Virginia's Court of Appeals affirmed a $1.18M med-mal verdict, holding a failure-to-mitigate instruction can't smuggle in contributory negligence.

The D.C. Circuit has certified the Whiteru v. WMATA trespasser question to the D.C. Court of Appeals. What's at stake for injured Metro riders.

Hit by debris, tripped at a torn-up sidewalk, hurt near a DC construction site? How bystander claims work: who owes duties, notice traps, and evidence.

Virginia's UM/UIM stacking law is in effect — but only for some policies. An FAQ on renewals, offset elections, and which rule governs your crash.

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.

Hit by a driver with little or no insurance? Your own uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage may be the most important protection you have.

Uber and Lyft insurance in DC, 2023: how the app-period coverage layers work, what changed since 2015, and the traps in rideshare crash claims.

As of July 1, 2023, Virginia UIM coverage pays on top of the at-fault driver's insurance — no more offset. Before-and-after examples and what to check.

For Maryland survivors considering a civil case: how anonymity works, what the process really involves, and how much control you keep. A plain guide.

DC Law 24-345, effective April 21, 2023, makes police reform permanent. What the law does — and honestly, what it does not do — for civil claims.

Maryland's Child Victims Act, signed April 11, 2023, eliminates the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse and revives time-barred claims.

Virginia's open-and-obvious doctrine can end a premises case — but it has real limits. When the defense works, when it fails, and how to build proof.

Injured on Metro? How WMATA claims work — compact immunity, common-carrier duties, and what last year's Whiteru decision changed for passengers.

Maryland's 2023 medical malpractice caps and the certificate of qualified expert requirement, explained in plain English for injured patients.

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.

Virginia's SB 754 ends the underinsured motorist offset for policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2023. What the change means for crash victims.

When a child is hit by a car in DC, special rules apply — the comparative-fault carve-out, the child standard of care, and tolled deadlines explained.

The Supreme Court of Virginia holds community services boards are not immune from tort suits — a major ruling for abuse survivors and injured Virginians.

Maryland's highest court holds federal teacher-immunity law doesn't preempt negligence claims and bullying suits aren't barred as "educational malpractice."

Hit by a driver who fled or was never identified? Virginia lets you sue "John Doe" and recover from your own uninsured motorist coverage. Here's how.