Plain-English articles on the court decisions and rules that shape injury cases in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Health insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid may claim part of your Maryland injury settlement. Who really gets paid back, and how liens get reduced.
In Toraish v. Lee, the Supreme Court of Virginia reversed a med-mal defense verdict, holding a defense causation expert's opinion lacked foundation.
A new D.C. law limits how much of your injury settlement a health insurer can claw back through subrogation.
Maryland's 2014 dog bite statute ended the pit bull liability wars. What the rebuttable presumption and running-at-large rules mean for bite victims.
Before you can sue the DC government for an injury, D.C. Code § 12-309 requires written notice within six months. Miss it and even a strong case is gone.
D.C.'s new Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act ends the one-percent bar for cyclists and pedestrians. What changed, and who it protects.
Super Lawyers recognizes Jacob Lebowitz and Ryan Posey among Washington D.C.'s top lawyers.
Hurt on ice or snow in Virginia? How the storm-in-progress rule works, when property owners must clear walkways, and the proof that wins these cases.
DC's Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act helps pedestrians and cyclists, but drivers, passengers, and most injury victims still face the old 1% bar. Details here.
DC's Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act of 2016 ends the pure contributory negligence bar for pedestrians and cyclists hit by cars, effective November 26.
Maryland workers hurt by a third party's negligence can collect workers' comp AND sue the negligent party. How the two claims, the lien, and § 9-902 fit together.
Virginia's med mal cap rose to $2.25 million on July 1, 2016. See the statutory schedule and why the date of the malpractice, not the trial, sets your cap.
Maryland's Court of Appeals held in Spangler v. McQuitty that a wrongful death claim is independent: a victim's own judgment during life doesn't bar the family.
In Kiriakos v. Phillips, Maryland's Court of Appeals recognized civil liability for adults who knowingly allow underage drinking at their homes. What it means.
Hurt by a Virginia state employee or agency? The Virginia Tort Claims Act allows suit, but with a one-year notice deadline and a $100,000 cap. Know the rules.
A step-by-step guide for DC crash victims: the police report, the 60-day PIP election, medical treatment, and the deadlines that can make or break your claim.
In Rowhouses, Inc. v. Smith, Maryland's Court of Appeals held lead-poisoned plaintiffs need only rule out reasonably probable sources, not every conceivable one.
Virginia's "one free bite" rule is widely misunderstood. Learn how negligence, leash-law violations, and negligence per se let dog bite victims recover.
Maryland's Jake's Law makes distracted driving that kills or seriously injures a crime. Here's how the texting and handheld bans strengthen civil injury claims.
Hurt on someone else's property in Washington DC? Learn how DC's reasonable-care standard works and why it's friendlier than Maryland's or Virginia's rules.
