Valuing car accident cases for settlement in Maryland is a challenge. The most important thing is the severity of the injuries. That is probably all that should matter. But many more variables drive how much money the insurance company will offer to settle an injury claim before a lawsuit is…
The CDC recently announced that EzriCare Artificial Tears lubricating eye drops have caused a wave of very serious bacterial infections across the country. Infections from the contaminated eye drops have caused very serious injuries including vision loss and at least one death. Our product liability attorneys are currently investigating potential…
I dislike trying personal injury cases with high-low agreements that contain the size of the verdict. If you will force us to take the case to trial, I would prefer the chance of the upside. My gut-level reaction is no deal. But the problem with this bravado is clients. Our…
Good Samaritan laws are intended to protect people from liability when they voluntarily assist others in emergencies. Here is an example of how Good Samaritan laws work. Let’s say you’re driving to work and you witness a car accident. One of the vehicles flips over the driver is stuck and…
Let me start off by saying I’m generally skeptical of the benefits of an accident reconstructionist as an expert witness in most car accident cases. Why? Generally, I think in most liability dispute cases, jurors feel like they have all the information to make the call. Jurors think they understand…
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…