Plain-English articles on the court decisions and rules that shape injury cases in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Maryland's highest court held equipment makers can be liable for failing to warn about asbestos parts their products required: a lifeline for mesothelioma families.
A deposition can make or break a Virginia injury case. Here is how we prepare clients: what to expect, the traps to avoid, and the mindset that works.
Virginia slip-and-fall cases turn on notice: proving the store knew or should have known about the hazard. Here's how that proof is won and lost.
After a child fell through an uncovered vent into a 25-foot shaft, the DC Court of Appeals formally adopted the rescue doctrine: a landmark for families.
Maryland's highest court restored a family's judgment against a correctional officer whose reckless failures led to an inmate's murder during transport.
After a Maryland crash, the other driver's insurance adjuster will ask for a recorded statement. Here's what that call is really for, and what to do instead.
The Supreme Court of Virginia held juries in DUI injury cases may not be told punitive damages are "disfavored"a win for drunk-driving victims.
DC's new vehicle-for-hire law sets insurance tiers for Uber and Lyft crashes. Who pays depends on what the app showed at the moment of impact.
The DC Court of Appeals reinstated a $300,000 jury verdict for a pedestrian who tripped on a sunken utility cut: a major win on notice and jury verdicts.
Maryland caps noneconomic damages at $800,000 for 2014-15 injury claims, and juries are never told. Here are the current numbers and how the cap works.
Ryan Posey is named a 2015 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Star, an honor limited to 2.5 percent of lawyers under 40.
Virginia's underinsured motorist "offset" rule subtracts the at-fault driver's coverage from your own UIM limits, often leaving badly hurt people with nothing.
Before suing a DC doctor or hospital, § 16-2802 requires 90 days' written notice. Miss it and even a strong malpractice case can be dismissed.
Maryland PIP pays medical bills and lost wages after a crash regardless of fault, but only if you claim it in time. How personal injury protection works.
The DC Court of Appeals affirmed a $650,000 verdict in Providence Hospital v. Willis, confirming plaintiffs need not rule out every alternative cause.
In RGR, LLC v. Settle, Virginia's Supreme Court affirmed a wrongful death verdict: landowners owe a duty not to create hazards endangering travelers.
Corporate Intl Magazine names founding partner Jacob M. Lebowitz its Washington, D.C. Wrongful Death Lawyer of the Year.
In Owens v. Baltimore City State's Attorneys Office, the Fourth Circuit revived an exoneree's civil rights suit and clarified when such claims accrue.
Maryland law strictly defines who may sue for wrongful death: primary and secondary beneficiaries, the use plaintiff rule, and the damages cap explained.
Virginia caps total med mal recovery: $2.15M for acts on or after July 1, 2014. How the cap schedule works and why the malpractice date controls.
