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 had the good fortune of drawing as the author of the opinion the Maryland Supreme Court…
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 Lyft app to their mobile phone and set up an account with a credit card for payment. Once set up,…
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 both legs, and leg injuries resulting in varying degrees of leg amputations, the statistics are: INJURY…
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 insufficient coverage to compensate for the damages sustained. All of us with car insurance in Maryland have uninsured motorist coverage.…
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. Personally, while I would not put Allstate at the top of my list of insurance companies I want to…
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 settlement/verdict in a shoulder surgery case in Virginia is $60,000. Our law firm has handled many shoulder surgery cases from…
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. But I’m hijacking this post. Because people see to want to know how to get a property…
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 in any physical injuries (75% according to the NHTSA). Even when your vehicle…
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 how much money the insurance company will offer to settle an injury claim before a lawsuit is…
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 gut-level reaction is no deal. But the problem with this bravado is clients. Our…