GEICO Insurance Company Profile | Auto, Agency & Claims Context
GEICO Learn More About Insurance Claim Disputes This page provides institutional information about GEICO as a property and casualty insurance entity. A specific insurance dispute is evaluated by the p...
Is Interest Added To My Personal Injury Settlement, Judgement, Verdict Or Award?
Is Interest Added to a Maryland Personal Injury Settlement, Judgment, Verdict, or Award? Sometimes. Interest is usually not added to a personal injury settlement unless the settlement agreement says s...
Can I Recover for Emotional Distress After a Baltimore Car Accident?
What If a Baltimore Car Accident Caused Anxiety, Fear, or Emotional Distress? Yes, emotional distress can matter in a Baltimore car accident claim, especially when it accompanies a provable physical i...
How Is Negligence Defined? What Does it Mean to Be Negligent?
Maryland juries are instructed that negligence is doing something that a person using ordinary care, caution and prudence would not do, or, in fact doing something that a reasonably cautious person wo...
I Was Injured by a Drunk Driver. Does Maryland Recognize Dramshop Liability?
A Dramshop Act is a law that imposes civil liability on the vendors of intoxicating liquor where, typically, that liquor is dispensed to someone who is obviously intoxicated, and that obviously intoxi...
What Is The Statute Of Limitations For A Baltimore, Maryland Personal Injury Claim?
What Is the Statute of Limitations for a Baltimore, Maryland Personal Injury Claim? In most Baltimore personal injury and car accident cases based on negligence, the general deadline to file suit is t...
Is It Too Late To Sue? What Is The Status Of Limitations For A Medical Malpractice Claim?
In Maryland, a negligence action generally must be filed by a personal injury attorney within 3 years from the date of injury. However, an action for damages relating to providing, or failing to provi...
What Should You Do After a Baltimore Car Accident? | Eric T. Kirk
What Should You Do After a Baltimore Car Accident? If you think you may be hurt after a Baltimore car accident, get medically evaluated first. If you are physically able, begin gathering information a...
Can A Child Be Negligent Or Contribute To His Or Her Injuries?
The law of five jurisdictions, Alabama, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, contains the doctrine of “contributory negligence”. This principle, a leftover vestige fro...
I Was In A Bus Accident. Do I Have A Claim?
Yes, if you sustained an injury, you do. Because, by definition, you were on a bus, and don’t have damage to your vehicle, it is unlikely, but perhaps not inconceivable, that you would have any...
Who Is At Fault For A Car Accident If There Is No Stop Sign Or Red Light: The Boulevard Rule.
If you are involved in an automobile accident, and you had the “right of way”, the other driver is typically going to be found “at fault” for the accident– at least in th...
