• posted: Nov. 19, 2014
• personal injury,  auto accidents

A 51-year-old woman was killed recently in a car accident on Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland. According to authorities familiar with the case, the accident happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. Read More

• posted: Nov. 12, 2014
• personal injury,  auto accidents

You might be surprised to learn that every day, approximately nine people are killed and another 1,060 are injured in crashes that were caused by an allegedly distracted driver. There Read More

• posted: Nov. 05, 2014
• personal injury,  auto accidents

To have any chance of recovering in your car accident claim, you must be able to prove negligence on the part of the other driver or drivers involved in your Read More

• posted: Oct. 29, 2014
• personal injury

Contributory and comparative negligence are systems that help determine liability in cases in which both parties in an accident have some level of responsibility. These are issues commonly associated with Read More

• posted: Sep. 24, 2014
• car accident,  work zone collision

The Washington Post reported that a Maryland highway employee was killed when a car struck him while he was working in a construction zone in late August. The accident occurred Read More

• posted: Sep. 19, 2014
• personal injury,  premises liability,  slip and fall

Slips and falls happen all the time and, fortunately, most of the time these incidents are harmless, if not slightly embarrassing. However, occasionally a person will come across property that Read More

• posted: Sep. 03, 2014
• auto accidents,  distracted driving,  texting while driving,  personal injury attorney

A type of car accident case that is becoming increasingly more common is cases in which the negligent driver was texting behind the wheel. With mobile devices becoming a greater Read More

• posted: Aug. 27, 2014
• steps to take after a car accident

When you are involved in a car accident, it’s understandable to be overcome with anxiety and emotion. It’s a distressing experience. But it’s also extremely important that you manage to Read More

• posted: Aug. 20, 2014
• theme park accidents,  Trimper Rides and Amusements

In 2012, a tragic accident occurred at Trimper’s Rides in Virginia when a two year old was crushed between the tracks of a ride, resulting in a skull fracture. Now, Read More

• posted: Aug. 06, 2014
• floor traction

In a recent interview, Dennis Fetzer, an accident prevention specialist, was asked why more retail business property owners do not invest in safer flooring, even though there is solid evidence Read More

• posted: Jul. 23, 2014
• truck accident lawyers,  truck driver fatigue

A vote by the Senate Appropriations Committee to weaken the current federal Department of Transportation hours of service regulations for truck drivers would probably have remained under the public radar Read More

• posted: Jul. 15, 2014
• peace order,  protective order

Maryland law contains provisions that allow members of the public to apply for an order from the court that provides relief against various forms of malicious behavior by others.  These Read More

• posted: Jul. 02, 2014
• automobile black boxes,  defective vehicle parts,  GM recall

In 2005, a drunken 16-year-old lost control of her Chevrolet Cobalt and died after crashing into a tree in Charles County, Maryland. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was called Read More

• posted: Jun. 18, 2014
• drug diversion,  negligent drug use,  personal injury attorney

It is no secret that hospitals keep every imaginable medication in stock. While the drugs are well-secured, countless hospital employees have authorized access to them so they can care for Read More

• posted: May 21, 2014
• manslaughter charges,  texting while driving

Nineteen-year- old Elizabeth Haley Meyers was texting when her car slammed into a motorcycle on Route 3 in Gambrills, Maryland last October. Thirty-year-old motorcyclist Jonathan Wesley Roberts died from the Read More

• posted: Apr. 23, 2014
• broken bones,  fall fractures,  FOOSH

Despite the pratfalls taken by comedians, falling down is no joke.  If you have not suffered a broken bone in your lifetime, the physical pain and disability may be shocking.  For Read More