What is The Maryland Boulevard Rule?
The Maryland Boulevard Rule has been described as rigid, inflexible, and even unfair in some applications. This doctrine is frequently invoked by an insurance company as a basis to deny a financial recovery to someone injured in an accident that could have been primarily the fault of another. Maryland law divides intersecting roadways into two... Read more »
Can I Sue the Bus or Taxi Company for Personal Injury?
The law imposes stricter requirements for those organizations in the business of transporting people- called “common carriers”. There are additional duties imposed on these common carriers: As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. The utmost degree of care, skill and diligence in everything that concerns its passenger’s safety.1 A common carrier is one who engages... Read more »
Can The At Fault Party’s Insurance Company Deny My Claim, Delay My Settlement or Disclaim Coverage?
A crucial fact for any injured person to recognize, and be prepared to deal with, is that an involved insurance company does not want to compensate you. Perhaps it is counter-intuitive. Insurance is designed to provide compensation for a loss. That’s what the insured person pays for- coverage for a loss. So, when a loss... Read more »
Do I have to Have A Permanent Injury to Get A Settlement?
I’ve talked in other chapters of these guides about the effect, good or bad- of the testimony of the injured person on the outcome of the trial. Even seasoned Baltimore personal injury and accident lawyers that try their cases have likely had a case come off the wheels at one time or another. One potential problem... Read more »
If I Don’t Go To Physical Therapy Does It Affect the Value of My Case?
Everyone has day-to-day responsibilities and obligations. Jobs, kids and the like. Being involved in an automobile accident can make getting those obligations met all the more difficult. It’s not just a question of being injured, sore and a little less mobile. Many Baltimore car accident victims need a course of physical or chiropractic therapy, with sessions... Read more »
Can I Recover My Car Rental Expenses After My Car Was Damaged or Totaled?
Of course, many things, other than personal injury, come up in the aftermath of a car accident. If there are injuries, of course, attendance to those issues is paramount. Property damage issues and transportation replacement insurance issues may all be secondary, but vitally important concerns. Most people are familiar with the idea of renting a car while theirs is... Read more »
Should I Document All of My Expenses After A Car Accident?
I Attorney Eric T. Kirk discussed in another guide a concept familiar to all experienced Baltimore personal injury and accident lawyers that try their cases- the pain diary. [i.e. a day-to-day chronology of the ways that a car or automobile accident effects the life of the injury victim]. Some of us are natural organizers and record keepers-others are not. I... Read more »
If I Get Hit From Behind, Is The Other Driver Automatically At Fault?
Is the driver that strikes from behind responsible? Seasoned Maryland car and automobile accident lawyers will tell you the answer, generally, is yes, but it is not an automatic result. All drivers must use reasonable care for the safety of others. The following driver must use due care for the safety of others, including the duty... Read more »
What Is a Low Speed Collision? Can The Insurance Company Deny My Claim Because of This?
Baltimore car and automobile accident lawyers will tell you that “low-speed collision” it is a term of art for the insurance industry really meaning: “We are not going to pay any money on this claim” Insurance companies take the position that if there is no serious or visible property damage than no one could have possibly been hurt... Read more »
Take My Baltimore Injury Case to Trial /Settle My Auto Case?
While no competent Baltimore car accident lawyer will tell you an exact value of your personal injury case to the penny, experienced attorneys familiar with car accidents in this jurisdiction can give you a value range. Armed with that information, and other input from your lawyer, you make the call of whether or not to take... Read more »
The Disappearing Motorist
This is not truly a situation involving a ‘hit and run“, or at least it is a variant on that theme. Perhaps this situation can be though of as a ‘delayed hit and run’. In other words, the person responsible for the accident stays at the scene, but later disappears, at least for all intents... Read more »
Am I Entitled To Compensation For A Hit And Run Accident?
Maryland car accident lawyers Attorney Eric T. Kirk are aware that every insurance policy issued in Maryland must include coverage for damages caused by unidentified motorists unless that coverage is affirmatively waived. Victims of Baltimore car accidents where the at-fault diver flees the scene must show that they have exhausted all reasonable efforts to ascertain the... Read more »
