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• Contributory Negligence Doctrine Bars Many Maryland Personal Injury Claims

  Steve Silverman | May 24, 2006 1:56 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  Personal Injury law in Maryland is vastly different then other states due to the Doctrine of Contributory Negligence. Contributory negligence means that if a person is found to be 1% or more at fault, that person is 100% barred from making any recovery. For example, if you are the victim of a rear end collision and the judge or jury finds you contributed to the accident by stopping too quickly,...

• Car Accident Injures School Official

  Steve Silverman | May 10, 2006 4:04 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Nancy Mann, the interim Superintendent of Anne Arundel County schools was involved in a wreck Monday. Mann ran a red light on her way to a meeting and crashed into another car which was passing through the intersection. She was treated at Baltimore Washington Medical Center and released.According to the Baltimore Sun:Myshawn Ball, 34, of the 500 block of Millshire Drive of Millersville and...

• Kennedy Gives Speech Opposing Medical Malpractice Legislation

  Staff Writer | May 10, 2006 9:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  According to the Democratic Daily, on Monday Senator Kennedy gave an excellent speech outlining his opposition to medical malpractice reform. This opened "health week" in which the GOP is pushing tort reform. While the Senate defeated two bills to cap damages in medical malpractice cases, Republicans hope the proposals at least won support from conservative voters.The senator's speech pointed...