A Maryland jury has awarded $3.1 million to Carlisa Kent, who was injured in a 2008 Calvert County car accident involving an off-duty Prince George’s County undercover narcotics cop. Kent, 45, claimed she was injured when the county-leased car driven by Robert Edward Lee crossed the centerline, after accidentally rear-ending…
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Looking for Ways to Decrease the Number of Maryland Car Crashes Caused by Drunk Drivers
Our Baltimore personal injury lawyers represent many people that have been hurt in Maryland car crashes because a driver was drunk. It is unfortunate that despite laws that make it illegal for people to drive while intoxicated, and all the efforts to educate people about the dangers of drunk driving,…
Owing Mills, Maryland Car Accidents Can Cause Hard to Detect Soft Tissue Injuries
Involvement in a Maryland car crash can lead to all sorts of painful injuries, including spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, broken bones, and organ damage. Another common injury that occurs, but can be hard to detect at first, is soft tissue injuries. The soft tissue is generally the area…
$270 Baltimore Wrongful Death Lawsuit Seeks Damages Against Police Officer Charged with Man’s Murder
The family of Tyrone Brown is suing Baltimore Police officer Gahiji Tshamba for his Maryland wrongful death. They are seeking $270 million. Tshamba shot Brown dead last summer outside a Mt. Vernon night club. The Baltimore cop is charged with first-degree murder. Per charging documents, Tshamba shot the East Baltimore…
$2.4M Maryland Wrongful Death Verdict Awarded to Family of Forklift Driver Who Had Asbestos-Related Cancer
A jury has awarded $2.4 million to the family of Daniel Edwards for his Maryland wrongful death. Edwards died from mesothelioma in 2008. His families said that he developed mesothelioma lung cancer from moving bags of asbestos for six years during the 60’s and 70’s while employed with National Gypsum.…
Man and His 6-Year-Old Son Killed in Maryland Car Accident
Kent Island residents Joseph Michael “Mike” Hein and his 6-year-old son Mikey have died from injuries they sustained during a Bowie, Maryland car accident on Route 5. Hein, 52, and his son were reportedly riding their 2002 Hyundai Accent on Friday evening when they crashed into a 2004 Cadillac SRX…
Carroll County Car Accident Death Caused by Tire that Came Off Truck
A woman was killed in a Carroll County auto accident on Tuesday evening when her vehicle was struck by a tire that came off a Chevrolet Silverado truck. Elisabeth Catherine Osorio died at the Westminster, Maryland traffic crash site on Route 30. Maryland State Police say that the rear tire…
No CO Detector in Rowhouse Where Fatal Baltimore Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Occurred
According to The Baltimore Sun, Department of Housing and Community Development assistant commissioner Eric Booker says the rowhouse that was the scene of a deadly Baltimore carbon monoxide poisoning accident did not have a CO detector even though one should have been installed and working properly. The victims, 40-year-old Vonita…
$3.25M Montgomery County, Maryland Wrongful Death Lawsuit Seeks Damages from Bar Over 2008 Drunk Driving Crash that Killed 10-Year-Old
The family of Jazmine Warr is suing Dogfish Head Alehouse owner JMGM Group LLC for her Maryland wrongful death. The 10-year-old girl died from injuries she sustained during a Montgomery County car accident in on Interstate 270 August 2008. Her half sister Cortovia Harris, then 11, survived the crash with…
20-Year-Old Survivor of 2008 Maryland Medevac Crash Sues FAA for $50M
20-year-old Jordan Wells is suing the Federal Aviation Administration for Maryland personal injury. The Waldorf resident is the only one to survive the 2008 Medevac crash involving a Maryland State Police helicopter in District Heights. She is seeking $50 million. According to Wells’ Maryland aviation accident lawsuit, FAA traffic controllers…