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.
Out-of-State and Injured in Maryland? Why Maryland Counsel Usually Makes Sense If you are from out of state and injured in a Maryland car accident, the practical answer is usually yes: if the claim may need to be filed or litigated in...
Read Article →
I would venture to say that this-First Moves After Baltimore Car Accident?- is probably the most commonly asked question that I receive from a prospective client who has just been involved in an accident. I certainly agree th...
Read Article →
A permanent injury claim after a Baltimore car accident usually turns on whether the future consequences can be documented and proven before the case is resolved. The biggest risk is assuming future medical needs, future wage loss, or...
Read Article →
If the at-fault driver dies after a Maryland car accident, the claim does not necessarily disappear, but the case usually has to proceed against the other driver’s estate rather than as an ordinary claim against a living defendan...
Read Article →
Who Pays Medical Bills While a Baltimore Car Accident Case Is Still Pending? If another driver is legally responsible for the crash, that driver or, more practically, that driver’s insurance company is usually the ultimate source...
Read Article →
The majority of personal injury cases brought in the state of Maryland are premised on notions of negligence. Did Defendant Act Reasonably In A Baltimore Personal Injury Case? It’s the plaintiff obligation to show they did n...
Read Article →
Although there are a variety of paths that might lead to resolution of a personal injury claim under Maryland law, there are really only two outcomes. Any claim will resolve through a settlement, or the claim will resolve by court acti...
Read Article →
When an insurance company in Maryland, refuses to pay an insurance claim, denies the claim, unreasonably delays the claim, or offers a unreasonably and unfairly low amount for settlement the individual involved has only one viable opti...
Read Article →
The prevailing party in the typical personal injury case in Maryland is entitled to recover compensatory damages. This form of recompense is the remedy recognized under our civil justice system for a civil...
Read Article →
Direct Answer: Fully understanding the value of a Baltimore personal injury case requires a technical analysis of both economic losses (medical bills, lost wages) and non-economic damages (pain, suffering, lifestyle impact). Because no...
Read Article →
Maryland has minimum mandatory insurance requirements. Passenger cars registered in this state must carry a minimum of $30,000 in liability coverage. Attorney Eric T. Kirk says this type of insurance coverage, in turn, is that which is...
Read Article →
There is a theme running through life: “Timing is Everything”. There is a theme running through the law: those who “sleep on their rights” should, at some point in time, be precluded from pursuing or exercising...
Read Article →