Increasing the Value of Wrongful Death Cases
Caps on non-economic damages make it impossible to receive true fair value in wrongful death claims in Maryland (and in most states). Accordingly, personal injury lawyers need to turn over every possible stone to maximize the economic damages in wron…
Maryland Hospitals Referring Lawyers?
The Baltimore Sun had an interesting front page article yesterday on Maryland hospitals referring patients with malpractice claims to specific medical malpractice lawyers. I think this is a bad idea.
First, it is worth noting that everyone means wel…
Allstate Wants Me to Link to Them
This is hysterical:
Hello Mr. Miller:
My name is Mary [deleted], and I’m working with Allstate Insurance to ensure they are being accurately and effectively represented online.
I was reading your article “I Support Allstate” at http://www.maryland…
Personal Injury News/Information
Paul Luvera provides a good “cost v. benefits” sample cross examination.
Accurint may no longer be the only game in town for plaintiffs’ lawyers trying to track down defendants.
Using requests for admission to seal up your uninsured motorist case….
New Maryland Medical Malpractice CA Opinion
The Maryland Court of Appeals issued an opinion Friday in Spangler v. McQuitty, ending this cerebral palsy medical malpractice case that began 17 years ago. I first wrote about this case two years ago when the Maryland Court of Appeals heard this trag…
Was Ronald Reagan for Tort Reform?
Clearly, the new Republican tradition is to pay homage to Ronald Reagan whenever you have a segue to do so – and even when there’s not. Everyone has forgotten Iran-Contra and those Marines in Lebanon and focused on the fact that he presided over 8 yea…
Was Ronald Reagan for Tort Reform?
Clearly, the new Republican tradition is to pay homage to Ronald Reagan whenever you have a segue to do so – and even when there’s not. Everyone has forgotten Iran-Contra and those Marines in Lebanon and focused on the fact that he presided over 8 yea…
I Support Allstate
We have our share of struggles with Allstate in car accident and other personal injury cases. Allstate can be a very difficult company to deal with when they are defending either first or third party injury claims. But Allstate just won a big fight -…
Maryland Actos Lawsuits
An MDL Panel ruled this week that any Actos lawsuits filed in federal court in Maryland will be consolidated in Louisiana.
Actos is another drug for type 2 diabetes that has helped treat the diabetes, but can get the patient into problems that they di…
Rick Santorum and Medical Malpractice
Republican presidential hopeful candidate Rick Santorum is a big advocate of medical malpractice tort reform. In 1996, his wife Karen brought a medical malpractice case alleging a negligent chiropractic manipulation that caused a herniated disc in he…
