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- The Statue of Limitations for Claims on your Auto Insurance Policy when You’re in an Accident with an Uninsured Motorist
Jul 9, 2019
In a Baltimore car accident involving an underinsured driver, the acceptance and signed release of the at-fault underinsured motorist’s policy limits started the clock ticking for making a claim against the underinsured motorist coverage for the driver who wasn’t at fault, according to a recent ruling from a Baltimore appeals court. Margaret Shilling was involved in an auto accident in Gambrills, Maryland. Her underinsured motorist provider, Nationwide, gave permission to settle the claim with...Read More - Maryland Attorney General Warns About Impostor Law Enforcement Scam
Jun 11, 2019
Thieves posing as Maryland law enforcement officers are swindling Maryland residents by threatening them with arrest for missing jury duty or failing to appear as witnesses, Maryland’s Attorney General has recently warned. Consumers in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll County and Howard County have reported receiving a call from someone claiming to be from the local police department or sheriff’s office to inform them that they have missed a court date. In some instances,...Read More - Baltimore Motorcycle Accidents 2019
May 21, 2019
Summer is on the way and so is the time for long rides on a motorcycle. There is some good news on the Baltimore motorcycle accident front — the number of motorcyclists killed in crashes dropped to 5,172 in 2017, down from 5,337 in 2016 — a 3% decrease, but motorcycle riders are still overrepresented in traffic fatalities, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Motorcyclists are 27 times more likely to...Read More - Baltimore Boating Safety Tips for 2019
May 17, 2019
Boating season is just around the corner. Most Baltimore-area boaters try to get their boats ready and in the water for the Memorial Day holiday. The start of last year’s boating season was especially tough for the Baltimore and Annapolis boating communities. Declared by officials to be the deadliest start in six years, the 2018 boating season saw four people dead in boating accidents in 16 days. By contrast, in 2017, nine people died...Read More - How to Stay Out of Trouble in Ocean City
Apr 23, 2019
Ocean City comes alive in the summer months as one of the premier vacation spots for families, college kids, couples, partygoers, and more. Thousands of students and adults find themselves letting loose with copious amounts of alcohol, lowering inhibitions and creating opportunities for chaos. Once tourist season opens and the first Spring Break revelers make their way through the town, law enforcement go on high alert and significantly increase the number of arrests. Don’t let...Read More - Maryland Bill to Lift Limits on Childhood Sexual Abuse Defeated
Apr 19, 2019
A last-minute maneuver by Maryland’s House of Representatives to save a bill that would have extended the statute of limitations for filing civil claims related to sexual abuse was defeated this month. In its first form, the measure would have allowed victims of child sexual abuse to file a civil lawsuit at anytime. In addition, the bill also provided a “two-year lookback” window that would have allowed Maryland sex abuse victims until October 2021...Read More - Medstar Health to Pay U.S. $35 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks to a Cardiology Group in Exchange for Refer
Apr 8, 2019
MedStar Health, Inc. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle charges that it paid kickbacks to a cardiology group based in Pikesville, Maryland, in exchange for referrals to its Union Memorial and Franklin Square Hospitals in Baltimore for lucrative cardiovascular procedures, including cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology procedures, for almost six years. “Kickbacks give doctors an incentive to pursue unnecessary treatments that are costly and sometimes even dangerous to patients,” U.S. Attorney Robert...Read More - Medication Error Causes Patient’s Death
Mar 8, 2019
A nurse in a Southern state was recently indicted for reckless homicide after she allegedly committed a deadly medication error and Adding insult to the tragic injury, a doctor for the medical facility told the medical examiner’s office that the patient died from bleeding and that any medication errors were purely “hearsay.” This led the medical examiner’s office to decline to investigate because staff believed the patient died a natural death that was outside...Read More - Appeals Court Revives Woman’s Claims of Injury at Stadium While Celebrating Ravens’ 2013 Super Bowl Win
Mar 5, 2019
“When a crowd of people have been induced to gather on the premises, the pushing and jostling and shoving of the crowd can be reasonably anticipated and the proprietor would be liable for any injuries resulting from the foreseeable acts of the crowd” is the controlling legal concept in a case involving a Baltimore-area family’s winter visit to the Baltimore stadium where the Ravens play football to celebrate a highly successful football season. Pushing,...Read More - Man Who Failed to Register as a Sex Offender Faces Jail Time and Fines
Feb 8, 2019
A man in a nearby state admitted in court that he failed to register as a sex offender. He pleaded guilty to one count of failure to register from May to September of last year. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, according to the newspaper that reported the incident. It’s apparent from the above example that failing to register as a sex offender is a serious...Read More