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Liability for Dog Bites under Pennsylvania Law

Our law firm recently handled a serious dog attack on a young child in Pennsylvania. Each jurisdiction we encounter throughout the mid-atlantic region has different variances on the owner of a dog that causes personal injury. Pennsylvania law is slightly different than Maryland. The Pennsylvania Code contains the regulations pertaining…

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Worker run over by truck at Dundalk Marine Terminal identified

WBAL is reporting in an online article that the worker killed Tuesday at the Dundalk Marine Terminal has been identified as 46-year-old James Mills Gillus of Dundalk. Mr. Gillus was tragically killed when he was attempting to climb back into his vehicle after he noticed it was rolling backward and…

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Montgomery County jury awards verdict in favor of the Plaintiff against a GEICO insured in a disputed case.

Baltimore personal injury attorney, Craig Zissel, of the firm Silverman Thompson Slutkin & White won a contested auto accident case in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County last Tuesday. Mr. Zissel’s client was injured when the vehicle he was riding in was struck from behind while stopped at a stop…

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Fraudulent Misrepresentation Under Maryland Law

In Maryland, to establish a claim of fraudulent misrepresentation, a plaintiff must prove: (1) that a false representation was made, (2) that its falsity was either known or that the representation was made with such reckless disregard to the truth as to be equivalent to actual knowledge of falsity, (3)…

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Recovery of Expenses by the Department of the Army in Personal Injury Cases

Lawyers who practice personal injury and accident law in Maryland and across the United States are often surprised to learn that the United States has a right to recover from third parties the reasonable value of medical care and pay that has been furnished or will be furnished in the…

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Respondeat Superior/Scope of Employment in Maryland Injury Cases

Often times Maryland lawyers who represent injured victims are faced with the real-world problem of collecting on an otherwise valid claim. This arises in situations where the plaintiff/ victim is injured by a person who does not have any assets or insurance. When the defendant causes the injury while working,…

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Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Under Maryland Tort Law

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress is very difficult to establish under Maryland personal injury law. In order to prove a prima facie case of IIED in Maryland, the Plaintiff must show: 1. That the conduct was intentional or reckless; 2. The conduct is extreme and outrageous; 3. There is a…

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Beware of the Arbitration Clause in Maryland Tort Cases

Many savvy corporations and other entities in Maryland are slyly slipping in arbitration clauses in agreements between parties. Many times these arbitration clauses force victims of personal injury to forgo their right to a jury trial and and undergo binding arbitration. Many times consumers do not even realize what they…

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Pedestrians in Maryland have right of way in crosswalks

Under relevant Maryland law, pedestrians generally have the right of way when in a crosswalk, and motorists generally have the right of way outside of a crosswalk. Maryland Transportation Article 21-502 requires a motorist to come to a stop when a pedestrian is crossing the roadway in a crosswalk. Additionally,…

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