Personal Injury Lawyer: Baltimore’s Washington Village | 21230
Experienced Legal Representation in Washington Village If you’ve been injured in an accident in Washington Village (zip code 21230), you need a dedicated personal injury lawyer who understands t...
Do Some Insurance Companies Deny More Claims Or Pay Less Than Others?
Another valid question. A few years ago, a lawyer’s group now know as the American Association for Justice, put out a fascinating publication called the ’10 Worst Insurance Companies in Am...
Example of Contributory Negligence? Do I Lose My Baltimore Accident Case?
Seasoned Baltimore personal injury and accident lawyers have seen the law imposes a duty on every driver to see everything they should have seen [even if they didn’t] had “they properly ex...
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 financ...
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...
What Happens If An Insurance Company Does Not Offer Its Policy Limits?
The possibility of obtaining a financial recovery beyond the limits of any possible insurance coverage clearly has an enormous impact on the value of the case. Maryland has relatively modest minimum m...
What is The “Last Clear Chance” Doctrine?
Under Maryland law, those that contribute to the happening that causes them injury do not have a claim against anyone else that contributes to that same event. This is called contributory negligence,...
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 d...
Contributory Negligence: Can I Recover for an Accident if I’m Negligent, Even in the Smallest Way?
The law of five jurisdictions, Alabama, District of Columbia*, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, contains the doctrine of “contributory negligence”. An experienced Baltimore car and auto...
How Much Is My Case Worth? Will You Make a Good Witness at Trial?
Is there a subjective component to how much compensation you recover? You bet there is, which highlights some of the inherent complexities in assigning value to a case. Seasoned Baltimore persona...
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...
