An alleged employer’s argument that a claimant was not entitled to benefits because the claimant was an independent contractor, and not a covered employee, led…

While driving back from vacation on the Eastern Shore, Jim is looking at family pictures on his cell phone and fails to see that the…

The Maryland Court of Appeals has opined on many denial of coverage questions arising from various exclusions in homeowner’s insurance policies.  Recently, the Court was…

In Estate of McCall v. United States, Florida’s Supreme Court held that the state’s cap on non-economic damages for medical malpractice cases violated the Equal Protection…

One of the fundamental principles of Maryland premises liability law is that a property owner owes no affirmative duty to protect those trespassing on their…

As previously reported, the Maryland General Assembly was considering House Bills 930 and 1009, which would alter the amount of non-economic damages a plaintiff could recover…

In the wake of the Maryland Court of Appeals’ refusal to impose “dram shop” liability on establishments that serve alcohol, several Maryland state senators sponsored…

There are two types of trial courts in Maryland: District Court and Circuit Court. Depending on your case, you could be forced into one court or…

If you receive a traffic citation in Virginia for a relatively minor offense (i.e. failure to yield the right of way or running a stop…

Virtually every auto policy includes under-insured motorist (UIM) coverage. When there is an accident and the person at fault (the “tortfeasor”) does not have sufficient…