A Maryland family’s home suffered extensive damage after an old tradition led to their Christmas tree catching fire. The family had decorated their tree with regular candles instead of the electrical lights and ornaments that most families use today. The candles caught the real tree on...
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Provides New Safety Standards for Baby Cribs
Thirteen years after the death of her infant son, a New York woman will finally see increased safety standards for baby cribs. In 1997, the woman went into her son’s room to wake him up when she found him with his neck stuck between a gap in the side rail and headboard. The...
Read MoreIncrease in Maryland Required Auto Insurance Coverage
On January 1, 2011, Maryland law increased the amount of auto insurance required. Maryland now requires all motor vehicles registered in Maryland to have the following: $30,000 for bodily injury per person, $60,000 for bodily injury for two or more people, and $15,000 for property damage For more information on Maryland auto insurance requirements...
Recent Product Recalls that Pose Dangers to Your Family
Defective products can cause serious injuries or death to consumers. Ford lost a trial in 2010 and must pay a woman $16 million after an accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down. The lawsuit stemmed from allegations that Ford knew about the inadequacies of lap seat belts for over 30 years...
Read MoreNursing Home Owner Suspended by Virginia Pays $1.1 Million to Settle Frauds in Other States
Virginia suspended the license of a nursing home owner for being abusive to a patient and for improperly discharging the same patient from the nursing home. This did not, however, stop the nursing home owner from becoming involved in facilities in nearby states. In 2009, his company took over operations for a nursing...
Read MoreSafety Tips for Driving During the Winter
Each year winter weather brings snowy and icy conditions that can make driving treacherous for most of the country. More than a million and a half automobile accidents occur during every winter season with more than 7,000 deaths and 800,000 injuries resulting from these accidents. Drivers can lessen their chances of getting into an...
Read MoreFirst Snowfalls Bring Rise in Maryland Car Accidents
November and December usually bring the first snowfalls to Maryland each year. As roads become covered in ice, snow and slush, the dangers of driving increase. A recent weekend of snowfall led to dozens of accidents in the state, with officials and police asking Maryland residents to stay off the roads, if possible. In...
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Statutes of Limitations Vary Among Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC Jurisdictions
Medical malpractice is defined as negligent medical care that results in further injury to a patient. When proving a medical malpractice case in a lawsuit, a plaintiff must show that further injury occurred as a result of a medical practitioner’s actions, that the medical practitioner caused the injury and that the practitioner gave unreasonable...
Read MoreWashington DC Above the National Average for Fatal Car Crashes Involving Drugs
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released a study on fatal car accidents and drivers under the influence of drugs. Both Maryland and Washington, D.C. came in above the national average of one in five fatally injured drivers having drugs in their system at the time of the accident. The rate...
Read MorePursuing Claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)
The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) permits Americans to do what for a long time they were unable to do - sue the federal government for injuries that a federal employee negligently causes. A New York mother did just that when her daughter...
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