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Maryland Accident Law Blog

News and information about personal-injury and medical malpractice law.
By Jack Lebowitz, Esq. and Vadim Mzhen, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 01:00:12

Maryland Motorcycle Accidents: Safety Awareness Month Promotes Safe Driving Habits to Decrease Traffic Injuries and Deaths

Posted on May 18, 2009
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month is a time when law enforcement and highway safety officials throughout the various US states, along with the federal government, take steps to remind motorcyclists and drivers that they must share the roads safely with one...

Two Annapolis Bicyclists Injured in Maryland Bicycle Accident on Bike to Work Day

Posted on May 16, 2009
The Annapolis Police Department says two bicyclists were injured in a Maryland bicycle accident on Friday morning. The injury accident occurred when a person in a parked vehicle on Main Street opened the vehicle door, hitting the two riders who...

Maryland Pharmacy Error Injury Attorneys: Fatal Error that Killed Toddler Could Send Pharmacist to Prison

Posted on May 14, 2009
This week, pharmacist Eric Cropp pleaded no contest to an involuntary manslaughter charge involving the death of a two-year-old patient in 2006. The toddler, Emily Jerry, died after she was administered an overdose of sodium chloride while undergoing chemotherapy at...

Prince George?s County Logs the Most Maryland Motor Vehicle Accident Deaths in 2008

Posted on May 11, 2009
The Maryland State Highway Administration says that of the 589 Maryland traffic deaths that occurred in 2008, 124 of those fatalities took place in Prince George?s County. That?s almost twice as many fatalities than in Baltimore County, ranked number two...

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Maryland Wrongful Death Settlement Reached in Case of Pregnant Mother and Unborn Son Who Were Allegedly Refused Ambulance Help Because of Feud

Posted on May 07, 2009
A Maryland wrongful death settlement has been reached between the mother and fianc� of a pregnant woman and her unborn son that died and Smithsburg Emergency Services Inc, medics James Ulrich and Karin Nichol, and former ambulance chief Jason Tracey....

Montgomery County, Maryland Judge Refuses to Cap Multimillion-dollar Medical Malpractice Award for Patient?s Skin Cancer Death Caused by Delayed Diagnosis

Posted on May 05, 2009
In Maryland, Montgomery County Judge John W Debelius III refused to cap the medical malpractice noneconomic damages received by the surviving family members of attorney Richard H. Semsker who died after a mole that was not treated became skin cancer....

Maryland Injuries to Minor Lawsuit Claims Crossing Guard?s Negligence Led to Daughter?s Pedestrian Accident

Posted on May 04, 2009
The parents of young girl who was struck by an SUV outside an elementary school in Pasadena have filed a Maryland personal injury lawsuit on her behalf. Brooke M Monday was just 7 when the pedestrian accident happened in April...

US Department of Transportation's Tougher Vehicle Roof Standards Should Provide Better Protection During Rollover Crashes

Posted on April 30, 2009
The US Department of Transportation has unveiled new roof strength standards that motor vehicle manufacturers must abide by beginning September 2012. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says that these newer, tougher standards should offer greater protection during rollover crashes...

Risk of Pharmacy Errors Increases with Busier Pharmacist Workloads

Posted on April 28, 2009
US pharmacists filled 3.8 billion prescriptions in 2007. This increase in pharmacy prescriptions?up from 3.3 billion in 2002?means that pharmacists are busier than ever. According to pharmacy owner Paul Lofholm, his pharmacists can fill up to 100 prescriptions a shift...

$19 Million Maryland Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Victims of Deadly 2007 Bay Bridge Accident

Posted on April 27, 2009
The families of Randall Orff, his son Jonathan, and James Hewitt Ingle are suing the Maryland Transportation Authority, driver Stephen Adam Burt, trailer owner Levon Andonian, tractor-trailer driver Joshua Hargrove, Mobile Mini Inc, tractor-trailer driver Edwin Tixon, Ag Trucking Inc,...

Paralysis Affects 1 in 50 Americans

Posted on April 24, 2009
According to a new survey, released by the Dana Reeve Foundation, 5.6 million Americans have some sort of paralysis. That?s 1 in 50 Americans. The survey was put together with input from over 30 experts in statistics and paralysis and...

Maryland Wrongful Death Settlement Reached Between Washington Adventist Hospital and Heart Patient Who Died While Trapped in Bathroom

Posted on April 21, 2009
In Maryland, the family of a heart patient who died while trapped in a hospital bathroom has reached a wrongful death settlement with Washington Adventist Hospital. Jose Valladares died in 2006. He went to the bathroom in his room and...

Work Zone Accidents Can Be Prevented if Motorists, Workers, and Construction Companies Exercise the Necessary Precautions

Posted on April 18, 2009
Many Maryland work zone accidents are avoidable, as long as workers, motorists, and contracting companies take the necessary precautions. For example, contractors need to make sure that construction zones are well marked and easily visibly. Workers should undergo safety training,...

New Maryland Motorists Will Have To Pass Tougher Test to Prove They Are Ready to Drive On State Roads

Posted on April 17, 2009
According to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, the state?s new driver?s license test requires new drivers to show off their driving skills on-road and off-road. This new test is reportedly tougher than the current version, and parents are especially are...

