https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blogInjury law in D.C., Maryland, and Virginiahttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/bedsores-at-a-virginia-assisted-living-facility-a-new-ruling-upholds-a-familys-wrongful-death-verdicthttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/bedsores-at-a-virginia-assisted-living-facility-a-new-ruling-upholds-a-familys-wrongful-death-verdictSat, 10 Oct 2026 15:28:18 +0000A Virginia appeals court upheld a wrongful death verdict against an assisted living facility whose resident died of an infected bedsore, and confirmed that grandchildren can share in the award.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/fell-on-a-wet-floor-at-a-maryland-business-the-states-top-court-says-we-were-getting-the-sign-is-not-a-defensehttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/fell-on-a-wet-floor-at-a-maryland-business-the-states-top-court-says-we-were-getting-the-sign-is-not-a-defenseSun, 04 Oct 2026 11:10:17 +0000When a Maryland business's own worker creates the hazard, like a freshly mopped floor, the business can't escape a fall claim by saying it had no time to warn you. What the new ruling means.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/injured-during-surgery-in-virginia-who-pays-when-someone-on-the-surgical-team-makes-the-mistakehttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/injured-during-surgery-in-virginia-who-pays-when-someone-on-the-surgical-team-makes-the-mistakeThu, 01 Oct 2026 20:39:53 +0000A Virginia surgery went wrong when a nurse fired a cutting device too early. A new appeals ruling shows who answers for a surgical team’s mistake, and what can shrink the recovery.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/can-you-sue-dc-when-police-or-911-fail-to-protect-someone-the-public-duty-doctrine-explainedhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/can-you-sue-dc-when-police-or-911-fail-to-protect-someone-the-public-duty-doctrine-explainedThu, 01 Oct 2026 20:35:54 +0000In D.C., the city usually can’t be sued for failing to protect someone, but there are real exceptions. A 2025 ruling on a stillborn baby shows where the line falls.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/mesothelioma-from-a-family-members-work-clothes-marylands-top-court-just-made-that-claim-easier-to-provehttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/mesothelioma-from-a-family-members-work-clothes-marylands-top-court-just-made-that-claim-easier-to-proveWed, 23 Sep 2026 11:08:12 +0000Maryland’s Supreme Court ruled that a household member sickened by asbestos carried home on a worker’s clothes does not have to prove a separate duty of care. Here is what that changes.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/settling-with-one-defendant-in-virginia-what-it-does-to-your-case-against-the-othershttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/settling-with-one-defendant-in-virginia-what-it-does-to-your-case-against-the-othersFri, 18 Sep 2026 13:25:45 +0000In Virginia, settling with one of several defendants keeps your case alive against the others, but that payment comes off any later verdict. A 2026 ruling shows it can erase one.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/injured-in-your-dc-apartment-your-landlord-cant-blame-you-for-not-moving-outhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/injured-in-your-dc-apartment-your-landlord-cant-blame-you-for-not-moving-outThu, 17 Sep 2026 11:11:37 +0000In D.C., a landlord who lets a ceiling, stairwell, or railing stay dangerous cannot defeat your injury claim by saying you should have moved out. Here is what that rule does and does not cover.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/hurt-by-the-state-of-maryland-why-a-2-million-jury-verdict-became-400000https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/hurt-by-the-state-of-maryland-why-a-2-million-jury-verdict-became-400000Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:20:46 +0000A Maryland jury awarded $2 million to a man stabbed 17 times in a state prison. The Supreme Court of Maryland cut it to $400,000. Here is how the cap on suing the State works, and what counts as one incident.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/nobody-saw-how-the-crash-happened-can-you-still-win-a-virginia-injury-casehttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/nobody-saw-how-the-crash-happened-can-you-still-win-a-virginia-injury-caseFri, 11 Sep 2026 11:15:24 +0000A head-on crash on the GW Parkway killed one passenger and gravely hurt another, but the Virginia claim still failed because no one could prove how it happened. Here is the proof a crash case needs.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/hurt-in-an-uber-someone-else-ordered-for-you-a-new-dc-ruling-says-you-keep-your-day-in-courthttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/hurt-in-an-uber-someone-else-ordered-for-you-a-new-dc-ruling-says-you-keep-your-day-in-courtThu, 10 Sep 2026 11:16:35 +0000A passenger who lost both legs in an Uber crash never signed anything with Uber, and the D.C. Circuit refused to push his case into private arbitration. Here is what that means for D.C. rideshare riders.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/can-you-sue-a-public-hospital-in-virginia-sovereign-immunity-is-a-defense-they-have-to-provehttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/can-you-sue-a-public-hospital-in-virginia-sovereign-immunity-is-a-defense-they-have-to-proveWed, 02 Sep 2026 11:23:55 +0000A Virginia public hospital’s corporate arm does not automatically inherit government immunity, and the doctor who treated you may have none at all. Immunity is a defense they must prove, not assume.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/is-there-a-cap-on-pain-and-suffering-in-dc-no-and-a-4-million-verdict-shows-why-that-mattershttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/is-there-a-cap-on-pain-and-suffering-in-dc-no-and-a-4-million-verdict-shows-why-that-mattersTue, 01 Sep 2026 14:28:19 +0000The District sets no dollar limit on pain and suffering, unlike Maryland and Virginia. A $4 million malpractice verdict that survived appeal shows how D.C. juries are allowed to put a number on what was taken from you.