Understanding Maximum Medical Improvement In A Personal Injury Case.
“Maximum medical improvement” [MMI] is a term of art that has important medical and legal consequences. In the medical context, it is a determination by a doctor that a patient has reached a plateau and achieved the maximum benefit from remedial medical care. In the opinion of the doctor rendering the determination, the injured person will... Read more »
What Is A Car Accident Case Worth In Baltimore City, Maryland?
I typically look at where a motor vehicle accident that causes personal injury occurred in assessing the value of the case. Under the venue rules, the location of an accident- the county, or city for Baltimore City- where it occurred is the likely location for any trial and litigation that results from that accident. There... Read more »
Can I Get Compensation From All At-Fault Parties If I Am Injured By More Than One Person In An Accident?
An individual who has been injured by the negligence of another is entitled under the law to be “made whole” for their injuries. The remedial purpose of the law here is to restore that individual, as nearly as possible, to their pre-accident condition by way of monetary compensation called damages. Money damages might be a... Read more »
Are There Advantages In Using The Reduced Attorney Fee Program for a Personal Injury Case?
I encourage those that have been injured in automobile accidents and other personal injury causing mishaps to explore the various attorney fee payment methods available when hiring a personal injury lawyer. Are There Advantages In Using My Reduced Attorney Fee Program for a Personal Injury Case? There absolutely are. Probably the most common and widely... Read more »
Top 3 Reasons To Consider Using A Reduced Attorney Fee Program For A Maryland Personal Injury Case
The principal advantage in the reduced fee program may be no different than the greatest advantage in all contingent fee arrangements. It may well be the absolute lack of risk to the injured person. Under a contingent fee arrangement, for the client or injury victim, there’s no exposure or risk of non-recovery. In other words, the... Read more »
The Impact of The Two-Way Center Turn [“Suicide”] Lane on Baltimore Personal Injury Cases
Many years ago, highway engineers in Maryland proposed utilizing a two-way center turn lane on divided highways. The suggestions were adopted, and these center lanes were constructed throughout Maryland. The use of this lane, sometimes referred to by the euphemism “suicide lane”, has perhaps generated more personal injury related litigation in Maryland than any other... Read more »
Top Three Reasons That A Baltimore Personal Injury Case Can Be Lost.
There are no statistics kept on this, at least not to my knowledge, but I Attorney Eric T. Kirk would hazard a guess that the top 3 reasons a personal injury case is lost in court, are, in no certain order: contributory negligence; a finding of no negligence on the part of the defendant; failure of... Read more »
Does It Really Matter If The Insurance Company Uses A Computer Program To Determine The Value Of Your Personal Injury Case?
Other articles on this site discuss computer settlement software such as the Colossus program utilized by Allstate, among others, and the TEACH program utilized by State Farm. Years ago, many, if not most major insurance companies began to use settlement software to arrive at the dollar figure they would extend as an offer of settlement... Read more »
How Much To File and Pursue A Baltimore Personal Injury Lawsuit?
It likely does not come as a surprise to anyone that litigation is expensive. It goes without saying that if an injured individual has chosen to hire a personal injury attorney for representation in a claim, that the attorney is to be compensated for their time and efforts. The lawyer and client are free to... Read more »
Can I Force The Insurance Company To Pay More Money For My Accident Claim?
If an insurance company is engaging in less than good-faith negotiations, or has extended an unreasonably low offer, the only thing that you can do is take your financial recovery out of their hands altogether by filing a lawsuit in the appropriate jurisdiction. You will almost certainly require the skills and services of an experienced... Read more »
When Should I Settle My Personal Injury Case?
Perhaps unlike many things in this business, the timing of a personal injury settlement is not essential is far less significant than the content or the terms of that settlement. The larger question for the injured person is “should” they settle, rather than when. There are multiple opportunities to reach an amicable settlement of a... Read more »
My Car Does Not Have A Lot of Damage. Does That Mean I Was Not Hurt?
It is a classic, prototypical, archetypal, insurance defense argument, advanced in thousands of courtrooms, thousand of times a day. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. There is no visible property damage to the cars. Therefore, there could be no damage to the bodies of the occupants of those cars. A more relaxed, refined version... Read more »
