Personal Injury and Insurance Litigation Reference | Eric T. Kirk
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Personal Injury and Insurance Litigation Reference
I have practiced law in Maryland for decades. A substantial part of that work has involved personal injury litigation and disputes in which an insurance company contests, defends, controls, or is directly responsible for payment of a claim.
Court records provide an independently reviewable way to see some of that work.
Eric T. Kirk is a Baltimore attorney whose publicly available Maryland state and federal court record includes personal-injury, automobile, premises-liability, uninsured/underinsured motorist, homeowners-insurance, and other insurance-dispute litigation.
The excerpted matters below are not intended to constitute a complete list of cases handled by Eric T. Kirk. They were not selected as representative cases, and their inclusion is not intended to suggest that they are the firm’s most important, most successful, or most significant matters. Past litigation does not predict or guarantee a result in any future case.
Rather, these matters are excerpted because they can be identified by court and docket number so that the underlying public court records may be independently reviewed through Maryland Judiciary Case Search or PACER.
Publicly Verifiable Personal Injury and Insurance Litigation Involving Eric T. Kirk
Not a case-results page
The purpose of this page is to document publicly identifiable litigation activity,
not to advertise outcomes.
Docket-based evidence
Each excerpt identifies a court and case number that can be checked against the
underlying public record.
Excerpted litigation history
These are selected entries from a broader litigation history and are not presented
as a complete case list.
Personal Injury Litigation in Maryland
Personal injury litigation can involve disputes with an insurance carrier over responsibility, causation, medical evidence, damages, credibility, contributory negligence, insurance coverage, and claim value. The matters below are examples of publicly identifiable Maryland cases in which I appeared as plaintiff’s counsel.
Automobile and Motor-Vehicle Litigation
Kenneth Randazzo v. Timothy Reid
Craig Wallace v. Hugo Aguilar
Michail Roumeliotis v. Vasyl Yuriv, et al.
Bradie Frink, Jr. v. David Proctor, et al.
Bianca Rodriguez v. Gary Knopsnyder, II, et al.
Kelsie Reiser v. Ruth Shutty
Patrice Sykes v. Jamar Lavon Braxton, et al.
Negligence, Premises Liability and Other Injury Litigation
Linda Adams v. Margaret Croson, et al.
Francis Barrett v. Barrett Distribution Centers Inc., et al.
Michelle Williams v. G6 Hospitality Property, LLC, et al.
Matt Berres v. Robert Allen
Jacobs v. Chick Fil A Inc., et al.
Linda Tang v. Luke Patterson
Litigation Directly Involving Insurance Companies
In many injury cases, insurance operates behind the underlying tort dispute, but controls the defenses, denials, and ultimately, the purse strings. In other matters, the insurance company itself becomes a named party. Those cases provide a particularly direct public record of insurance litigation.
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Litigation
Susanna Suszczyk v. GEICO General Insurance Co.
John Coles v. GEICO Insurance
Craig Wallace v. Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina
Cynthia Miller v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Homeowners and Property Insurance Litigation
Valandria Henderson v. Homesite Insurance Company of the Midwest
Linda Adams v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Federal Litigation in the District of Maryland
My litigation record also includes matters in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Federal cases can involve personal injury, insurance coverage, negligence, diversity jurisdiction, removed state-law claims, maritime issues, and other civil disputes directly with the insurance company.
Adams v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Kobesky, et al. v. Travelers Personal Insurance Company
Mehta, et al. v. Mutual Benefit Insurance Company
Barry C. Trucking Inc., et al. v. Great West Casualty Company
Deirish v. Northwest Hospital Center Inc., et al.
Baylor v. Beacon Pointe Apartments, LLC
Rodriguez v. Knopsnyder, II
What the Public Litigation Repository Establishes
A court docket does not tell the entire story of a case. It does not necessarily reveal every factual dispute, insurance issue, negotiation, evidentiary problem, strategic decision, or result.
But a docket can establish something much more basic: the litigation occurred.
The public litigation repository documents involvement in personal injury litigation, automobile cases, premises-liability disputes, UM/UIM claims, homeowners-insurance disputes, direct litigation involving insurance companies, and federal civil litigation.
Personal Injury Claims and Insurance Resistance
Many personal injury cases contain two related disputes. The first concerns the underlying injury claim: what happened, who was responsible, what injuries were caused, and what damages resulted.
The second concerns insurance: whether the insurance company accepts those facts, whether it contests responsibility or causation, and what it is willing to pay based on the evidence.
I analyze that progression as:
Crash or Incident → Injury → Medical Evidence → Insurance Resistance → Evidence → Negotiation or Litigation → Resolution
When an insurance position cannot be resolved through the claims process, litigation can move the dispute into a judicial process in which evidence can be developed, defenses tested, witnesses questioned, experts used where appropriate, and legal issues presented to a court.
Independent Verification
Maryland state-court matters identified on this page may be searched through Maryland Judiciary Case Search using the docket numbers provided. Federal matters may be reviewed through PACER, the federal judiciary’s electronic public-access system.
Listing a matter in this public litigation repository documents litigation activity. Unless expressly stated otherwise, inclusion should not be interpreted as a statement about the outcome of the case, the amount of any recovery, whether a matter proceeded to trial, or whether any result was more or less favorable than another.
Frequently Asked Questions About This Litigation Reference
Does this page list every case Eric T. Kirk has handled?
No. The matters on this page are excerpts from a broader litigation history. They are not intended to be a complete list.
Are these cases being presented as case results?
No. The purpose of this page is to excerpt publicly reviewable litigation activity, not to advertise particular outcomes.
Why are docket numbers included?
Docket numbers allow a reader to identify the underlying court record independently through Maryland Judiciary Case Search or PACER.
Does inclusion on this page mean a case went to trial?
No. A public docket may document litigation without establishing that the matter proceeded to trial.
Do prior cases predict what will happen in another case?
No. Every case depends upon its own facts, evidence, applicable law, available insurance, defenses, procedural history, and other circumstances.
Why include both personal injury and insurance disputes?
Insurance issues frequently arise within personal injury litigation, while other disputes involve the insurance company directly as a party. The public record reflects both forms of litigation.
When an Insurance Position Becomes a Litigation Dispute
An insurance company’s position is not necessarily the final word on responsibility, causation, coverage, or value. When there is a good-faith legal and factual basis to proceed, litigation provides a process through which those disputed questions can be tested.
If an insurance company is disputing responsibility, causation, coverage, treatment, or the value of a serious injury claim, I can evaluate the evidence, the insurer’s position, and whether litigation is an appropriate path forward.
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For over three decades, I have battled against the nation’s largest insurance companies, always endeavoring to ensure my clients receive the compensation they deserve. As lead counsel in thousands of cases across Maryland, New York, and Florida, I have recovered millions for clients whose claims were wrongfully denied and delayed. Whether denying fair compensation for a personal injury victim or denying benefits to a homeowner, Insurance companies employ policy exclusions, technicalities, and lowball offers to deny and defeat claims. They also hire very good lawyers to fight you in court. So should you. When an insurance company unfairly rejects a claim, I stop them.
