If you are involved in any kind of vehicle-related accident, chances are that you will find yourself dealing with your insurance company as well as the insurance company of the other party involved in the car accident. Here is a list of what to do when you are in any…
In Salisbury’s Newtown Historic District, pedestrians and drivers can rest a little easier when navigating through their streets. Devices designed to slow traffic are going to be permanently added to the neighborhood. A landscaped median will be installed at the entrance of Route 13 and at Division and Mill Streets,…
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a report saying that restrictions imposed on teen drivers by the state of Maryland may be working. According to the report, measures known as “graduated driver licensing” can reduce car accident fatalities involving young drivers by 20%. Limits for licensed minor drivers…
If your personal injury case cannot be resolved during mediation, then you may have to go to court. Below, we have included a sample of a court document that we filed in District Court in the state of Maryland demanding a jury trial for our client, the plaintiff, who was…
The Maryland Natural Resources Police have had to turn their attention to local waters where a number of boating accidents have recently taken place. On June 18, In St. Clement Bay near St. Clement Shores, a 10-year-old boy was injured in the head when an 18-foot boat hit a pound…
Every year in the United States, about 3 million car accidents result in injuries. According to the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2 million of these injuries are permanent and approximately 40,000 of them result in death. Personal injury cases based on car accident claims tend…
If you are the plaintiff in a personal injury suit, you may need to ask a medical expert to testify as a witness on your behalf. This person can verify the extent of your injuries and testify for you in court. Below, we have included a sample of a document…
A Maryland family recently filed a $5 million dollar wrongful death suit against Air Ag Inc. and its owner Robert J. Collins for the death of Edward Louis Brittingham in June 2003. The lawsuit claims that Brittingham died after he was exposed to Warrior, a highly toxic pesticide, when the…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says that defective products cause more than 29.5 million injuries and close to 22,000 deaths in the US each year. Some reasons for why a manufactured product might be defective: – design defects – defective manufacturing – inadequate testing – marketing misrepresentation – includes…
The recent motorcycle accident that left Pittsburgh Steeler star Ben Roethlisberger seriously injured is a classic example of what can happen when a motorcycle rider does not wear a helmet and gets into an accident. Roethlisberger, 24, had to undergo more than seven hours of surgery after his motorcycle collided…