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/abused-at-a-maryland-public-school-a-new-ruling-sets-a-hard-1971-cutoff-for-suing-the-school-boardhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/abused-at-a-maryland-public-school-a-new-ruling-sets-a-hard-1971-cutoff-for-suing-the-school-boardWed, 26 Aug 2026 11:20:31 +0000Maryland’s top court just held that county school boards keep full immunity for child sexual abuse that happened before July 1, 1971. Here is who can still be sued, and how the deadlines compare in MD, DC and Virginia.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/he-lost-85-of-his-vision-then-lost-his-15-million-verdict-what-virginia-requires-in-delayed-referral-caseshttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/he-lost-85-of-his-vision-then-lost-his-15-million-verdict-what-virginia-requires-in-delayed-referral-casesTue, 25 Aug 2026 11:20:04 +0000A Virginia jury found that a delayed specialist referral cost a patient most of his sight. An appeals court then erased the verdict over one missing piece of proof. Here is what these claims require.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/threatened-by-a-federal-officer-a-new-dc-circuit-ruling-shows-when-you-can-sue-the-governmenthttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/threatened-by-a-federal-officer-a-new-dc-circuit-ruling-shows-when-you-can-sue-the-governmentTue, 11 Aug 2026 11:22:14 +0000You usually cannot sue the federal government for assault, but there is an exception for federal law enforcement officers. A new D.C. Circuit ruling shows how far it reaches, and the deadlines that apply.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/marylands-recreational-use-statute-why-you-didnt-pay-to-get-in-doesnt-automatically-kill-your-injury-claimhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/marylands-recreational-use-statute-why-you-didnt-pay-to-get-in-doesnt-automatically-kill-your-injury-claimSat, 08 Aug 2026 11:44:44 +0000A Maryland property owner can't defeat your injury claim just by pointing out that admission was free. A new ruling says courts must look at where you were hurt and what that area is actually for.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/can-you-sue-a-virginia-city-or-county-for-an-injury-a-new-ruling-shows-where-the-line-ishttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/can-you-sue-a-virginia-city-or-county-for-an-injury-a-new-ruling-shows-where-the-line-isFri, 07 Aug 2026 11:31:01 +0000Virginia cities and counties are often immune when their negligence hurts you, but not always. A new Supreme Court of Virginia ruling shows what separates a claim that survives from one that is barred.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/hit-while-walking-or-biking-in-dc-the-rule-that-wipes-out-most-injury-claims-doesnt-apply-to-youhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/hit-while-walking-or-biking-in-dc-the-rule-that-wipes-out-most-injury-claims-doesnt-apply-to-youMon, 03 Aug 2026 11:26:23 +0000In D.C., being even slightly at fault normally destroys an injury claim entirely. But pedestrians, cyclists, and scooter riders are protected by a 2016 law that most people hurt on D.C. streets have never heard of.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/maryland-wrongful-death-why-being-named-in-the-lawsuit-isnt-enough-to-recoverhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/maryland-wrongful-death-why-being-named-in-the-lawsuit-isnt-enough-to-recoverSun, 02 Aug 2026 11:47:11 +0000In Maryland, being listed in a relative’s wrongful death lawsuit does not protect your own claim. A new ruling cost a father his share because he did not formally join within three years of his son’s death.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/normal-mri-concussion-claimhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/normal-mri-concussion-claimWed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000No. Concussion is a clinical diagnosis — CT and MRI look for bleeding, not the injury you have. How post-concussion cases are proven, and two results built on normal imaging.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/injured-at-work-by-someone-elsehttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/injured-at-work-by-someone-elseWed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000Workers' comp bars suing your employer — not the contractor, manufacturer, or driver who actually caused your injury. That third-party claim is usually worth far more.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/contributory-negligence-dc-maryland-virginiahttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/contributory-negligence-dc-maryland-virginiaTue, 28 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000In D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, being even 1% at fault for your own injury can bar your claim entirely. How the rule works, the exceptions, and why the adjuster asks what you were doing.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/how-long-to-sue-the-district-of-columbiahttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/how-long-to-sue-the-district-of-columbiaMon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000Six months. D.C. Code § 12-309 requires written notice to the Mayor within six months of an injury — far shorter than the statute of limitations, and it ends most claims.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/what-is-uninsured-motorist-coveragehttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/what-is-uninsured-motorist-coverageSun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000If you have an auto policy in D.C., Maryland, or Virginia, you very likely have uninsured motorist coverage — and it may be worth more than the at-fault driver's entire policy.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/you-signed-a-waiver-before-you-got-hurt-in-virginia-can-you-still-suehttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/you-signed-a-waiver-before-you-got-hurt-in-virginia-can-you-still-sueSat, 25 Jul 2026 19:40:12 +0000In Virginia a pre-injury release for negligence is often void outright, and a new Court of Appeals ruling says a general waiver doesn’t cover the specific risk that actually hurt you. How Virginia, Maryland and D.C. differ.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/rude-treatment-or-a-real-injury-claim-a-new-dc-ruling-on-assault-and-emotional-distress-explainedhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/rude-treatment-or-a-real-injury-claim-a-new-dc-ruling-on-assault-and-emotional-distress-explainedThu, 23 Jul 2026 11:18:19 +0000Being treated badly is not the same as being legally injured. A May 2026 D.C. Court of Appeals decision draws the line between an upsetting encounter and a real claim for assault or emotional distress.