61 articles.
A 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.
When 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.
Maryland’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.
A 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.
A 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.
A 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.
Maryland’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.
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.
Thousands 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.
AI chatbots give confident answers about injury law, and get DMV specifics wrong. The contributory negligence trap, notice deadlines, and more.
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.
Maryland 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.
Who 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.
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.
Baltimore renewed its dockless scooter program in 2024 with Spin and Lime. Who pays when a rider is hurt: the company, a driver, or the city?
Maryland's 2024 wrongful death numbers: the $935,000 cap, the 150% multiplier for families, the lower med-mal cap, and why the date of injury controls.
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.
Maryland's e-bike classes, age and helmet rules, and what happens legally when a child is hurt riding, or hit by, an electric bike.
Maryland store-fall cases live or die on notice. The three ways to prove it, created hazard, actual notice, constructive notice, and the evidence for each.
For Maryland survivors considering a civil case: how anonymity works, what the process really involves, and how much control you keep. A plain guide.
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 2023 medical malpractice caps and the certificate of qualified expert requirement, explained in plain English for injured patients.
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.
Maryland's highest court holds federal teacher-immunity law doesn't preempt negligence claims and bullying suits aren't barred as "educational malpractice."
When a child is hurt at a Maryland daycare or summer camp, what duty was owed, and is the liability waiver parents signed actually enforceable?
Hurt by a Maryland county or city employee? The Local Government Tort Claims Act requires written notice within one year: miss it and lose the claim.
Maryland's noneconomic damages cap is $905,000 for claims arising after October 1, 2021. The current figures, how the cap dates work, and a year-end checklist.
Maryland has no dram shop liability, but Kiriakos v. Phillips lets families sue adults who allow underage drinking. Where the law stands five years on.
Maryland repealed the police Bill of Rights and raised the LGTCA damages cap to $890,000 for police misconduct claims. What the 2021 reforms change.
Maryland law bans opening a car door into traffic unless it's reasonably safe. How dooring claims, the 3-foot rule, and contributory negligence work.
Tolled deadlines, Daubert in Maryland, consumer protection in the operating room, and a hands-free Virginia: the 2020 changes DMV injury claimants should know.
Maryland winter falls are governed by harsh doctrines, but black ice is different. What Poole v. Coakley & Williams means for snow and ice injury claims.
Maryland's highest court retires the Frye-Reed test and adopts the Daubert standard for expert testimony. What the change means for injury cases.
Maryland health care providers claim COVID-19 immunity under the catastrophic health emergency law. What it covers, what it doesn't, and families' rights.
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.
Maryland caps pain-and-suffering damages. The 2019 numbers: $875,000 general cap, $815,000 med-mal cap, and how wrongful death multipliers work.
When opioid overprescribing crosses into medical negligence in Maryland: the standard of care, CDC guidelines, and how malpractice claims work.
Maryland's Court of Appeals affirmed a lead-paint judgment with over $1M in lost earning capacity, protecting the expert model that proves these damages.
Maryland slip-and-fall cases turn on notice and evidence. How camera footage, sweep logs, and spoliation rules decide retail fall claims.
Maryland birth injury claims explained: common injuries, the certificate of merit, the noneconomic damages cap, and the special deadlines for children.
Maryland boating accident liability explained: operator negligence, alcohol on the water, maritime law's surprising role, and what victims should do.
In Duffy v. CBS Corp., the Court of Appeals of Maryland held the 20-year statute of repose did not bar a steamfitter's mesothelioma claim.
Maryland injury deadlines explained: the 3-year rule, the discovery rule, tolling for minors, medical malpractice limits, and the LGTCA 1-year notice.
Herniated discs and spine injuries don't show like broken bones. How Maryland injury lawyers prove invisible injuries, and answer the defense playbook.
Maryland's 2017 Enhanced UIM law lets drivers stack their own coverage on top of the at-fault driver's insurance. How the offset trap worked and how to opt in.
Health insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid may claim part of your Maryland injury settlement. Who really gets paid back, and how liens get reduced.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In Blackburn Ltd. Partnership v. Paul, Maryland's highest court held that pool-enclosure safety codes can support a negligence claim for a trespassing child.
Maryland's highest court kept the harsh contributory negligence rule in Coleman v. Soccer Association. What the 1% bar means for your injury claim.
