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The Three Vital Elements Required for a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Just because you are unhappy with your treatment or its results doesn’t necessarily mean medical malpractice was the reason for your dissatisfaction or poor outcome. In fact, medical malpractice is often difficult to prove. Even if your doctor or other health professional made a mistake, if that mistake didn’t harm you, it was not legally… Read More »
Maryland Nursing Home Regulations & Standards
If you have to make the difficult decision to put your parents into a nursing home, you know there are many issues to take into consideration. Above all, you want to ensure your folks are safe and well cared for. Fortunately, Maryland nursing homes must meet several regulations and standards. Nursing homes in MD are… Read More »
Adding Physical Disability Accommodations to Your Home
Your life can change in an instant. If you are injured in an accident, the physical injuries can last a lifetime. From getting up in the morning until you go to bed at night, your routine may now be completely different. Sometimes your injuries are so severe that you will need to add accommodations to… Read More »
When Does a Surgical Complication Become Malpractice?
Surgery is complicated, no matter how large or small a procedure may be. There are always risks inherent in surgery. Sometimes complications just happen naturally, due to the age, health, or condition of the patient. However, sometimes complications happen because a doctor or other professional doesn’t do his or her job correctly. When this happens,… Read More »
Your Right to Copies of Your Medical Records in MD
If you are thinking about filing a medical malpractice suit (or if you need them for other purposes), you will need copies of your medical records. In Maryland, you do not need a subpoena in order to get these records—you have the right to them under Maryland law. In order to get your medical records,… Read More »
Auto Accident-Related Statistics for Maryland
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, auto accidents are the leading cause of death for Americans aged three to 34. And over 90% of crashes are preventable, caused by driver error. Let’s look at some auto accident statistics for our state. And remember to drive safely, so you don’t become a statistic… Read More »
What is Accident Reconstruction?
Accidents usually happen so fast, we have no idea what caused them or exactly what took place. We only know that one minute we were driving and the next minute we were in a crash. Most police personnel are not taught how to reconstruct an accident to find out exactly what happened. Their job is… Read More »
The Gainesville Pileup—What Went Wrong?
On January 29, 2012, a massive chain reaction crash on Interstate 75 near Gainesville, FL killed eleven people and at least 18 people were hospitalized. Cars and trucks collided into each other, one after the other, on a highway shrouded in fog and smoke that virtually blinded drivers. The wreckage stretched a mile long. Smaller… Read More »
Potential Defendants After a Truck Accident
In a battle of truck versus car, the truck wins just about every time. A typical 18-wheeler weighs 80,000 pounds, and a regular automobile is simply not designed to protect its passengers from that kind of force. If you are involved in an accident with a truck, how do you know who is to blame?… Read More »
What is the Client Center?
In 2011, the American Bar Association took a survey about extranets. They found that 72% of law firms with 500 or more attorneys use an extranet to serve clients, but only 6.4% of smaller firms do the same. Lexis Nexis closes this gap with their Client Center, and we have collaborated with them to use… Read More »
