43 articles.
In Maryland, owning the car is not enough to make the owner pay for someone else's crash. Here is when a Maryland car owner, employer, or parent can still be held responsible, and why it matters in a serious case.
In D.C., a bar that keeps pouring for a visibly drunk customer can be held responsible for the crash that follows. Maryland and Virginia say no. Here is how the D.C. rule works and why it matters.
In D.C., the owner of a car can be held responsible when someone else crashes it, and the owner must prove they never gave permission. Maryland and Virginia rarely go that far. Here is how the D.C. rule works.
A head-on crash on the GW Parkway killed one passenger and gravely hurt another, but the Virginia claim still failed because no one could prove how it happened. Here is the proof a crash case needs.
A passenger who lost both legs in an Uber crash never signed anything with Uber, and the D.C. Circuit refused to push his case into private arbitration. Here is what that means for D.C. rideshare riders.
In D.C., being even slightly at fault normally destroys an injury claim entirely. But pedestrians, cyclists, and scooter riders are protected by a 2016 law that most people hurt on D.C. streets have never heard of.
When the at-fault driver's insurance can't cover what you lost, the "justice gap" begins. How injured people in DC, Maryland, and Virginia can close it.
Virginia's 2024 Traffic Crash Facts: 129,244 crashes, 918 deaths, 64,086 injuries. What the DMV's numbers mean for crash victims and their families.
The adjuster who calls after your accident may sound sympathetic, but their job is to pay you as little as possible. What to say, what to avoid, and when to stop talking.
Feeling fine after a crash doesn’t mean you are, and a gap in treatment is the first thing an insurer will use against you. Why prompt medical care protects your health and your claim.
Virginia is one of a handful of places where being even slightly at fault can bar your recovery entirely. What contributory negligence means for your claim, and how insurers try to use it against you.
What you do in the minutes and days after a D.C.-area car accident can make or break your claim. A step-by-step guide from our trial lawyers.
Virginia's Supreme Court reinstated a $7M brain-injury verdict, holding circumstantial evidence of causation need not rule out every other possibility.
When a Virginia school bus crash injures a child, sovereign immunity is waived up to the school board's insurance. How these claims actually work.
Most cars record crash data. What Virginia's EDR privacy statute and federal rule 49 CFR Part 563 mean for proving your crash case.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DC drivers hurt in crashes still face the 1% contributory negligence bar. How the rule works, the 50-state landscape, and the doctrines that soften it.
Virginia law bars evidence of seatbelt non-use in injury cases. How Va. Code § 46.2-1094(D) works and why the defense can't mention it at trial.
Maryland has no dram shop liability, but Kiriakos v. Phillips lets families sue adults who allow underage drinking. Where the law stands five years on.
Virginia's new hands-free law (§ 46.2-818.2) took effect January 1, 2021. What the ban covers and how it may prove negligence in crash cases.
Food and package delivery has exploded in 2020, and so have insurance gaps. Who pays when a gig delivery driver causes a crash in the DMV?
Virginia's new hands-free law bans holding a phone while driving starting January 1, 2021. What changes, and what it means for injury claims after a crash.
The Supreme Court of Virginia held a plaintiff's UIM settlement is a collateral source: the at-fault driver gets no credit against the verdict.
Virginia motorcycle crash cases face juror bias, contributory negligence, and helmet questions. What § 46.2-910 actually says, and how riders win.
E-scooters are everywhere in DC, but riders hurt by cars face insurance gaps and the District's harsh contributory negligence rule. Know your rights.
Rural Virginia crashes combine high speeds, thin insurance, and the nation's harshest fault rule. What families need to know about these cases.
When Virginia juries can award punitive damages, how the $350,000 statutory cap works, and why drunk-driving cases are treated differently.
Maryland's 2017 Enhanced UIM law lets drivers stack their own coverage on top of the at-fault driver's insurance. How the offset trap worked and how to opt in.
DC's Motor Vehicle Collision Recovery Act helps pedestrians and cyclists, but drivers, passengers, and most injury victims still face the old 1% bar. Details here.
A step-by-step guide for DC crash victims: the police report, the 60-day PIP election, medical treatment, and the deadlines that can make or break your claim.
Maryland's Jake's Law makes distracted driving that kills or seriously injures a crime. Here's how the texting and handheld bans strengthen civil injury claims.
After a Maryland crash, the other driver's insurance adjuster will ask for a recorded statement. Here's what that call is really for, and what to do instead.
The Supreme Court of Virginia held juries in DUI injury cases may not be told punitive damages are "disfavored"a win for drunk-driving victims.
DC's new vehicle-for-hire law sets insurance tiers for Uber and Lyft crashes. Who pays depends on what the app showed at the moment of impact.
Virginia's underinsured motorist "offset" rule subtracts the at-fault driver's coverage from your own UIM limits, often leaving badly hurt people with nothing.
Maryland PIP pays medical bills and lost wages after a crash regardless of fault, but only if you claim it in time. How personal injury protection works.
The Supreme Court of Virginia reinstated a jury's full $100,000 punitive damages award against a repeat drunk driver in Coalson v. Canchola.
In Virginia, being even 1% at fault can bar your injury claim entirely. Learn the exceptions: last clear chance, willful conduct, and more.
