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contributory negligence

Yes - if you were even 1% at fault, Maryland can bar your injury claim completely. That means exactly what it sounds like: if the other side proves you helped cause the wreck,...

Landlord Liability for Serious Maryland Dog Bites

In Maryland, a dog bite claim can turn on who owned the dog, who insured the property, whether the landlord knew the animal was dangerous, and whether the insurance company can pin even a little blame on you.

ARTICLE by Colleen Murphy

Can our family file after my uncle died on the Beltway if he was undocumented?

Yes - in Maryland, being undocumented does not block a wrongful death or survival claim, and the filing deadline is usually just 3 years from the death. The parts that make...

Who files a Maryland injury claim when a child gets hurt?

A parent or legal guardian usually files the claim for an injured child in Maryland, and that is the part a school, daycare, landlord, or insurer hopes you do not realize...

What a Company Doctor Visit Means in Maryland

In Maryland, the company usually does not get to lock an injured worker into its own doctor, and that matters a lot when the boss is using fear, immigration status, or a handpicked exam to control the case.

ARTICLE by Sandra Kim

Maryland Truck Crash Lawsuit Deadlines for Delayed Injuries

Maryland usually gives you three years, but truck crash cases get messy fast when a knee injury looks minor at the scene and turns serious weeks later.

ARTICLE by Colleen Murphy

Offered $40,000 after a Gaithersburg demolition death - who gets to file?

In Maryland, a jobsite death can produce two different claims, and the check should not go to the wrong person just because an insurer moved fast.

ARTICLE by Sandra Kim

Why the insurer keeps digging through your Gaithersburg records after a delayed cancer diagnosis

A Maryland truck driver with a delayed cancer diagnosis is getting squeezed by an insurance exclusion fight, and the real issue is whether the insurer can tie the delay to something the policy carved out.

ARTICLE by Colleen Murphy

Employee's deer-crash bills keep growing months later, who pays in Maryland?

On U.S. 15 outside Frederick during fall deer season, if an employee crashes a company vehicle on the job and is still treating months later, workers' compensation usually pays...

My coworker said any fault kills a Maryland slip-and-fall claim, true?

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that Maryland still uses contributory negligence. If they can blame you for even 1% of the fall, they may argue you get...

My coworker said trauma without physical injury isn't covered in Maryland, true?

Miss the 60-day notice deadline and your employer can attack the claim before the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission even reaches whether your psychological injury is...

Frederick crash aggravated my old back injury, did I already miss Maryland's deadline?

3 years is the usual Maryland deadline for a car or pedestrian injury claim, measured from the crash date. If the collision in Frederick only made a pre-existing back condition...

am i screwed if a cleaning chemical burned me during a 12-hour shift in College Park and the hospital lien takes almost all the settlement

A College Park nurse got burned by a work-supplied cleaning product, missed shifts, and now the hospital lien is threatening to swallow the case before rent gets paid.

ARTICLE by Dwayne Patterson

My brother crashed his scooter in Baltimore rain, what mistakes can wreck his claim?

If a Baltimore City street defect may have caused the crash, the key filing is a written notice under the Local Government Tort Claims Act to the Baltimore City Solicitor...

I talked to Uber's insurer myself, did I ruin my Baltimore injury case?

No - and Maryland's general lawsuit deadline is 3 years, not "right away or never." Talking to an insurer once usually does not destroy a rideshare passenger claim. The bigger...

Prince George's says you missed the notice deadline while an investigator films your bad shoulder at the gas station

A long-haul driver in College Park can get wrecked twice in the same claim - first by the crash, then by Maryland's government notice rules and insurance surveillance.

ARTICLE by DeAndre Jackson

The hospital just filed a lien, and now your kid's Bowie dog-bite claim looks gutted

A dog bite to a child's face can lead to a decent insurance claim, but a hospital lien in Maryland can chew through the money fast if nobody forces the numbers to make sense.

ARTICLE by Miguel Rodriguez

i got partly paralyzed in a Baltimore crash and now they're saying there was no workers' comp

A Baltimore business owner with no disability coverage may still have workers' comp rights, a claim against the at-fault driver, and a fight over being mislabeled as self-employed.

ARTICLE by Karen Bosley

Kid's femur shattered in a Hagerstown head-on crash and now someone is filming outside the apartment

A parent who just moved to Maryland is dealing with a child's devastating leg injury after a crash, while an insurance investigator records everything and the rules are different because the injured person is a minor.

ARTICLE by Jillian Okonkwo

Why is my insurer denying my Frederick hit-and-run claim with no plate?

The ER doctor may tell you your injuries are real and serious. Your insurance company will take that same chart and ask a different question: can you prove an uninsured driver...