Moreover, jurors are not told there is a cap on malpractice damages. So the jury reaches a verdict without ever being told that the damages they believed appropriate will later be reduced by state law. Two Damages Caps for Wrongful ...
Foundation of Wrongful Death Law in Maryland When people are killed in fatal car and truck crashes, their family and loved ones have the legal right to seek compensation for their damages and suffering from the party who was responsible ...
Unlike most law governing personal injury cases, Maryland wrongful death law is dictated by a statute, a written law drafted and modified by the Maryland state legislature.
So a court may allow imperfect notice, no notice at all is likely to be fatal to your filing a claim against the state of Maryland. (This is a good case that explains the Maryland Court of Special Appeals' thinking.) ...
Maritime law in the U.S. is comprised of a fluid mix of federal statutes and federal and state case law decisions. When are Personal Injury Cases Subject to Maritime Law?
Our law firm is based in Baltimore, but our practice is statewide. We have handled claims in every county in Maryland and have a track record of getting results.
In spite of the fact that Maryland law is designed largely to protect and defer to the pedestrian, our law firm sees far too many pedestrian death cases every year. Pedestrian Fatality Statistics in Maryland Maryland pedestrian deaths are on ...
This bill criminally froze the amount of compensation a jury can award for pain and suffering damages at $650,000 until December 25, 2008 (it increased $15,000 per year) and reduces the cap on damages in death cases from $1.6 million ...
The Law on Loss of Consortium A loss of consortium claim may arise when a seriously injured spouse cannot fully participate in the marriage due to the injury. Married couples have no loss of consortium claim for damages derived from ...
Maryland law specifically permits the recovery of pain and suffering damages. Juries are instructed in every personal injury case that damages can be awarded for this intangible injury. While pain and suffering are certainly elusive concepts, they constitute the most ...