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.
Periodically, some of my clients do some planning for the following year. I Attorney Eric T. Kirk think it’s generally a wise thing to do. One of the things I would encourage anyone to do is look at their insurance coverage....
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The top three pedestrian accident questions in Maryland are usually about fault, crossings, and contributory negligence. A driver is not automatically at fault just because a pedestrian was hit. The real questions are whether the drive...
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A top personal injury lawyer is your zealous advocate when an insurance company denies you vital compensation due to an injury. When there are great losses at stake, and significant compensation due, you may be committing an irreversib...
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As with some jurisdictions, Maryland law holds the owners of dogs that attack and injure others while running at large strictly responsible for those injuries. Under this provision, the animal’s owner is responsible for any injur...
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Maryland does not limit economic damages, but it does cap non-economic damages such as pain, suffering, and loss of quality of life. The main risk is misunderstanding what is capped and what is not. The next issue is determining how th...
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As long as you’re alive -you’re vulnerable to accidents. When ‘accidents’ result from the misconduct of another, the law providers a remedy. If circumstances warrant, you may consider filing a claim to get monet...
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Although there are no statistics on this, it is likely that most personal injury and car accident cases are handled on a contingency fee basis. Attorney’s fees come in three variations. You may agree to hire a lawyer for a fixed...
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Yes. A Maryland auto insurer can raise your rates after an accident, and in some situations it can cancel, nonrenew, or reduce coverage. But it does not get to do those things in whatever manner it wants. The real issue is whether the...
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Most personal injury lawyers, and this one is no exception, handle cases on what is called a contingency fee contract. Distilled to its most basic, this is often billed as: As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. NO COSTS UNLESS W...
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The short answer is “yes” you can get both at the same time, but there is an interplay between the two, and, in the typical situation, the amount of social security disability benefits an injured worker receives is going to...
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I’ve Attorney Eric T. Kirk always maintained that you should consult with an experienced personal injury attorney immediately after a car accident involving injury. My feelings are that it just makes sense to get a handle on...
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Yes. In an appropriate Maryland car accident case, compensation may include pre-impact fright, meaning the fear, horror, or dread experienced in the moments before an anticipated collision actually happens. The biggest problem is proof...
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