Can I Sue Someone Because Their Bakes Failed or They Failed to Maintain Their Vehicle?
Experienced Baltimore personal injury lawyers will tell you the law requires vehicle owners to make sure their automobiles are equipped with the parts and systems required by the Transportation Code, and at all times must be in such condition so as not to put any person in danger. So, as opposed to liability for the... Read more »
Who Can I Sue for Causing an Accident. Can an Automobile Maker Be Held Liable?
The law requires vehicle makers to use reasonable care in the design, manufacture, testing and inspection of the automobile, and ensure that it is safe for foreseeable uses. If they fail, that is evidence of negligence. Anyone who has received a recall notice, even for seemingly minor matters, knows that automakers are well aware of... Read more »
Can Insurance Company Say “No One” Is At Fault for Causing A Baltimore Accident?
Can Insurance Company Say “No One” Is At Fault for Causing A Baltimore Accident? You bet they can, and do. Personal injury lawyers have heard this argued one more than one occasion. Whether it is phrased in terms of “act of god”, “unavoidable accident” or some strain of “sudden incapacity of a driver”, lawyers representing... Read more »
How To Prove The Other Driver Was At-Fault For A Car Accident.
It is usually clear in the case of car accidents which vehicles were involved -although who was at fault may be hotly disputed. In fact, experienced Baltimore personal injury lawyers will tell you that the mere fact that an accident happened does not mean someone was at fault. But what about a situation where it... Read more »
How Is Negligence Determined?
Each of us, whether in the operation of a car, in our work activities, or in just simply going about the tasks of everyday life, owes each of our fellow citizens an obligation to conduct ourselves in a way that will not harm them, or created an unreasonable risk of harm for them. As Attorney Eric... Read more »
I Was Hit While On A Bicycle -Do I Have A Personal Injury Case?
Of course the rules of the road, including the duty to use due care, apply to the operators of bicycles. Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. It has come as a surprise to some of my clients that a bicyclist has all the rights of a motorist. There are some exceptions: bicyclists cannot operate on... Read more »
What are Damages?
Our civil justice is premised on the idea that although money is a poor substitute for one’s physical health and peace of mind, Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. it is how our law measures the magnitude of your loss. Damages are monetary compensation for personal injury. No one would every willingly exchange their... Read more »
Who Pays To Fix My Car After Baltimore Accident? I Don’t Want My Rates to Go Up.
Who Pays To Fix My Car After A Baltimore Car Accident? I Don’t Want My Rates to Go Up. Of course, if someone damages you, and your car, through no fault of your own, you are entitled to recover damages for personal injury, Attorney Eric T. Kirk can explain to you, and for damages to your... Read more »
The Ambulance, Police Car, Fire Truck Caused The Accident. Can I Sue Them?
The drivers of emergency vehicles have a duty to operate those vehicles safely, even when responding to emergency calls, in the pursuit of suspects, or responding to a fire alarm. Although these emergency responders are immune for liable for acts of ordinary negligence, the owners of the vehicles- typically their employers- may be responsible for... Read more »
Speeding, Negligence, Fault and a Baltimore Automobile Accident
Evidence that a person was traveling faster than the posted speed limit – while perhaps difficult to prove- can be considered evidence that the speeder was negligent in the operation of the vehicle, and therefore the cause of the accident. Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. Even if the person is within the posted limit,... Read more »
What is a Wrongful Death Claim?
In other guides, what some might call “garden variety” negligence is discussed. Car accidents, slips, falls and the like- where the injuries might be mild to serious, but not life threatening. What if someone’s conduct leads to the death of another? Baltimore personal injury law provides that where a “wrongful act” [an act, including criminal... Read more »
I Fell On The Sidewalk? Who Can I Sue?
Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you, Baltimore personal injury law provides that a local government is responsible for injuries to pedestrians caused by an unsafe condition resulting from negligent design or construction on public streets and sidewalks. Local government also has a duty to warn about dangerous conditions on public streets and sidewalks that... Read more »
