Sample Personal Injury Complaints

     For non-lawyers, a complaint is legal document that sets a lawsuit into motion. A personal injury lawsuit must set forth at the outset the basic facts and legal justification for the filing of the lawsuit as well as the people or companies that the plaintiff believes is responsible for his/her injuries.

     A Complaint initiates a personal injury lawsuit.  The Complaint is the foundation of every personal injury case, defining the scope of the case and setting forth the general facts that comprise the lawsuit, the legal theories, and in most jurisdictions, including Maryland, a specific request for monetary relief.   It also sets forth the jurisdictional basis for filing the Complaint in that particular court (i.e., why the court receiving the Complaint is the appropriate court to hear the personal injury claim.) 

     The days of form Complaints are long gone in Maryland and almost every jurisdiction around the country.  Accordingly, a Complaint has to be tailored to the specific facts of an individual car accident, medical malpractice or product liability claim.   Personal injury lawyers need not set forth in the Complaint every single detail relevant to their claim.   A Complaint must, however, set forth the legal justification and all necessary legal facts to support the legal justification.

   If you are looking for co-counsel for a personal injury claim or lawsuit in Maryland, call Ron Miller or Laura Zois at 800-553-8082 or click here with questions about your potential referral.  Our law firm accepts referrals only in serious injury claims, but if you are looking for a referral for a soft tissue or other less serious injury claim in Maryland, call one of our lawyers and we will be glad to give you the names of quality personal injury lawyers in Maryland who regularly handle such claims.