The Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog
Discusses auto, truck, and motorcycle accident injury law as well as medical malpractice in the state of Maryland.
Author: Ronald V. Miller Jr. is co-founder of Miller & Zois in Glen Burnie, Md. He also authors The Maryland Lawyer Blog, Accident and Injury Law Blog and Maryland Medical Malpractice Attorney Blog. Another lawyer from the firm authors Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Firms • Solos/Small Firms • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Medical Malpractice • States • Maryland • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from The Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog
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Colossus and Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Maryland
The Maryland Insurance Administration has now given its stamp of approval on Allstate's use of "Colossus 7.0.2+ Assessment for General Damages" and "Decision Point Medical Expert", software programs as tools to "honestly and accurately" asses…
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Rolexes and Introductions
Whenever I prepare for giving an opening statement, as I am today, my head is filled with more advice that I have heard or read over the years than expletives Bill Belichick threw out last…
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Negotiating a Settlement with Car Insurance Companies
Accident lawyers attempting to negotiate settlements with insurance companies tend to view insurance companies as monolithic, i.e., "Insurance Company A is difficult' or "Insurance Company B is easy to deal with on claims." It is…
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University of Maryland Medical Systems v. Waldt
The Maryland Court of Appeals republished University of Maryland Medical Systems v. Waldt today. One of our lawyers, John Cord, has created a document comparing the two opinions. This PDF document highlights the differences between…
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Personal Injury Statistics
While not as fun as, say, baseball statistics in the pre-steroids era, I really do enjoy looking at statistics on personal injury lawsuits. The Department of Justice just released a new report on personal injury…
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How to Talk to a Judge
John Bratt reports in his Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog on his appellate argument before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Friday. John asked the court to affirm a jury verdict his client obtained last…
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Maryland Drunk Driving Laws: Change We Need
The Baltimore Sun has written another story about the tragic death of a young woman who was a junior at Johns Hopkins and was killed by a drunk driver who has had nine previous drunk…
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Subsequent Remedial Measures: New Opinion from Ohio
Sean Wajert's MassTort Defense Blog (c/o Torts Prof Blog) has an interesting post on a new opinion by the Iowa Supreme Court on the question of whether you can admit subsequent remedial measures in cases…
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Aluminum Bat Lawsuit: $850,000 Verdict
The New York Times reports that a Montana jury found on Wednesday that the maker of Louisville Slugger baseball bats failed to adequately warn about the dangers that aluminum bat can pose, awarding $850,000 for…
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Malpractice Editorial Version 2.0
Medical malpractice lawyers, victims’ advocacy groups, doctors (and their lobbyists) and insurance companies have produced a heretofore unprecedented spate of editorials on medical malpractice reform in the last few months. Even I’m bored with it.…