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     Personal Injury Accident Cases in Calvert County, Maryland

      Situated in Southern Maryland, Calvert County is considered a conservative venue in which to try a personal injury lawsuit by most accident lawyers in Maryland. Calvert County is, however, one of the fastest growing counties in Maryland. In fact, according to the Census Bureau's 2004 statistics, Calvert County is one of the 100 fastest growing counties in the United States, showing a 16% population increase in only four years. This growth is partially due to the County's location in the Greater Washington Area, the expansion of operations at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station (PAX River) in Lexington Park (St. Mary's County), and Calvert County's outstanding quality of life. As Calvert County becomes more urbanized, the verdicts have slowly but steadily risen in favor of auto accident and truck accident victims.

      The Circuit Court for Calvert County has only two sitting judges, Judge Warren Krug and Judge Marjorie Clagett. Cases filed in Calvert County typically take about 12 to 15 months to get to trial. The case management system established by the court is generally a "hands-off" approach, setting fair deadlines for the discovery in each case, which are generally agreed upon by counsel during an informal scheduling conference in the judge's chambers.

      Once a trial date is set, the trial will almost always go forward because the court smartly does not overbook itself. However, if the accident lawyers ask for a personal injury case to be postponed, the new trial will most likely not be for another year.

     The District Court for Calvert County is, naturally, also a smaller venue, usually having one or two judges hearing cases on any given day. The docket is generally light, in fact, the court operates 3 dockets per courtroom, per day, at 8:30, 10:30 and 1:30. Generally, the auto accident cases in Calvert County District Court are placed on the 10:30 and 1:30 dockets.

      Because Calvert County's docket is not very heavy, personal injury accident cases generally take only 60 to 90 days to get assigned a trial date. When a case gets continued, sometimes the case will be reset as early as three weeks. Accordingly, accident lawyers filing in Calvert County must make sure they are fully prepared for trial when they file suit.

      Our Maryland personal injury attorneys handle accident cases in Calvert County. If you have been injured in a truck accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, in or around Calvert County or southern Maryland, call to speak to one of our accident attorneys at 800-553-8082 or select here for a free consultation.