City of Annapolis Settles Maryland Police Brutality Lawsuit

Posted on April 15, 2009
In Maryland, the city of Annapolis has reached a confidential settlement with two men who say that a police officer wrongfully arrested and beat them. Their lawsuit stemmed from two separate alleged police brutality incidents on March 30, 2005 and...

Maryland Teen Driving Bill Proposes Extending Time New Drivers Must Hold Learner?s Permit and Provisional License

Posted on April 11, 2009
In Maryland, Delegate Andrew A Serafina is cosponsoring a bill calling for extending the period of time that new drivers must have their learner?s permits and provisional licenses before they can receive an official driver?s license. The bill calls for...

Maryland Carbon Monoxide Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled

Posted on April 08, 2009
A Maryland wrongful death settlement has been reached between a woman whose husband and 10-year-old daughter died after being exposed to CO and the Bay Shore Development Corp, Heat Transfer Products, R.E. Michel Co., and All About Plumbing. Yvonne Boughtner?s...

Maryland Health Care Commission Presents 2008 Maryland Nursing Home Family Experience of Care Survey

Posted on April 05, 2009
For the second year, the Maryland Health Care Commission has made available to consumers the ratings of individual nursing home results based on a survey taken by family members and other responsible parties about the care that their loved ones...

Maryland Senate Passes Speed Camera Bill

Posted on April 03, 2009
The Maryland Senate has passed a bill that would allow speed cameras in school zones and construction zones. The approval of the legislation, by a 27-20 vote, came one day after the Senate had vetoed the bill authorizing the statewide...

Truckers with Sleep Apnea May Cause Maryland Truck Accidents

Posted on March 31, 2009
The Cambridge Health Alliance is reporting that there could be up to 3.9 million licensed commercial truck drivers who are suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. This condition is the number two cause of fatigue during the daytime, which means that....

Increase in Number of Younger and Middle Aged Mentally Ill Patients in US Nursing Homes is Leading to Violent Crimes Against Elderly Residents

Posted on March 27, 2009
According to the Associated Press, the number of mentally ill patients in US nursing homes increased by 41% between 2002 and 2008. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says these approximately 125,000 long-term care residents make up 9% of....

Two Maryland School Bus Accidents Lead to Possible Injuries and One Death

Posted on March 27, 2009
A number of school bus students were rushed to the hospital this week following two separate Maryland motor vehicle accidents involving school transportation vehicles on Wednesday. An elementary school bus and a pickup truck collided in St. Mary?s County when...

Baltimore County Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claiming SWAT Team Fatally Shot Mother Without Provocation in 2005 Goes to Trial

Posted on March 25, 2009
Four years after a SWAT team fatally shot Cheryl Lynn Noel during a drug raid of her Dundalk home, the ensuing wrongful death lawsuit filed in Baltimore County has finally gone to trial. Attorneys for both sides gave opening statements...

Natasha Richardson Did Not Receive Medical Attention Until Four Hours After Ski Fall Accident that Resulted in Fatal Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on March 20, 2009
As close friends and family members continue to mourn movie star Natasha Richardson, questions are beginning to arise as to whether her life could have been saved if she had received medical attention for her traumatic brain injury sooner. Richardson,...

Maryland Senate Votes for Text Messaging While Driving Ban

Posted on March 19, 2009
This week, the Maryland Senate approved by a 43 to 4 vote a bill banning drivers from text messaging whenever they are operating their motor vehicles. If the bill becomes law, it would make reading, composing, sending, or receiving text...

$50 Million Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed Against Owner of Chimp that Mauled Woman

Posted on March 17, 2009
The family of Charla Nash, the woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee, is suing the owner of the pet primate for personal injury. In their $50 million personal injury lawsuit, the plaintiffs are accusing Sandra Herold of recklessness and...

Baltimore County Jury Awards Over $150 Million to Victims of Jacksonville Exxon Gas Spill

Posted on March 13, 2009
In Maryland, a Baltimore County jury has awarded the victims of a 2006 Exxon gas spill over $150 million. Some 90 Jacksonville residents experienced personal injury, property damage, and emotional trauma after a leaking pipe at a neighborhood gas station...

Salisbury Man Still Waiting to Find Out if $45 Million Maryland Brutality Lawsuit Can Go To Court

Posted on March 10, 2009
In Maryland, a Salisbury man is waiting to find out whether a judge will allow his $45 million police brutality lawsuit to go to court. Ceasar Savage says that a number of police officers beat him unconscious when apprehending him...

Three Maryland Car Accident Lawsuits Sue Driver for Catastrophic 2008 Tractor-Trailer-Van Accident that Injured Six and Killed One

Posted on March 09, 2009
Three of the victims of a Maryland motor vehicle accident involving a passenger van and a tractor-trailer are suing the van driver for wrongful death and personal injury. Robin Poffenberger was transporting a group of seniors to a softball tournament...

US Coast Guard Suspends Search for NFL Players Who Were Lost After Boat Capsized

Posted on March 03, 2009

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