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Personal Injury Law

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 Police Targeted in Two Separate Police Brutality Lawsuits

Posted on December 15, 2008
Two recent Maryland lawsuits have brought the topic of police brutality to the media forefront. Last week, a judge ruled that teenager Eric Bush can sue the city of Baltimore for Maryland personal injury even though he had missed the...

Roche Loses Drug Litigation Lawsuit and Is Ordered to Pay Almost $13 Million to Three Accutane Users

Posted on December 11, 2008
A jury in the United States has ordered drug manufacturer Roche to pay $12.9 million to three Accutane users who say they developed chronic bowel disorders from using the popular acne drug. The jury determined that the Swiss drug maker...

Baltimore Police Department Sued for $10 Million in Maryland Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on December 09, 2008
The Owings Mill mother of Damon D. Smith, the Maryland man who committed suicide by jumping from the top of Mercy Hospital, is suing the Baltimore Police Department for wrongful death. Hazella White?s lawsuit seeks $10 million in damages...

Washington DC Man Dies After Paramedics Diagnose Acid Reflux

Posted on December 08, 2008
In Washington DC, a 39-year-old man died at his home on Wednesday, just hours after paramedics told him that he was suffering from acid reflux and didn?t need to go to the hospital. Now, authorities are trying to determine whether...

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Mother Sues Crocs for Personal Injury After Son?s Right Toe is Mangled While Riding Baltimore Aquarium?s Escalator

Posted on December 04, 2008
The mother of a six-year-old boy whose right big toe was mangled when his Crocs clog got caught in an escalator at the National Aquarium in Baltimore is suing Crocs Inc. for products liability. Kerry Burdick filed her federal lawsuit...

Wal-Mart Customers File Personal Injury Lawsuit

Posted on December 02, 2008
Two Wal-Mart shoppers are suing the retail store for personal injury. Fritz, 51, and 19-year-old Jonathan Mesadieu say they sustained back and neck injuries after they got caught in the crowd of people stampeding into a Wal-Mart store during last...

Unidentified ER Doctor Accuses Washington DC Nursing Home of Severe Neglect

Posted on December 01, 2008
According to ABC 7/NewsChannel, an emergency room doctor who wishes to remain anonymous claims that he regularly sees patients from the Grand Park Care Center who are on the verge of death due to nursing home neglect. The nursing home...

Teen?s Mother Sues DC Government and Maryland Hospital for Wrongful Death

Posted on November 26, 2008
In US District Court, the mother of Karl Grimes, the 18-year-old who died from injuries he sustained during a fight with two youths while staying at the Oak Hill Youth Center in 2005, is suing the DC government and Prince...

Even Though AAA Mid-Atlantic Expects There To Be Less Maryland Drivers Traveling This Thanksgiving, Motorists Should Still Exercise Caution to Prevent Motor Vehicle Accidents

Posted on November 25, 2008
According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, fewer Maryland motorists are expected to travel long distances this Thanksgiving than the number of Marylanders who traveled last year. While AAA estimates that 795,200 Maryland residents will travel no less than 50 miles, this figure...

Personal Injury Lawsuit Claims Victoria?s Secret Bras Caused Hives, Rashes, and Permanent Scars

Posted on November 24, 2008
Personal injury lawyers for a woman who is suing Victoria?s Secret for injuries she says she suffered from using the brand?s Very Sexy Extreme Me Push-Up and Angels Secret Embrace bras say that tests they ordered show that bras from...

Maryland Woman Dies After State Trooper Hits Her Car, Pushing the Vehicle into a Tractor-Trailer

Posted on November 22, 2008
A Delmar woman died in Dorchester County on Friday evening after the car she was riding in was pushed into the back of a tractor-trailer by a Maryland state trooper?s car on Eastbound Route 50. Kristin Underkoffler was taken to...

Maryland Family Awarded $5.8 Million for Dermatology Malpractice Leading to Man?s Skin Cancer Death

Posted on November 19, 2008
In Maryland, a Montgomery County Circuit Court jury has ordered the practice of Silver Springs Dermatologist Dr. Norman Ansel Lokshin to pay the surviving family members of Richard Semsker $5.8 million for dermatology malpractice. Semsker died of skin cancer in...

Maryland Woman Who Suffered Catastrophic Injuries During Pedestrian Accident in Baltimore County Work Zone Will Receive $250,000 in Damages

Posted on November 17, 2008
In Baltimore County Circuit Court, Judge Susan Souder awarded Sandra Lee Meade $250,000 for personal injuries she sustained in a pedestrian accident in an Arbutus traffic construction zone more than 5 years ago. The amount is part of a high-low...

Washington DC and Maryland Truckers Can Take Steps to Prevent Truck Accidents

Posted on November 14, 2008
Although the number of large truck involved in deadly accidents decreased from 4,766 trucks in 2006 to 4,584 in 2007, the number of large-truck related deaths?4,808 fatalities?and injuries?100,000 victims?is still too high. Truck accidents can occur both from trucker negligence...

Deadly Maryland Car Crash Could Have Been Prevented if Police Had Arrested the Driver for Leaving Another Accident Scene Less than Two Hours Prior

Posted on November 13, 2008
A Maryland car crash that led to the deaths of Katherine Brady and her son Wilson in Harford County last Friday could have been prevented if police had arrested the driver accused of causing the accident for fleeing the scene...

