What is Medical Malpractice? Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider deviates from the accepted standard of care, resulting in injury or harm to a patient. This can happen in hospitals, clinics, urgent care centers, nursing homes, and even in private practices. Any licensed medical professional—including doctors, nurses,...
Read MoreCan Someone Sue a Hospital for Negligence?
Hospitals are expected to provide a high standard of care to every patient. When these standards are not met, patients can suffer serious consequences, leading to questions of liability and potential legal action. This article outlines situations where someone may file a claim against a hospital for negligence, including medical negligence, malpractice,...
Read MoreWrongful Deaths from Plane Crashes: What You Need to Know
Within the last week, two commercial planes crashed tragically killing innocent passengers, including 67 individuals involved in an American Airlines flight that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter. Air travel has a fatality risk of just 1 death per 7.9 million boardings, but accidents still happen. Victims and their families have a...
Read MoreWhat Kind of Cases Do Personal Injury Lawyers Handle?
Most people have heard that an attorney can help you obtain compensation after an injury-producing accident and wondered what kinds of cases personal injury lawyers handle. Personal injury is a branch of law that allows qualifying individuals to seek compensation for physical, psychological, or emotional injuries, and most of these cases are...
Read MoreWhy Do Maryland Lawmakers Want to Create a Birth Injury Fund?
Our Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland Injury Attorneys Fight on Behalf of Children with Birth Injuries New legislation could drastically alter how birth injury cases operate in Maryland. In response to judgments for medical malpractice cases, some lawmakers in the state...
Read MoreMontgomery County School Bus Cameras Issuing Tickets to Negligent Drivers
According to WJLA ABC 7, on January 2, in Montgomery County, Maryland, cameras began keeping tabs on motorists who pass stopped school buses. In Maryland, when a school bus is stopped with activated flashing red lights, the law states that motorists traveling in the same direction must stop as well. In addition, unless there is...
Read MoreConstruction Worker Died after Sustaining Traumatic Brain Injury on Thanksgiving Day
According to WJLA, Thanksgiving Day was a day of tragedy for one family, now grieving the death of a 56-year-old construction worker who was fatally injured on November 28 at a job site in Silver Spring. "He'd fallen in a very strange and freak accident," explained Lieutenant Michael Hartnett of the Montgomery County Police Department....
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Said to Reach $4 Billion Settlement for DePuy Hip Lawsuits
Bloomberg reported that a $4 billion settlement has been rumored to be reached, which could potentially resolve thousands of lawsuits involving recalled hip implants, according to sources familiar with the litigation. This could be the largest ever settlement of U.S. legal claims and would resolve over 7,500 lawsuits in federal and state courts against Johnson...
Read MoreTruck Driver Struck and Killed While on Foot in Garrett County
On November 13, a trucker driving through Maryland was hit and killed by a Maryland State Police cruiser while he was walking on Interstate 68. A 39-year-old truck driver from Orlando, Florida had left his immobilized tractor-trailer, trying to unhook the trailer on eastbound I-68 in Garrett County. When he returned to the cab, a...
Read MoreHurt as a Union Worker?
Let Our Washington, D.C. Injury Attorneys Review Your Workers Comp Case Millions of workers suffer on-the-job injuries every year. Although Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland all mandate workers compensation benefits, many employees also benefit from the protection offered by labor...
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