Can I Sue A Landowner or Store Owner If I get Hurt on Their Property?
When one is injured on the property of another [ e.g in someone’s home or on their land, or in business premises like a story or theater] the claim for personal injury that may ensue is typically referred to as a “premises liability claim”. As attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you, the outcome may depend... Read more »
What Is The Liability of a Landlord for Injuries ?
A landlord must take reasonable measures to ensure the safety of his or her tenants. If the landlord knew or should have appreciated the likelihood of crimes against tenants or their property because such activity has taken place before, then he or she must take reasonable steps to ensure that it does not occur again.... Read more »
Can I Collect For My Mental Anguish Or Emotional Distress Or Injury From A Car Accident?
Of course if you sustain a serious physical injury due to the negligence of another, and there is accompanying emotional distress, recovery for that distress is not normally in question. What if there is no direct physical impact, just fright, fear, nervousness or the like that result from someone’s negligent conduct? “[I]n earlier times, courts... Read more »
Accidents on Railroad Property.
It goes without saying that everyone has the obligation to look and listen for a train before crossing a track. Experienced Baltimore personal injury lawyers Attorney Eric T. Kirk know that both the operator of the train, as well anyone crossing the rails, have the duty to use reasonable care to avoid an accident. But... Read more »
What If I Can’t Find The Person that Hit Me: The Hit and Run Accident
Experienced Baltimore personal injury lawyers have likely brought claims under 20-601 of the Transportation Code. If one is hit by an uninsured, disappearing or unidentified driver of a motor vehicle, and sustains an injury, a claim may be made against MAIF. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you, there are many pitfalls. The notice... Read more »
What Does Unreasonably Dangerous Mean in the Setting of a Products Liability Case?
We’ve seen that a Baltimore personal injury lawyer trying a strict liability products case must prove that the product was defective and “unreasonably dangerous” when it left the seller’s control to prevail. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you, Maryland law provides that a product is “unreasonably dangerous” when there is a defect that is... Read more »
Am I Responsible if my Child Causes a Car Accident?
Am I responsible for my child’s negligence? Generally, personal injury lawyers in Baltimore will tell their clients the answer is “no”, which makes any parent whose child is about to get their driver’s license, exhale, forcefully, with relief. This is not the rule in all jurisdictions, I Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you. There are... Read more »
Can I Sue For False Credit Reporting? Is my damaged credit actionable?
This topic is outside the normal areas of commentary: personal injury and worker’s compensation, attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you, But it bears some mention. Increasingly, the law is recognizing that wrongfully injured credit may have just as much impact on one’s life as a wrongfully injured body sustained in a Baltimore car accident.... Read more »
Can An Insurance Company Put Used Parts in My Car?
Although it’s not directly related to the value of the injury component of a personal claim, Baltimore personal injury lawyers know the amount an injury victim gets for the damage to their vehicle is certainly a component of the overall value of the claim- although there is no scientific or medical evidence that supports this... Read more »
Car vs. Car Door: Do I Have a Personal Injury Claim?
This may seem like a misplaced article, one more properly cataloged under “property damage” claims. It’s not. Seasoned Baltimore personal injury and accident lawyers are familiar with “car door” claims. As discussed previously, there may some popular wisdom holding that any time a vehicle makes contact with another object [e.g. another car, another bus, a... Read more »
What are the Limitations on Baltimore Worker’s Compensation Benefits?
Recently we’ve discussed the intersection of worker’s compensation and personal injury claims. Personal injury and accident lawyers Attorney Eric T. Kirk in Baltimore MD are well aware of the trio of benefits available to injured workers: wage loss, medical treatment and impairment benefits. Experienced personal injury and accident lawyers in Baltimore MD are cognizant of the... Read more »
Is Unauthorized Control The Same As Stealing?
Maryland law prohibits knowingly obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over the property of another with the intent to deprive the owner of the property, or with the intent to conceal the property so that the owner can’t get it. Unauthorized means, in part, without the consent of the owner. As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell... Read more »
