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The Impact of an Attorney Settling or Receiving a Verdict on a Property Damage Claim on Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Claim in Maryland

I received an email from a personal injury lawyer in Baltimore last night asking about a liability dispute case the lawyer has. I thought I would respond to him in today’s blog. This lawyer’s client filed suit pro se for his property damage claim, which will be heard next month…

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Cross-Examination of the Witness That Cannot Be Cross-Examined

If you are a personal injury lawyer who regularly tries cases, you have encountered a witness, most likely the defendant’s medical expert, that you just cannot cross-examine even if your technique of cross-examination is sound. After you walk back to the trial table with your tail between your legs, what…

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Permissive Use and Negligent Entrustment

Frequently, insurance adjusters, plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers, and defense lawyers confuse two important concepts when a defendant driver is using someone else’s vehicle: permissive use vs. negligent entrustment. I had an adjuster confuse the two last months during settlement negotiations so I thought I would write today about the differences…

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Independent Medical Examinations

More and more personal injury lawyers in Maryland accident cases are doing battle over the ‘independent’ medical examination. Attorneys argue over everything from who should conduct the examination, how far the plaintiff should have a drive for the examination, to more substantive issues such as the examining doctor’s financial records.…

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How Maryland Personal Injury Lawyers Should Deal with Motions to Compel Discovery

More often than ever before, our lawyers are having difficultly getting timely answers to discovery from defense lawyers. I do not think this is some nefarious plot. Rather, I think defense lawyers are used to answering discovery whenever they feel like it because no one holds their feet to the…

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Maryland Cap on Non-Economic Damages

The cap on pain and suffering damages in Maryland for claims arising after today has increased to $680,000. This is also the maximum cap on any non-medical malpractice wrongful death case if there is only one claimant. The wrongful death cap with two or more beneficiaries in a non-medical malpractice…

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Interview with Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell Regarding Certiorari

The Maryland Daily Record published in an interview on Friday with Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert M. Bell who had some interesting comments on seeking certiorari that I think would interest any personal injury lawyer seeking an appeal to a higher court where the appeal is not a…

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