Compensation for A Baltimore Car Accident if No Insurance?
Can I collect Compensation for A Baltimore Car Accident if No Insurance? Personal injury lawyers in Baltimore know that an extraordinarily important factor, and often the singular factor, in assessing the value of a case is the existence of insurance coverage for the loss. Ask financial advisors and experts, Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell... Read more »
What are False Arrest and False Imprisonment Under Maryland Law?
A tort is a civil legal wrong. [We’ve discussed in other chapters that an act of negligence-e.g. the act that causes that car accident- is a tort, or a tortious act, The law recognizes other tortious intentional acts: Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. Civil assault. Civil battery. False imprisonment, and the related action of false... Read more »
If I Was Hurt On the Job, What Benefits Do I Get?
Any employee who sustains an accidental injury in the scope and course of their employment is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Benefits are payable regardless of fault, i.e. the employee does not have to prove the employer was negligent or “at fault” for the injury, As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. The history of the... Read more »
Does Where the Accident Happened Determine How Much I Get?
Personal injury lawyers in Baltimore know that it could be the single most important factor in any meritorious case. “Venue” is where, in Maryland, the action is tried. In a typical motor vehicle or car accident case, this is going to be where the at-fault driver lives or works, and possibly where the car accident occurred.... Read more »
What is a warranty?
Personal injury lawyers in Baltimore understand that a warranty is a factual statement, made by a seller to a buyer who relies on that information in deciding to purchase the product, as attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. The factual statement can be oral, or written. If the product does not live up to that... Read more »
When Is It Legal to Pass a Car in Maryland?
Personal injury lawyers in Baltimore can tell you some of the basic rules about passing, and attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. You’ve got to do it on the left. You can’t in a no passing zone. You can’t do it if a hill or curve obscures your view. You’ve got to get back... Read more »
Is It Legal To Pass A Car on the Right In Maryland?
Personal injury lawyers in Baltimore know the general rule that passing is allowed only on the left. More than a few car and motor vehicle accidents have been caused by one vehicle trying to pass another on the right. Of course, as with anything else, there exceptions to the general rule of passing only on... Read more »
The Insurance Company Denied My Claim. Do I Get A Refund?
We’ve explored in another guide what every Baltimore personal injury lawyer knows- insurance companies deny claims. Experienced personal injury lawyers in Baltimore know that it happens frequently. Consider a situation where your own insurance company –as opposed to the liability insurer of the other driver in a typical Baltimore automobile accident- denies your claim, As... Read more »
Does The Insurance Company Have To Have A Reason To Deny Or Fight My Claim?
Most Baltimore personal injury lawyers will tell you the practical answer is “No”, they don’t. The Maryland Insurance Code tells us it is unlawful for an insurer to deny a claim for “arbitrary” or “capricious” reasons. Unfortunately, one man’s caprice is may well be another man’s well-reasoned approach. Claims are denied- frequently. Unfortunately, we’re given... Read more »
The Insurance Company Says I Don’t Have PIP. How Does That Effect The Value of My Case?
Maryland law provides that personal injury is a coverage that you have it unless you say you don’t want it. Baltimore automobile accident victims sometimes find themselves faced with medical bills they for which they which believed they had personal injury protection coverage. A person may waive* their statutorily mandated PIP coverage, but, there are specific requirements:... Read more »
Are There Rules For Baltimore Insurance Claims Adjusters?
Many states and localities have enacted rules that govern what an insurance claims adjuster does, says, and how they act. Baltimore does not have a comprehensive set of rules for insurance claims adjusters. Maryland has chosen not to enact a specific training or experience requirements that govern claim adjusters. An ethical rule in effect in... Read more »
What is Insurance Policy Stacking?
We’ve discussed in other chapters that the availability of insurance, and the amount of that insurance is often the most important single factor in assessing the value of a case. If you can recover from more than one policy, your case has a greater value, or at least a greater possible maximum value. Stacking is... Read more »
