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.
If you slip and fall on someone else’s property, the owner of the property could be responsible for your injuries. Determining liability and who is accountable in any personal injury incident is a key component and...
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“Slip and fall” is a phrase used in personal injury cases as shorthand to describe a situation where a person may trip, slip, and fall on another person’s property. This is not to be seen a a trivialization...
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Every personal injury clients asks, understandably, “what is the value of my case?” The second question, invariably, and appropriately, is “what do I get in my pocket?” The first question, frankly, is a difficul...
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What Happens When an Insurance Company Denies Your Claim? Short answer: When an insurance company denies your claim, the process is no longer about negotiation—it becomes a dispute. At that point, your only meaningful leverage is...
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If you are involved in an automobile accident, and you have the “right of way”, the other driver is typically going to be considered at fault for the accident. Some rules involving rights of way are common sense. The driver...
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What is uninsured motorist coverage? Uninsured Motorist coverage is considered “first party” insurance. Like health, or perhaps disability insurance, it is your insurance. You pay the premiums. You have a policy with your i...
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It’s the third most frequent question in my business. Like the other two: “Do I have a case”, and “How much is my case worth”, the answer depends on any number of variables. Even though the answer is going...
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Usually yes, and usually without paying anything up front. In most Baltimore personal injury cases, the attorney is paid on a contingency fee basis. That means there is no retainer, no hourly billing to get started, and no attorney...
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When it comes to the decision on “what type of attorney to hire”, I would simply suggest that the analysis used is the same as that used when hiring any other type of professional. The bottom line is that you...
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Every accident is a unique event. Certainly, every personal injury is likewise unique and singular for the person sustaining it. Having said that, in 25 years of practice, I Attorney Eric T. Kirk have encountered some commonly rec...
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Does the Other Driver’s Insurance Company Matter in Determining How Much I Recover? Yes, but not in the way most people first think. The name of the other driver’s insurance company can affect claim handling, negotiation st...
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Litigation is not quite simply going to court for a trial. It’s a process rather than event. When attempts at reaching an amicable settlement of a case have failed, the filing of a lawsuit is the next step in the process. Statist...
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