Category Archives: Car accidents

DC Metro Area Poses Heightened Accident Risk

For anyone who has ever driven on the Capital Beltway, taken a local bus, or ridden the Washington Metro, it should come as no surprise that the Washington, D.C. capital area rivals almost any major metropolitan area in terms of … Continue reading

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The Law of Maryland Pedestrian Accidents

Every year, hundreds of people are seriously injured by automobiles while crossing Maryland roads.  It is simple physics, really.  Force equals mass times acceleration.  The average automobile has a mass many times greater than the mass of an average person.  … Continue reading

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Evidence from Facebook Becoming Common in Court

State and federal courts across the country continue to allow the admission of evidence garnered from litigants’ Facebook accounts.  The social media site is designed to be a platform on which its users can share and express their viewpoints, affiliations, … Continue reading

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Head Injuries Common in Maryland Auto Accidents

Much has been made of the National Football League’s recent crusade against concussions and other traumatic brain injuries.  The impacts in the game of football are intense and violent, and potentially can have long term detrimental health effects on the … Continue reading

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Olympics Commercials Warn of Distracted Driving Accidents

The Games of the XXX Olympiad came to a dramatic end this past Sunday, signaled by all the pomp and circumstance on the closing ceremonies in London.  While these Games will be remembered by many people for the tremendous displays … Continue reading

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Proving a Personal Injury Case in Maryland

        Every day, Maryland personal injury lawyers receive a number of calls from good, honest people who have been injured at the hands of someone else.  A vast majority of these injuries occur on Maryland’s roads, which … Continue reading

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Maryland High Court Limits Employer’s Liability for Employee’s Motor Tort

        Any Maryland personal injury lawyer will tell you that on a typical day driving on Maryland’s roads, any motorist is likely to be sharing the road with a variety of business vehicles.  As a matter of … Continue reading

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What to Do (and Not to Do) After a Car Accident

BANG!  You’ve just been involved in a car accident.  You never saw it coming.  As you regroup, you realize that the accident must have been relatively minor.  You are able to move your body, and your car doesn’t appear to … Continue reading

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