What Happens When The At-Fault Party Leaves The Scene Of A Maryland Car Accident?
For all of the obvious reasons, leaving the scene of an accident involving either property damage – or more significantly, personal injury – is a crime under Maryland law. Unfortunately, the threat of criminal prosecution is not always enough to dissuade others from leaving the scene of an accident. Although it is a comparatively rare event-... Read more »
What If I Can’t Afford My Medical Bills After Being Involved In A Maryland Accident?
I Attorney Eric T. Kirk think it’s fair to say that there’s a common understanding that if you are hurt through the negligent act of another individual, they are responsible for the payment of any medical expenses you may incur – as well as for other damages you sustain. That is the good news. It’s a mixed... Read more »
What Is Considered A Serious Motor Vehicle Accident In Maryland?
The phrase “serious” car accident has gained popularity in legal/insurance parlance. Indeed, there are attorneys who publicize and advertise that they only hire or handle serious car accident cases. I Attorney Eric T. Kirk can tell you from handling these cases for a few decades, and, anyone who has ever been involved in an MVA of... Read more »
What Are Those Important First Steps After Being Involved In A Serious Maryland Car Accident?
While I attorney Eric T. Kirk have often said that anyone who’s sustains injury, or significant property or loss or damage in a motor vehicle accident would label such an event as “serious”, some motor vehicle accidents have more significant consequences than others. I would suggest that in any serious car accident in Maryland, the... Read more »
Can A Maryland Insurance Company Deny a Claim Based on a Serious Car Accident ?
There are three principal methods available to an insurance company, in my view, to dispute any claim for compensation or benefits after an automobile accident: Denial. Minimization. Stalling. The first is the frank, outright denial where the insurer takes the position that they owe no money because they’re not obligated under the policy of insurance to pay, or, that their insured person has a viable legal... Read more »
What Compensation Am I Entitled To After Being Involved In A Serious Maryland Automobile Accident?
Under Maryland law, monetary compensation for personal injury sustained in a serious accident is referred to as “damage” “damages” or a “damage award”. There are two forms of damage typically recoverable in a personal injury case: economic and non-economic damages. What I’ve attorney Eric T. Kirk seen over the years is that the economic damages in the wake of a significant or catastrophic motor... Read more »
Does Insurance Cover A Catastrophic Maryland Car Accident ?
One of the more important issues involving any personal injury case is whether or not there is enough insurance coverage to fully compensate the victim, or all of the victims, for their losses. In Maryland, Uninsured Motorist coverage can protect, and compensate, the victims of a serious car accident. Maryland requires all drivers to have relatively minimal liability insurance of $30,000. As... Read more »
Three Classic Mistakes To Avoid In The Afermath Of A Significant Maryland Car Accident
Clearly, anytime someone sustains any meaningful injury, in any manner, failing to take the appropriate measures to ensure financial recovery and guard their interests can be an all-too often-made mistake. The potential consequences that flow from such failure are magnified in proportion to the gravity of the injury-causing event. In other words, mistakes that are... Read more »
Cannot Return To Work After A Catastrophic Baltimore Car Accident?
The focus of this article is the recovery of compensation, or money damages, from an at-fault person and/or their insurance company. In particular, we examine the questions surrounding someone who cannot return to work after being involved in a catastrophic Baltimore car accident. I should note at the outset that this article does not address... Read more »
What Rights Does Someone in Baltimore, MD Have If An Insurance Company Wrongfully Refuses to Pay A Valid Claim?
Insurance companies refuse to pay thousands upon thousands of claims each and every year. The larger the insurance company, the larger the number of claims that are not paid. As attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you there are two principal methods available to the insurance company to avoid payment of a claim: denial and... Read more »
What Can Someone in Baltimore Do To Stop Online Defamation or Invasion of Privacy?
What Can Someone in Baltimore Do To Stop Online Defamation or Invasion of Privacy
Can I Sue For An Online Privacy Invasion in Baltimore, Maryland?
What Are My Rights If Someone Makes My Private Affairs Known To The Public Online?
