Do You Need to Give a Recorded Statement to Your Insurance Company?
I have long said it is an open question under Maryland law as to whether you are required to give a recorded statement to your own insurance company if you are making an uninsured motorist claim even...
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Knee Disclocations and Settlement Value
Knee dislocations are relatively rare in automobile accidents. But we have seen a number of these recently so I’m writing today about these injuries and to give you some idea of the potential...
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Uber and Lyft Accident Claims
Uber and Lyft are the new on-demand transportation (or “rideshare”) companies that have revolutionized the for-hire and taxi transportation business in the last few years. Users download the Uber or...
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Five Things to Look for in Picking a Maryland Auto Accident Lawyer
Becoming the victim of an auto accident can have a profound effect on your life. Even though an accident can happen in the span of a few seconds, it can result in death or injuries and hardships that...
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Average Knee Injury Accident Verdicts and Settlements
Knee Injury Values Ask any accident lawyer about the use of statistics in valuing personal injury accident cases, and you will get an almost universal answer: they have little or no utility. Yet I’ve...
View ArticleDoes Uninsured Motorist Insurance Entitle You to a Rental Car? (Yes)
In Berry v. Queen the Maryland Court of Appeals held that the cost of getting a rental car must be covered under the uninsured motorist component of auto insurance policies. This is a significant...
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Personal Injury Settlement Loans in Maryland
The lure of a settlement loan is clear: upfront money. The interest rate for settlement loans? Imagine the interest rate that Gazzo (Rocky Balboa’s loan shark boss in Rocky I) must have charged. Then...
View ArticleFuture Damages in Personal Injury Lawsuits
In a personal injury lawsuit, the amount of money you receive for your injuries is determined by calculating your damages. The idea behind damages in a personal injury case is to make the victim...
View ArticleCan I Sue for a Auto Accident If I’m Not Injured?
The most common question I get from friends and acquaintances is whether you can sue if you are not injured in a car accident? The answer is yes, but with caveats. Most auto accidents do not result...
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Frustrating Settlement Call with an Erie Insurance Adjuster
I just hung up with an adjuster from Erie after a settlement call. It is difficult to settle a personal injury claim with an adjuster who does not — or pretends not to — understand the law. One thing...
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Spinal Fusion Surgery in Personal Injury Cases
In this post, we will look at personal injury cases in which the plaintiff is seeking compensation for an injury requiring spinal fusion surgery. Spinal fusion is a common treatment method for certain...
View ArticleHigh-Low Agreements in Personal Injury Cases
I dislike trying personal injury cases with high-low agreements that contain the size of the verdict. If you will force us to take the case to trial, I would prefer the chance of the upside. My...
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Valuing Car Accident Cases in Maryland: 14 Factors That Matter
Valuing car accident cases for settlement in Maryland is a challenge. The most important thing is the severity of the injuries. That is probably all that should matter. But many more variables drive...
View ArticleHow to Admit Photographs Into Evidence
This post is supposed to be about a New Jersey Supreme Court decision on whether expert testimony for the admission of photographs of car or truck damage as probative to a plaintiff’s damages/injuries....
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Maryland Shoulder Surgery Verdicts and Settlements
What is the median verdict and settlement value of shoulder surgery lawsuits? . The average settlement/verdict in Washington D.C. is $59,500. Maryland is less than half that: $42,636. The average...
View ArticleAllstate Claims in Maryland
If you polled Maryland personal injury lawyers who handle car accident cases, most would choose Allstate as the “worst of the worst” among insurance companies to deal with on accident claims....
View ArticleMaryland Uninsured Motorist Law
Uninsured motorist coverage (UM) is an essential component of auto insurance that protects you when the at-fault driver who caused you injury or property either has no insurance or carries...
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Severe Leg Injury: Verdicts Statistics
Jury Verdict Research published data on verdicts in severe leg injury cases over the 10 years prior to October 2010. By severe, I mean severe: crush injuries and amputations. For injuries to one or...
View ArticleNew (Unreported) Dram Shop (Sort of) Opinion
The Maryland Appellate Court recently decided a Maryland dram shop case after the tragic death of a man in a single-car crash that had allegedly been overserved at a Charles County bar. The plaintiffs...
View ArticleNew School Bus Camera Law in Maryland
Local municipalities may now use cameras to catch motorists speeding past stopped school buses. Violators will get a ticket with a penalty of up to a $250 fine but no points on their driving records....
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