Maryland Legal Article Library
Maryland Legal Articles
Over the course of the last decades, Eric T. Kirk has published articles addressing Maryland personal injury claims, car accident cases, truck accident cases, workers’ compensation claims, denied homeowners insurance claims, and insurance disputes involving fault, causation, damages, repair scope, and claim value.
Maryland Personal Injury, Insurance Claim & Case Analysis
If you have been injured in an accident, hurt at work, or trapped in a dispute with an insurance company over a denied, delayed, or underpaid claim, the value of your home, or the value of your bodily injury, these articles will help identify the legal issues that matter.
Each addresses a component of your core issue: You are locked in a battle for full and fair compensation with an insurance company that has proven unwilling to provide it.
If you cannot find what you are looking for, you may contact the firm to discuss whether legal review is appropriate. I challenge unfair claim denials and devaluations in Maryland’s courtrooms.
It’s often unwelcome news, but the reality is, not everyone who has sustained personal injury has a viable legal claim. Accidents occur. If there is not an intentional or negligent act – or in a rare case strict liabil...
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Maryland law imposes numerous obligations on the owners of a motor vehicle keeping it: Seasoned personal injury and accident lawyers like Attorney Eric T. Kirk in Baltimore are also very aware that owner has an obligati...
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We’ve discussed in other guides that a prior accident can be a significant variable in assessing the value of Baltimore injury or car accident claim. Prior to the initiation of litigation, it may be possible to keep the details a...
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Start with the declarations page. That is usually where your Maryland auto policy shows the coverages you bought, the limits, the deductibles, and the premium. The main risk is assuming every number is a guarantee of payment or assumin...
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Any Maryland worker who has sustained a personal injury on the job, and sought worker’s compensation benefits, knows that there some hardworking, honest employers and responsive and responsible insurance carriers out there. These...
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Scope and Course of Employment in Maryland Workers’ Compensation: The Coming and Going Rule A Maryland workers’ compensation claim usually succeeds only if the injury happened in the scope and course of employment. The main...
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The injured worker must have sustained an accidental personal injury for it to be considered compensable under the workers compensation law. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. compensable adjective: eligible for or subject...
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The benefits available to workers sustaining a personal injury at work fall into two broad categories: medical care, and wage loss. Within those broad categories, there are many subdivisions. The experienced worker’s compensation...
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If your doctor says you cannot work at all after a Maryland workplace injury, you are generally in temporary total disability status and should be receiving wage-loss benefits. The main risk is assuming that a no-work slip and simple m...
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When Do You Get Temporary Partial Disability After Returning to Light Duty Work in Maryland? You receive temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits in Maryland when you return to work with medical restrictions and earn less than your...
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Maryland Workers’ Compensation Permanent Disability: PPD vs PTD Permanent disability in a Maryland workers’ compensation case usually means one of two things: permanent partial disability or permanent total disability. The...
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When Does Hiring a Baltimore Car Accident Lawyer Make a Difference? Yes—hiring a Baltimore personal injury lawyer after a car accident can be a major advantage when fault is disputed, injuries are more than minor, treatment is on...
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