2025 Year in Review: The DMV Injury-Law Decisions That Mattered
From two January wins in Virginia's Supreme Court to the Whiteru finale, 2025 reshaped DMV injury law. Our year-end review of the decisions that mattered.
Filed Before June 1? What Maryland's Child Victims Act Cap Rollback Means for Pending Cases
Thousands of Maryland survivors filed before the June 1 cap rollback. What HB 1378 means for pending Child Victims Act cases — and for those still deciding.
Asking a Chatbot About Your Injury Case? What AI Gets Wrong About DC, Maryland, and Virginia Law
AI chatbots give confident answers about injury law — and get DMV specifics wrong. The contributory negligence trap, notice deadlines, and more.
Maryland Cuts Child Victims Act Damages After June 1: Why the Filing Date Now Matters So Much
Maryland's HB 1378 slashes Child Victims Act damages caps for suits filed on or after June 1, 2025. What survivors considering a claim need to know now.
Assisted Living Neglect in Maryland: The Regulatory Gap Families Should Know About
Maryland assisted living facilities face far lighter regulation than nursing homes. What COMAR 10.07.14 requires — and what it doesn't — when neglect causes injury.
Understanding Wrongful Death Claims in Maryland: What Families Need to Know
Who is allowed to file, what damages Maryland permits, and how long families have to act after losing a loved one to someone else’s negligence. A plain-English guide for Maryland families.
The Child Victims Act Survives: Maryland's Highest Court Upholds Survivors' Right to Sue
Maryland's Supreme Court held 4-3 that the Child Victims Act's revival of time-barred abuse claims is constitutional. What the ruling means for survivors.
Baltimore's Rental Scooters and City Liability: Where Claims Stand
Baltimore renewed its dockless scooter program in 2024 with Spin and Lime. Who pays when a rider is hurt — the company, a driver, or the city?
Maryland Wrongful Death Damages in 2024: Caps, Apportionment, and the Cap-Date Rule
Maryland's 2024 wrongful death numbers: the $935,000 cap, the 150% multiplier for families, the lower med-mal cap, and why the date of injury controls.
The Key Bridge Collapse and the 1851 Law That Could Cap the Families' Recovery
The Dali's owners have invoked an 1851 law to cap all Key Bridge claims at about $43.7 million. What the Limitation of Liability Act means for the families.
E-Bikes and Kids: Maryland Injury Liability in the Battery Age
Maryland's e-bike classes, age and helmet rules, and what happens legally when a child is hurt riding — or hit by — an electric bike.
Grocery and Big-Box Store Falls: Building the Maryland Notice Case
Maryland store-fall cases live or die on notice. The three ways to prove it — created hazard, actual notice, constructive notice — and the evidence for each.
Coming Forward as a Survivor in Maryland: Anonymity, Process, and What Suing Actually Looks Like
For Maryland survivors considering a civil case: how anonymity works, what the process really involves, and how much control you keep. A plain guide.
Maryland's Child Victims Act: No More Deadlines for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Maryland's Child Victims Act, signed April 11, 2023, eliminates the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse and revives time-barred claims.
Maryland Medical Malpractice in 2023: The Cap Figures and the Certificate of Merit
Maryland's 2023 medical malpractice caps and the certificate of qualified expert requirement, explained in plain English for injured patients.
Maryland's High Courts Get New Names: The Supreme Court of Maryland, Explained
As of December 14, 2022, the Court of Appeals of Maryland is the Supreme Court of Maryland. What the voter-approved renaming changes — and what it doesn't.
Gambrill v. Board of Education: Maryland Bullying Cases Clear Two Defense Roadblocks
Maryland's highest court holds federal teacher-immunity law doesn't preempt negligence claims and bullying suits aren't barred as "educational malpractice."
Daycare and Camp Injuries in Maryland: The Duty of Care — and the Waiver You Signed
When a child is hurt at a Maryland daycare or summer camp, what duty was owed — and is the liability waiver parents signed actually enforceable?
Maryland's LGTCA Notice Letter: The One-Year Trap in Claims Against Local Government
Hurt by a Maryland county or city employee? The Local Government Tort Claims Act requires written notice within one year — miss it and lose the claim.
Maryland's Damages Caps Heading into 2022 — and a Year-End Checklist for Pending Claims
Maryland's noneconomic damages cap is $905,000 for claims arising after October 1, 2021. The current figures, how the cap dates work, and a year-end checklist.