Category Archives: Personal Injury

Why Maryland Personal Injury Cases Sometimes Fail

When you are injured as a result of someone else’s negligence, you want to recover as much as you possibly can for your medical bills, property damage, lost wages, and your pain and suffering.  Unfortunately, hundreds of Marylanders miss out … Continue reading

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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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Death Linked to Energy Drinks

Millions of times each week, Americans reach for an energy boost from caffeinated drinks.  The caffeinated drink of choice remains coffee, but there is a growing market for “energy shots” and carbonated caffeine-infused energy drinks.  The appeal of these drinks … 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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Train Derailment Kills Two Teens in Howard County

Maryland personal injury lawyers are sometimes tasked with making the best of a tragic situation.  Every year, thousands of people are killed by the negligence of other citizens, defective product designs, and negligent maintenance of private or public fixtures.  When … 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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Baltimore City to Pay out $340,000 in Settlements

The City of Baltimore’s Board of Estimates recently convened to discuss the approval of settlement proceeds for three separate automobile accidents involving city vehicles.  The lesson?  Government employees can sometimes be just as negligent on the roads as ordinary citizens.  … Continue reading

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