Personal injury and personal liability are two distinct concepts when it comes to homeowner insurance policies and legal claims. Personal injury covers the victim's losses, while personal liability insurance protects you when sued. The key difference is that personal injury is the harm suffered, while personal liability is your...
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Statistics Reveal Top Causes of Motorcycle Crashes in Maryland
Motorcycle crashes are some of the deadliest types of traffic accidents in Maryland. Motorcyclists are highly vulnerable to fatal injuries in collisions, even when wearing helmets. Benchmark reports from the Maryland Department of Transportation show 1,268 total motorcycle accidents statewide in 2018. Motorcycle crashes caused 1,067 injuries and killed 58 others. Preventing...
Read MoreNew Washington D.C. Law Makes it Easier To Sue for E-Scooter Injuries
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Read MoreWho To Sue for an Electric Scooter Accident in Fairfax, VA?
Rentable electric scooters have become a global phenomenon. Millions of riders use e-scooters for fun, convenient and low-cost rides. Riding an e-scooter around a busy city such as Fairfax, Virginia, however, could be dangerous. Distracted and reckless drivers could collide with e-scooter riders and cause catastrophic injuries. In other cases, the scooters themselves may...
Read MoreYouTube Star’s Death Renews Concerns Over E-Scooter Safety
Electric scooters have grown significantly in popularity over the last few years thanks to the advent of rentable dockless e-scooters. Companies such as Lime, Bird and Spin have brought hundreds of thousands of rentable e-scooters to most major cities around the U.S. The rise of e-scooters has been controversial, however, with many cities...
Read MoreWhen Can I Sue for an E-Scooter Accident?
Electric scooters have replaced walking and biking for many people in major cities around the world. With dozens of scooters available on-demand for low prices locally, it is no surprise ridership has skyrocketed since the debut of rentable dockless e-scooters. Yet many organizations have expressed concerns over the safety of e-scooters, especially as...
Read MoreWhat Happens if I Get Hit By a Car on an E-Scooter in DC?
Over the last few years, tens of thousands of dockless electric scooters have poured into Washington, D.C. from seven different companies: Bird, Lime, Spin, Lyft, Skip, Jump and Bolt. Three additional companies (Hopr, Razor and Ridecell) have received conditional approval to start operating in the city in 2019. E-scooters can be a convenient and cost-effective...
Read MoreCan I Still Sue My Employer if I Accept Workers’ Compensation?
All 50 states in the U.S. have workers’ compensation programs to pay for workers’ injuries using a no-fault system. As an injured employee, you do not have to prove fault for your injuries to receive compensation if your employer carries workers’ compensation insurance. The tradeoff for this no-fault coverage is that you forfeit...
Read MoreHow to Avoid an E-Scooter Accident
Electric scooters entered the scene several years ago, though recently a boom in e-scooter usage has swept the country. Several companies, like Bird and Lime, have capitalized on this trend by introducing dockless scooters that many cities have adapted into a form of public...
Read MoreHow Can DC Overcome the Obstacles Associated with E-Scooters?
Electric scooters have become the cool, new transportation trend that many riders have begun to utilize over the last several years. E-scooters are a cheap, fuel-efficient way to travel around the city, especially during a fun night out. With the onslaught of dockless scooter companies...
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