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/injured-as-a-child-in-maryland-state-custody-a-new-ruling-says-your-three-year-clock-doesnt-start-until-you-turn-18https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/injured-as-a-child-in-maryland-state-custody-a-new-ruling-says-your-three-year-clock-doesnt-start-until-you-turn-18Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:17:19 +0000A new Maryland ruling means the three-year clock for children injured in state custody doesn't start until they turn 18. What families and survivors should know.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/maryland-household-exclusion-murphy-v-geicohttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/maryland-household-exclusion-murphy-v-geicoFri, 17 Jul 2026 11:28:15 +0000How Maryland's household exclusion can limit auto-insurance recovery when the at-fault driver is a family member — and what a new ruling means for injured passengers.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/2025-year-in-review-the-dmv-injury-law-decisions-thathttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/2025-year-in-review-the-dmv-injury-law-decisions-thatTue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000From two January wins in Virginia's Supreme Court to the Whiteru finale, 2025 reshaped DMV injury law. Our year-end review of the decisions that mattered.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/whiteru-the-finale-dcs-highest-court-confirms-a-duty-to-aidhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/whiteru-the-finale-dcs-highest-court-confirms-a-duty-to-aidTue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000The D.C. Court of Appeals answered the Whiteru certified question: property owners who know someone lies injured must render reasonable aid. The saga ends.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/the-personal-injury-justice-gap-why-the-at-fault-drivers-insurance-matters-most-and-your-only-way-to-fix-ithttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/the-personal-injury-justice-gap-why-the-at-fault-drivers-insurance-matters-most-and-your-only-way-to-fix-itThu, 30 Oct 2025 02:50:59 +0000When the at-fault driver's insurance can't cover what you lost, the "justice gap" begins. How injured people in DC, Maryland, and Virginia can close it.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/dog-bites-in-the-district-strict-liability-myths-the-leashhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/dog-bites-in-the-district-strict-liability-myths-the-leashTue, 21 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000Is DC a strict liability dog bite jurisdiction? Not quite. The at-large rule, the leash law, and how dog attack victims actually recover in Washington.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/virginias-2024-crash-numbers-are-in-what-they-say-about-whohttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/virginias-2024-crash-numbers-are-in-what-they-say-about-whoTue, 23 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000Virginia's 2024 Traffic Crash Facts: 129,244 crashes, 918 deaths, 64,086 injuries. What the DMV's numbers mean for crash victims and their families.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/filed-before-june-1-what-marylands-child-victims-act-caphttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/filed-before-june-1-what-marylands-child-victims-act-capTue, 19 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000Thousands of Maryland survivors filed before the June 1 cap rollback. What HB 1378 means for pending Child Victims Act cases — and for those still deciding.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/asking-a-chatbot-about-your-injury-case-what-ai-gets-wronghttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/asking-a-chatbot-about-your-injury-case-what-ai-gets-wrongTue, 22 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0000AI chatbots give confident answers about injury law — and get DMV specifics wrong. The contributory negligence trap, notice deadlines, and more.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/virginias-medical-malpractice-cap-hits-2-70-million-on-julyhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/virginias-medical-malpractice-cap-hits-2-70-million-on-julyTue, 17 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000On July 1, 2025, Virginia's med mal cap rises to $2.70 million. Why the date of the malpractice — not the trial — controls, and what the schedule means.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/maryland-cuts-child-victims-act-damages-after-june-1-why-thehttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/maryland-cuts-child-victims-act-damages-after-june-1-why-theTue, 13 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000Maryland's HB 1378 slashes Child Victims Act damages caps for suits filed on or after June 1, 2025. What survivors considering a claim need to know now.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/assisted-living-neglect-in-maryland-the-regulatory-gaphttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/assisted-living-neglect-in-maryland-the-regulatory-gapTue, 22 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0000Maryland assisted living facilities face far lighter regulation than nursing homes. What COMAR 10.07.14 requires — and what it doesn't — when neglect causes injury.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/understanding-wrongful-death-claims-in-maryland-what-families-need-to-knowhttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/understanding-wrongful-death-claims-in-maryland-what-families-need-to-knowTue, 01 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0000Who is allowed to file, what damages Maryland permits, and how long families have to act after losing a loved one to someone else’s negligence. A plain-English guide for Maryland families.https://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-insurance-adjusters-after-an-accidenthttps://www.poseylebowitz.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-insurance-adjusters-after-an-accidentTue, 25 Mar 2025 20:00:00 +0000The adjuster who calls after your accident may sound sympathetic, but their job is to pay you as little as possible. What to say, what to avoid, and when to stop talking.