Maryland Accident Law Blog

12-Year-Old Frederick Boy Dies After His Bicycle Crashes Into A Moving Car

August 3, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

In Frederick, Maryland, a 12-year-old boy died on Sunday after his bicycle crashed into a moving car. Thomas Cline was riding his bike near the intersection of old Middletown Road and Route 180 when he crashed into the front passenger side of a car being driven by a 16-year-old Middletown girl. Cline was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police are investigating the accident.

The Insurance Institute For Highway Safety Offers The Following Statistics Related To Bicycle Fatalities That Took Place From 1975-2002:

– 660 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles in 2002. This is 9 percent fewer than in 2001 and down 34 percent since 1975.

In Anne Arundel County, Parents File $20 Wrongful Death Suit After 5-Year-Old Drowns In Pool At Crofton Country Club

August 2, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

The parents of Connor Freed, a 5-year-old Davidsonville boy who drowned at the Crofton Country Club, are suing the club and DRD Pool Service, Inc, the Hunt Valley-based company that trains the club’s pool staff, for $20 million. The wrongful death lawsuit claims that there was not enough properly trained staff at the pool when their son drowned on June 22.

The complaint says that there was only one lifeguard at the pool that day and that this person allegedly froze when an unidentified woman pointed out that a boy was floating facedown in the water. After the boy was pulled out of the water, two different lifeguards are said to have improperly performed CPR on him. They also neglected to use the club’s defibrillator to revive him. During a 911-recorded phone call, a lifeguard can be heard telling the 911 operator that they are not allowed to use the club’s electronic device.

Freed was taken to Anne Arundel County Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The lawsuit, filed in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, alleges gross negligence and claims that the boy would not have died if there had been enough properly trained people at the pool that day.

Arlington Man Killed After Being Hit By Boat On The Severn River In Anne Arundel County, Maryland

July 28, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

In Anne Arundel County, the body of an Arlington man was pulled from the Severn River on Sunday night. Daniel Pemsler, 24, was killed in a boating accident this weekend. Maryland Natural Resources say that Permsler had just let go of a tube he had been riding and was waiting in the water to get picked up by a boat when he was hit and killed by another boat.

Some Safety Tips To Consider When Swimming In A Natural Body Of Water:

– Never swim alone.

In Maryland, Two Recent Motorcycle Crashes Are Investigated By Police

July 27, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that took place last weekend in Oxon Hill. On Sunday night, Cornell Riddick was pronounced dead at the scene after his motorcycle spun out of control and hit a guardrail while he was approaching a ramp from Interstate 295 South onto Highway 210. The passenger riding on the back of his motorcycle survived the crash.

Just the day before, Sandra Lundregan, 62, sustained head injuries, despite wearing a helmet, when she lost control of her bike while driving on Pysell Crosscut Road in Garrett County, Maryland. Lundregan landed in a ditch where she was thrown off her bike. Loose surface on the road is said to have caused the accident.

Some common causes for motorcycle accidents:

Sample Document Of Notice To Take Deposition Duces Tecum

July 21, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

Below is a sample document of Notice To Take Deposition Duces Tecum. We filed this on behalf of our client in circuit court. This notice indicates that an expert for the opposing side, in this case a physician, will be deposed by the personal injury law firm of Lebowitz and Mzhen in court. We included a list of documents that the deponent had to bring with him on the day of his deposition:

SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS:

1. All cases, by case name, court and case number, in which you have testified for a plaintiff at trial.

Maryland To Launch Statewide Campaign Focusing On Highway Safety

July 20, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

In Linthicum Heights last week, Maryland State Police, the Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the State Highway Administration, and people from the private sector gathered at the Maritime Institute of Technology to come up with a plan to reduce the number of fatalities, injuries, and motorist crashes that occur on Maryland’s highways as a result of vehicle-related accidents.

The Strategic Highway Safety Plan will include initiatives focusing on seven emphasis areas:

1. Prevention of impaired driving

In Maryland, A Delaware Man Is Arrested After Injuring Another Driver In Car Accident On Route 50

July 19, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

A Delaware man was arrested for driving under the influence this weekend in Maryland. Maryland State Police say that Frederick Neil Cline was speeding and driving eastbound on Route 50 in a westbound lane when his car collided with Gavin Jay Bayline’s car. Bayline, a Salisbury resident, sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center for treatment.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that due to alcohol-related car accidents in 2001:

-nearly 18,000 people were killed.

Sample Of An Authorization and Consent of Information Form Requesting Medical Records In A Personal Injury Accident

July 14, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

If you have been injured in an accident and are filing a personal injury lawsuit, your attorney will need to request your medical records.

Below is a sample of an HIPAA Authorization and Consent of Information form that we filed on behalf of our client authorizing the release of all their medical records-mental health records, billing statements, radiological films, pathology material, photographs, videos, and other information-to our firm. This document also allows our client’s medical provider to verbally disclose information about our client’s diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. We have redacted the names of our client and their medical provider for purposes of confidentiality.

Download HIPAA AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT OF INFORMATION

Baltimore Metropolitan Council Evaluates Whether To Add Rest Stops For Trucks Between The Beltway And Pennsylvania Line

July 11, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

Heavy freight traffic on Baltimore highways is causing the Baltimore Metropolitan Council to review whether there needs to be more rest facilities available to truckers. There are currently no designated rest stops between the Beltway and the Pennsylvania line, and the council wants to determine whether more truck parking areas need to be created. The council’s Truck Parking Partnership Study is looking into this issue and will make a recommendation.

According to federal regulations, truck drivers:

-Must park and stop if they’ve been driving for 11 hours straight.

Insurance Companies Handling Auto, Truck, And Motorcycle Accidents In Maryland, Washington DC, Georgia, and Nearby States

July 10, 2006 | Lebowitz & Mzhen

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 kind of traffic accident.

Also see the article Making Notes About Your Accident And Injuries on our web site.