Maryland made the right call by getting rid of the “one bite rule,” which created an assumption that dog owners know their dogs can bite. In doing so, the Maryland legislature effectively nixed a Maryland Supreme Court ruling that said pit bulls are inherently dangerous and imposed strict liability for…
Wrongful death lawsuits in Maryland are subject to a 3-year statute of limitations that runs from the date of death. In this post, we will look at wrongful death claims and this 3-year limitation deadline in more detail. Wrongful Death Lawsuits in Maryland The purpose of a wrongful death lawsuit…
Last week in Lamalfa v. Hearn, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that medical records could be admitted over hearsay objections when the records are relied on by an expert witness and the records satisfy 4 conditions of Maryland Rule 5-703(b). Like most states, Maryland has a statutory business records exception…
In this post, I will explain how to check to see if a particular doctor has ever been sued for medical malpractice or had a malpractice claim filed against them. Many prospective patients want to know about prior malpractice suits when shopping for a new doctor. Others become interested in…
Our clients sometimes incur hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. They should be compensated for those bills. But the bigger harm in personal injury cases is the physical and emotional pain and suffering that comes with the victims’ injuries. Today, we will look at average compensation for emotional…
Our lawyers are handling Roundup cases in all 50 states. Monsanto Roundup lawsuits have led Bayer to pay billions of dollars in settlement compensation payouts to victims and their families with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. If you have a new Roundup herbicide non-Hodgin’s lymphoma cancer case, call a Roundup attorney. Not today. …
Medically induced cooling of the brain can help treat damage. This relatively new procedure — the FDA approved it a little over 10 years ago — provides the opportunity to treat babies who are suffering from hypoxic brain damage because of perinatal asphyxia. We don’t totally understand the exact science…
Elmiron eye damage and vision loss lawsuits are now in an MDL class action lawsuit that houses all federal court Elmiron lawsuits. Our lawyers are seeking new victims who are seeing a settlement compensation payout for their injuries in all 50 states. Our Elmiron lawyers believe these class action eye…
Our Maryland-based attorneys are reviewing Camp Lejeune water poisoning lawsuits in all 50 states. For 35 years (from the 1950s to the 1980s) an estimated 1 million former residents and employees at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base in North Carolina were being supplied with drinking water that was poisoned…
Our lawyers have high hopes for the Paraquat lawsuit. Our attorneys are handling these claims in all 50 states. Our attorneys believe the science strongly supports the premise that Paraquat exposure causes Parkinson’s disease. As our lawyers discuss below, the Paraquat Parkinson’s disease lawsuit may have higher projected individual settlement…