Joseph Greenwald & Laake, PA Blog - Personal Injury

When and Why to Hire a Personal Injury Attorney

Posted on Tue, 2022-02-01 06:27 by in Personal Injury

Hopefully you don’t have to make this decision often, but it’s important to understand when to hire a personal injury attorney.

If you’re ever hurt or injured in an accident, you should hire a personal injury attorney shortly after the incident. Although you can hire a personal injury firm at any time, the reason it’s important to hire one shortly after you’re injured is due to the fact that the process immediately begins and you want to avoid being without an experienced personal injury attorney early on.

Understanding The Seriously Injured Child

Posted on Sun, 2017-01-29 13:15 by Andrew Greenwald in Personal Injury

INTRODUCTION

The damages sustained by a seriously injured child do not just relate to the child himself. They also affect the altered lifestyles of siblings and parents and encompass a whole host of experts who are necessary to explain, prognosticate, and portray what the child and the family’s life will become. This paper will concentrate on the psychological and emotional damages and not on the economic loss. Obviously in fully presenting damages a life care plan and economist are essential.

THE CHILD

New Study Demonstrates That Medical Error Is the Third Leading Cause of Death in the United States

Posted on Tue, 2016-05-10 11:08 by Burt M. Kahn in Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury

A study published in the British Journal of Medicine published on May 3, 2016 found that the third leading cause of death in the United States is medical error resulting in 251,000 deaths annually. Medical error is just behind Heart disease (611,000 deaths annually) and cancer (585,000 deaths annually). After medical error, the next largest cause of death in the United States is chronic respiratory disease (149,000 deaths annually).

Appellate Review

Posted on Tue, 2015-10-13 06:57 by in

This blog is a summary of recent significant appellate decisions by the Court of Special of Appeals of Maryland in the areas of Workers’ Compensation, Insurance, Landlord-Tenant, Guardianship, Lead Paint, Corporations and Associations, Foreclosure, and Family Law.

Workers’ Compensation

Long v. Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund, No. 2615, Sept. Term, 2013 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Sept. 30, 2015).

Discoverabilty of Social Media Evidence in Personal Injury Cases

Posted on Fri, 2014-09-12 08:59 by Matthew J. Focht in Personal Injury

Social Media Discovery with Personal Injury Claims

Earlier this year, Tamara O’Connell on the JGL Blog discussed whether social media evidence is admissible at trial. Today, we consider a related issue: the discoverability of social media evidence in a personal injury claim.

Public Pools in Maryland Must Comply with Barrier Safety Regulations, says Unanimous Court of Appeals

Posted on Mon, 2014-05-05 13:41 by Levi S. Zaslow in Civil Litigation, Maryland Law, Personal Injury

In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals of Maryland recently held in Blackburn Ltd. Partnership v. Paul,[1] that all Maryland public pools have a duty to comply with Maryland’s swimming pool barrier safety regulations.[2] The Court recognized that the pool barrier safety regulations were designed for the protection of young children from accidental drowning and near-drowning by limiting or delaying their access to swimming pools, spas and hot tubs.

Maryland Automobile Insurance Coverage - Minimum Requirements

Posted on Fri, 2013-09-06 19:49 by Celeste Cunningham in Personal Injury

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If you own and drive a motor vehicle on the roads in the State of Maryland, you probably know that the law requires you to carry insurance on the vehicle. But do you know how much and what kinds of coverage you are required to carry? The State of Maryland requires vehicle owners to carry the following coverage[1]:

Schools are Back in Session – Be on the Lookout for Children and School Buses

Posted on Fri, 2013-08-30 15:57 by Celeste Cunningham in Personal Injury

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You’ve made it to your car, coffee in hand, still rubbing the sleep out of your eyes to begin your commute to your office when suddenly up ahead you see something. What is that? Its huge, its yellow, it has flashing red lights and a huge stop sign attached to its side – oh yes, it is a SCHOOL BUS!

D.C.’s New Pre-Litigation Insurance Disclosure Law - Leveling the Playing Field will Help Personal Injury Plaintiffs Resolve Claims Faster

Posted on Fri, 2013-08-23 16:52 by Celeste Cunningham in Civil Litigation, Personal Injury

The Pre-Litigation Discovery of Insurance Coverage Amendment Act of 2012 is now in effect in the District of Columbia and offers a new and powerful tool to Plaintiffs and their personal injury attorneys in settling claims for maximum value.