Personal Injury
Accidents Caused by a Drunk Driver
The civil justice system gives you a venue to seek compensation after a serious injury. If you were hit by a drunk driver in Maryland, you can file a claim against the driver’s car insurance policy and pursue a fair settlement. If the insurance company is unwilling to compensate you adequately, you can file a…
Read MoreTypes of Back and Neck Injuries Suffered by Car Crash Victims
The human spine is an intricate, complex, and delicate structure. It is not built to absorb the severe impacts that often accompany car crashes. However, during car collisions, very often it is the back and neck that suffer the severest consequences. The muscles and ligaments of the entire spine can experience considerable strain. As well,…
Read MoreMulti-Car Crashes and Establishing Liability in Maryland
A multi-car crash claimed the lives of four people in Glenmont, Maryland on Feb. 20. The crash occurred near Silver Spring at southbound Georgia Avenue and Hathaway Drives at about 3:30 PM. Four people, including one child, were taken to the hospital after suffering serious injuries in the crash. According to police, two of the…
Read MoreHow Safe Must Autonomous Vehicles Be?
Whether you call them autonomous vehicles, self-driving or driverless cars, they are the future – and could be a frightening prospect. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety survey reveals that while most U.S. drivers are looking for autonomous technologies when they buy a new car, they are afraid of fully autonomous vehicles. According to the…
Read MoreHit Another Pothole? The Weather May Be to Blame
Where there are paved roads, there are potholes; it is a fact of life. If you have felt, though, that there have been more potholes this year than in previous years, you’re right; there are. The weather has played a big part in their creation. Or, as the Baltimore Sun explains it, “in 2018, wide…
Read MoreAdditional Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and Paramedics
Police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers are often exposed to increased risks, dangers, and health hazards. Maryland’s workers’ compensation laws recognize the added stress public safety workers face, and afford public safety employees additional benefits because of those stresses. We wanted to outline those benefits here, so that the people who protect us…
Read MoreDebunking Common Myths About Car Insurance
Car insurance rates are an enigma. You pay one price, your spouse pays another, and your neighbor pays yet another price for a service that the law requires all drivers to purchase. Because there is so much “mystery” surrounding car insurance, people tend to fill in those gaps with erroneous information. We want to set…
Read MoreCTE Identified in a Living Person for the First Time
A news story on CNN in November 2017 describes how researchers have discovered the first case of a living person who was identified with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Dr. Bennet Omalu, who is the lead researcher in the study which was published in the journal Neurosurgery, told CNN that the subject of the case in…
Read MoreWhat Causes Deadly Head-on Collisions?
If you have ever witnessed a head-on crash between two vehicles, it is not a sight that you are likely to be able to get out of your mind. When two powerful vehicles traveling in opposite directions collide, the outcome is usually catastrophic. The larger the vehicles and the greater the rate of speed each…
Read MoreRear-end Car Accidents and Lower Back Pain
Rear-end car crashes are the most common types of collisions. Even when you are hit at a “low” speed, you can still sustain serious injuries. One of the more common types of injuries involves the sacroiliac joint, and it can lead to chronic back pain. Because doctors tend to misdiagnose these injuries, a car accident…
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