Maryland Mother and Her Son Are Killed and Four Others Are Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Bel-Air Bypass in Harford County

Posted on November 09, 2008
A deadly multi-vehicle accident in Maryland on the Bel Air Bypass in Harford County on Friday afternoon has left two people dead and four others injured. Maryland State Police have identified the deceased as Perry Hall resident Katherine S. Brady...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Drug Litigation Lawsuit Pitting Wyeth Against Woman Who Lost Her Arm After Taking Anti-Nausea Drug Phenergan

Posted on November 07, 2008
This week, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in a drug litigation lawsuit pitting a musician, whose arm was amputated after she was given an anti-nausea drug, and drug maker Wyeth. Diane Levine?s arm had to be removed after a...

Maryland State Highway Truck Accident Leaves One Teen Dead and Another Victim with Serious Injuries

Posted on November 06, 2008
In Jefferson, Maryland, 17-year-old Kaitlyn Wilson died early this morning from injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash with a Maryland State Highway Administration dump truck. The driver of the Honda Civic that Wilson was riding in is alive, but...

Maryland Dog Bites off Part of Anne Arundel County Police Officer?s Ear

Posted on November 03, 2008
In Maryland, an Anne Arundel County cop lost part of his ear on Thursday when he bitten by a neighbor?s dog. Officer Michael McDermott, who was off-duty, was rescuing the dog when the unfortunate incident happened. McDermott had pulled the...

Family of Maryland Wrongful Death Victim Calls on Governor O?Malley to Suspend State Police Trooper Involved in Deadly 2006 Traffic Crash

Posted on October 29, 2008
The family of Randy Rakes, a Finksburg man who died in 2006 in a Maryland motor vehicle crash involving a State Police trooper car on Md. 140, is calling on Maryland Governor Martin O?Malley to remove trooper Dale Derr from...

NHTSA Reports 63 Deadly Large Truck Accidents in Maryland in 2007

Posted on October 28, 2008
Out of the 849 vehicles that were involved in deadly traffic collisions in Maryland last year, 63 of those motor vehicles were large trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released these latest figures as part of its 2007 Traffic....

Lexington Park Couple Dies in Maryland Motorcycle Accident

Posted on October 28, 2008
Maryland State Police are investigating a deadly motor vehicle crash in St. Mary?s County that left a newlywed couple dead. Phillip Brian Natalie died at the crash scene, while his wife, Jessica Laurel Natalie, was pronounced dead at St. Mary?s...

NHTSA Reports That 22 Children, Age 14 and Under, Died in Maryland Traffic Fatalities in 2007

Posted on October 24, 2008
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1,670 of the 41,059 traffic fatalities that occurred in the United States in 2007 were child victims, age 14 and younger. 22 of those fatalities occurred in Maryland. 3 of the child...

Baltimore Sun's Review of 26 Deadly Medevac Crashes Indicate that Not All Victims Needed Air Transport

Posted on October 24, 2008
The Baltimore Sun recently looked through crash records and other key documents related to 26 deadly medevac crashes that have occurred In the US since 2003. The newspaper?s findings indicate that many of the cases involved victims that were being...

Former Patient Files $77 Million Maryland Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Sinai Hospital and Security Guard for Assault

Posted on October 21, 2008
In Maryland, a man who previously sought medical treatment at Sinai Hospital for depression is suing the hospital and security guard Timothy Hough for $77 million. The former patient, Gerrod Lewis, says that Hough assaulted him in the hospital emergency...

Dump Truck Accident in Germantown Kills One Elderly Pedestrian and Seriously Injures Her Husband

Posted on October 15, 2008
A 78-year-old woman was killed and her 74-year-old husband sustained serious injuries when they were hit by a dump truck in Germantown last Thursday. The deadly Maryland motor vehicle crash occurred around 12:50pm on Route 118 in an area of...

Maryland Judge Refuses to Dismiss Entire Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Former Howard County Teacher

Posted on October 13, 2008
In Howard County Circuit Court, Judge Joseph Manck dismissed two out of five civil claims against former teacher Kirsten Kinley in the Maryland sexual abuse lawsuit against her. Kinley, a former teacher at Hammond Middle School, had asked that the...

Maryland Attorney Sues Baltimore For Burn Injuries Caused By Fall Accident into Construction Hole

Posted on October 10, 2008
In Maryland, a North Baltimore attorney that sustained serious personal injuries after falling into a construction hole is suing the city, a number of Trigen-Baltimore Energy Corp. entities, Ligon & Ligon Inc., and Johnson Controls Inc. Arianne Spaccarelli sustained serious...

Mother Files $10 Million Maryland Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Security Guard Company that Employed Her Daughter?s Boyfriend

Posted on October 08, 2008
The mother of Latasha Harris, a 31-year-old Baltimore City woman that was murdered in her apartment, is suing the security guard company for wrongful death. The lawsuit, filed in a Maryland court against US Protect Services, is seeking $10 million...

Four People Injured in Maryland After Tractor-Trailer Strikes Another Vehicle, Causing Chemical Spill in Harford County

Posted on October 06, 2008
Four people sustained injuries in Harford County, Maryland, after a tractor-trailer hit a pickup truck, turned over, and spilled a flammable chemical onto Interstate 95 (southbound). The crash occurred past the Aberdeen exit close to the Maryland House Travel...

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