Maryland has several laws that apply to dog bites. In some cases, there is statutory strict liability, meaning no negligence or fault on behalf of the owner must be shown. Strict liability is not limited to situations that involve a history of dog aggression/biting, although that could help your case. Another route is through dog […]
Dog bite laws in Maryland don’t always hold the dog’s owner responsible, which can come as a shock to dog bite victims. But that doesn’t mean it’s futile to investigate your dog bite. Someone else might be held responsible too, like a pet sitter, dog walker, property owner, or landlord. For someone to be held […]
To hold a landlord responsible, you’ll need to prove that the landlord knew or should have known that a dangerous dog lived on their property and failed to address the situation. It’s a landlord’s responsibility to keep their property safe. When a landlord has the opportunity to intervene and doesn’t, they may be held liable […]
Maryland is a breed-neutral state, which means a dog isn’t automatically blamed or considered vicious due to its breed alone. Maryland dog bite laws are centered around the circumstances of a dog bite and how the person was injured. Maryland law doesn’t focus on whether the biting dog was a pit bull or a poodle, […]
After a dog bite, your priority should be to get immediate medical care, including wound care, stitches, and rabies shots if necessary. Document your injuries and contact the police and your area’s animal control office. Get the contact information of the dog owner including their address, any witness contact information, and preserve as much photo […]
Common causes of motorcycle accidents include distracted driving, drunk driving, rear-end collisions, head-on collisions, excessive speed, road debris, fixed object collisions, and lane splitting. There are also hazards other motorists pose to motorcyclists due to inattention and failure to see a motorcyclist in the roadway. For example, a surprisingly common cause of accidents is when […]
Motorcycle laws in Maryland are based on a fault system, which means it’s essential to determine who was to blame for the accident. The fault can be assigned to the motorcyclist, another motorist, a pedestrian, or even another party, like a city government that failed to fix a road hazard. A motorcycle accident claim has […]
Lane splitting, or sharing the lane with another vehicle, is illegal in Maryland. This includes sharing the lane with another motorcyclist and passing within the lane, both of which are prohibited. This means it’s very difficult to win a case that involves lane splitting. If the other side can show that you were even 1% […]
It’s a common question for personal injury lawyers: What kinds of damages can I claim? Broadly speaking, you can claim both economic and non-economic damages. Non-economic damages involve your pain, suffering, and loss of enjoying your life. Medical bills are considered economic damages and you’re entitled to compensation when the other driver is at fault. […]
Other drivers often injure Maryland motorcyclists due to their own misconduct. This may include making an abrupt left turn in front of the biker, sideswiping them, failing to yield to them, and opening their door into them. Motorists’ daily driving habits can make them dangerous to everyone on the road, especially motorcyclists. They could be […]