in court, much like fighting in other aspects of life, takes a great deal of preparation. The time between filing a suit and waiting for your day in court is fraught with slights and pitfalls. [...]
Some people worry that they will someday be in an auto accident with an unlicensed or uninsured driver. Both conditions offer unique challenges for getting compensation for injuries and damage to the victim of an accident. When [...]
There are many different cases in which personal injury law may come into play. If you were injured due to someone else’s negligence or because they purposefully did something to hurt you, then you will have legal [...]
If you recently got involved in an accident, you may notice that friends and co-workers will start telling you about someone else they know who got in an accident and how much compensation they got. As tempting [...]
More children are killed by car crashes than by any other single cause (NHTSA, children ages 1 to 12 in the United States). Maryland Car Seat Laws The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene keeps a [...]
Given the broad spectrum they cover, personal injury cases are fairly common here in Maryland. They can come about because someone slipped and fell on someone else’s property, because of a dog biting someone, an auto accident, [...]
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 [...]
Drunk driving is still a problem in Maryland, despite more than a decade of campaigns to reduce it. Today, all U.S. states and the District of Columbia have laws in place to penalize drunk drivers. These rules [...]
Always watch out for the other guy. That was some of the best driving advice our parents ever gave us. It’s true that in today’s hustle-bustle society you probably see a lot of bad driving every single [...]
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 [...]
"I was in a car accident recently. I already gave the insurance adjuster a statement and have not hired a personal injury attorney yet." Q- "Have I messed up my case?" A- YES, NO, MAYBE…DEPENDS! You, like [...]
There is an unmentioned and often dismissed aspect of car accidents that we’d like to discuss briefly today. That is the fact that along with physical injuries and property damage, a person in a car accident is [...]
An auto accident can happen at any moment- that's why it's so important to know what to do, and what NOT to do, if you're ever involved in one. Here are the steps you should take in [...]
There are two defying moments whenever you've been involved in an auto accident—the first is right after the accident, and the second is when medical treatment ends. The first can be especially trying because there is so [...]
It seems like a no-brainer: If someone else causes an accident that results in an injury to you, their insurance should cover the costs involved in your treatment and your recovery. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. [...]
When an accident happens in Maryland and the at-fault driver disappears or is uninsured, and there is no other insurance available, an injured victim may have recourse through the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF). MAIF is an [...]
Chances are that, at some point, you are going to be in a car accident. How you handle the car accident is very important, especially if you have been injured, or think that you might have been [...]
It seems that overnight, ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft have spread across the state of Maryland and the entire country. In fact, Uber says it does 1 million rides per day and did over 140 million rides [...]
Every year, there are over 100,000 car accidents in Maryland. Approximately 40% of which causes some sort of personal injury. What's even scarier is that about 13% of motorists are uninsured. With these sort of numbers, it's [...]
How Much Money Can I Get For My Automobile Accident Lawsuit? It's a question we get all the time. Let’s get the usual disclaimers out of the way—every case is different (meaning that your lawsuit might be [...]
