Analyzing Insurance Company Risk and Defenses Impact on Value
How Do Risk and Legal Defenses Affect Case Value in Maryland? Short answer:Risk can significantly reduce or eliminate value. Expanded answer:In Maryland, even a small amount of contributory negligence...
Is The Driver Of The Car That Hit Me Responsible For My Medical Bills And Injuries?
Yes—usually the driver who caused the crash is the first person legally responsible for the harm that follows. If another driver negligently causes a Baltimore car accident, that driver is ordin...
Can I Sue Someone Because Their Bakes Failed or They Failed to Maintain Their Vehicle?
Experienced Baltimore personal injury lawyers will tell you the law requires vehicle owners to make sure their automobiles are equipped with the parts and systems required by the Transportation Code,...
Who Can I Sue for Causing an Accident. Can an Automobile Maker Be Held Liable?
The law requires vehicle makers to use reasonable care in the design, manufacture, testing and inspection of the automobile, and ensure that it is safe for foreseeable uses. If they fail, that is evid...
Can Insurance Company Say “No One” Is At Fault for Causing A Baltimore Accident?
Can Insurance Company Say “No One” Is At Fault for Causing A Baltimore Accident? You bet they can, and do. Personal injury lawyers have heard this argued one more than one occasion. Whethe...
How To Prove The Other Driver Was At-Fault For Car Accident.
Proving Other Driver Was At-Fault For Car Accident After Baltimore Accident It is usually clear in the case of car accidents which vehicles were involved -although who was at fault may be hotly disput...
How Is Negligence Determined?
Negligence in a Maryland personal injury case is determined by whether a person failed to act with reasonable care under the circumstances. Main risk: if the insurance company can show you were even s...
I Was Hit While On A Bicycle -Do I Have A Personal Injury Case?
Do I have a personal injury case if I was hit while riding a bicycle in Baltimore? Yes — if a driver’s negligence caused the crash and you were not contributorily negligent. In Maryland, e...
What are Damages?
Direct Answer: In Maryland, “damages” are the technical monetary compensation awarded to an injured party for losses resulting from another’s negligence. These are categorized into E...
Who Pays to Fix My Car After a Baltimore Accident If I Do Not Want My Rates to Go Up?
The at-fault driver or that driver’s insurance should pay your property damage, but many people still choose to use their own collision coverage because it is faster. The tradeoff is usually spe...
The Ambulance, Police Car, Fire Truck Caused The Accident. Can I Sue Them?
The drivers of emergency vehicles have a duty to operate those vehicles safely, even when responding to emergency calls, in the pursuit of suspects, or responding to a fire alarm. Although these emerg...
