This page is for truck accident lawyers seeking additional insurance by bringing in the broker or shipper. Too many attorneys ignore the broker-shipper’ liability path to higher settlement amounts. This page explains how these defendants are brought in and gives updated 2025 case law. 📅 May 2025 Update: Broker Liability…
In this post, we will look at the effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) as a surgical option for the treatment of chronic back pain. ACDF is a special type of back surgery in which a spinal disc is actually removed in order to relieve nerve root pressure…
We explain here Medicare liens and medical liens in personal injury cases and the obligation to pay back Medicare after a personal injury settlement. MEDICARE LIENS How Medicare Liens Work in Personal Injury Cases If you are injured in an accident and Medicare pays for some of your treatment, you…
This post will help you understand how epidural steroid injections impact the settlement compensation payouts in motor vehicle accident cases where the victim suffers a herniated or bulging disc. A disc herniation is a disc injury frequently caused by car accidents. The impact of a car accident often exerts significant…
Leg and arm amputation cases attract personal injury and malpractice lawyers in any jurisdiction, but particularly in states where there is a cap on noneconomic damages. This is because there are great economic costs associated with artificial limbs and the injuries often impact the victim’s ability to earn a living.…
This page is about who can file a silicosis lawsuit and the settlement amount victims can expect when making these claims. We now know that an invisible danger often lurks in the air at construction sites —silica dust. Its fine particles, when inhaled over prolonged periods, embed themselves deep into…
On this page, we will look at birth injury malpractice lawsuits involving HIE (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy). We will look at the negligence theories in these cases and the average settlement value in HIE birth injury claims. About HIE Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) (also known as perinatal asphyxia) is a type of brain…
Spinal fusion surgery significantly increases the potential value of any back injury claim. Our Maryland personal injury lawyers see a lot of back injuries, and we have seen first-hand how spinal fusion surgery can double or triple the settlement value of these cases. This post looks at lumbar spinal…
Sexual assault or sexual abuse victims can bring a personal injury lawsuit in civil court against the perpetrator. Sexual assault lawsuits can also be brought against third parties such as schools, employers, churches, etc., if their negligence allowed the assault or abuse to occur. Over the last decade there has…
Any discussion of how much money a medical malpractice case in Maryland is worth begins with our cap on non-economic damages in malpractice. The pain and suffering cap for 2024 in Maryland medical negligence cases is $890,000. This same $890,000 cap applies to wrongful death cases where there is only…