2025 Year in Review: The DMV Injury-Law Decisions That Mattered
From 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.
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Whiteru, the Finale: DC's Highest Court Confirms a Duty to Aid the Fallen
The D.C. Court of Appeals answered the Whiteru certified question: property owners who know someone lies injured must render reasonable aid. The saga ends.
Virginia's 2024 Crash Numbers Are In: What They Say About Who Gets Hurt, and Where
Virginia'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.
Asking a Chatbot About Your Injury Case? What AI Gets Wrong About DC, Maryland, and Virginia Law
AI chatbots give confident answers about injury law, and get DMV specifics wrong. The contributory negligence trap, notice deadlines, and more.
Maryland Cuts Child Victims Act Damages After June 1: Why the Filing Date Now Matters So Much
Maryland'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.
The Child Victims Act Survives: Maryland's Highest Court Upholds Survivors' Right to Sue
Maryland's Supreme Court held 4-3 that the Child Victims Act's revival of time-barred abuse claims is constitutional. What the ruling means for survivors.
The Key Bridge Collapse and the 1851 Law That Could Cap the Families' Recovery
The Dali's owners have invoked an 1851 law to cap all Key Bridge claims at about $43.7 million. What the Limitation of Liability Act means for the families.
Whiteru Returns: D.C. Circuit Sends the "Trespasser Question" to DC's Highest Court
The D.C. Circuit has certified the Whiteru v. WMATA trespasser question to the D.C. Court of Appeals. What's at stake for injured Metro riders.
July 1, 2023: Virginia's UM/UIM Offset Is Dead, Stacking Arrives
As of July 1, 2023, Virginia UIM coverage pays on top of the at-fault driver's insurance: no more offset. Before-and-after examples and what to check.
DC's Permanent Police Reform Law: What It Changes for Civil Cases, and What It Doesn't
DC Law 24-345, effective April 21, 2023, makes police reform permanent. What the law does, and honestly, what it does not do, for civil claims.
Maryland's Child Victims Act: No More Deadlines for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Maryland's Child Victims Act, signed April 11, 2023, eliminates the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse and revives time-barred claims.
Maryland's High Courts Get New Names: The Supreme Court of Maryland, Explained
As of December 14, 2022, the Court of Appeals of Maryland is the Supreme Court of Maryland. What the voter-approved renaming changes, and what it doesn't.
Tough Year, Great Results - Over $6 million Recovered for Our Clients
Despite a year of closed courts and canceled trials, Posey Lebowitz recovered over $6 million for injured clients in 2020.
Jacob Lebowitz and Ryan Posey are SuperLawyers Again! and Again! and Again! ....
Jacob Lebowitz and Ryan Posey have again been named Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers.
2020 Year in Review: The Quiet Shifts in DMV Injury Law
Tolled deadlines, Daubert in Maryland, consumer protection in the operating room, and a hands-free Virginia: the 2020 changes DMV injury claimants should know.
Virginia Goes Hands-Free: The New Phone Law and What It Means for Crash Cases
Virginia's new hands-free law bans holding a phone while driving starting January 1, 2021. What changes, and what it means for injury claims after a crash.
DC Deadlines in the Pandemic: Emergency Orders, Emergency Legislation, and Your Claim
DC has tolled legal deadlines during the COVID-19 emergency. What the court orders and Council legislation mean for injury claims in the District.
Virginia's Judicial Emergency: How the Tolling Orders Affect Your Injury Deadline
The Supreme Court of Virginia has declared a judicial emergency and tolled statutes of limitations. How the COVID-19 orders affect Virginia injury claims.
Maryland Courts and COVID-19: Tolled Deadlines, Remote Hearings, and What Claimants Should Do
Maryland's judiciary has tolled statutes of limitations while courts are closed for COVID-19. What the orders say and what injury claimants should do now.
DC's New Law for Abuse Survivors: Extended Deadlines and a Two-Year Window to Revive Old Claims
DC Law 22-311, effective May 3, 2019, extends civil deadlines for sexual abuse survivors and opens a two-year window to revive time-barred claims.
New D.C. Law Protects Injured People from Excessive Health Insurer Subrogation
A new D.C. law limits how much of your injury settlement a health insurer can claw back through subrogation.
The End of Contributory Negligence in D.C.?
D.C.'s new Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act ends the one-percent bar for cyclists and pedestrians. What changed, and who it protects.
SuperLawyers recognizes Jacob Lebowitz and Ryan Posey
Super Lawyers recognizes Jacob Lebowitz and Ryan Posey among Washington D.C.'s top lawyers.
What DC's New Comparative-Fault Law Does NOT Change: Drivers, Last Clear Chance, and the Insurer Playbook
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 Ends the 1% Bar for Cyclists and Pedestrians: The Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act Takes Effect November 26
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.
Ryan Posey selected as 2015 Washington DC Super Lawyers "Rising Star"
Ryan Posey is named a 2015 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Star, an honor limited to 2.5 percent of lawyers under 40.
Jacob M. Lebowitz Named D.C. Wrongful Death Lawyer of the Year
Corporate Intl Magazine names founding partner Jacob M. Lebowitz its Washington, D.C. Wrongful Death Lawyer of the Year.