Autumn has (finally) arrived, with cooler temperatures. But the brutal heat of the summer has scarcely been forgotten - especially for the family of a man killed on the job in a heat-related incident last summer in Washington, D.C.The man worked for a paving company...
Year: 2012
Maryland man killed in truck accident with tractor-trailer
As we've previously discussed in this blog, truck accidents have the potential to be extremely dangerous. The force of an 18-wheeler can do significant damage to a smaller vehicle, and the time and distance it takes for a fully loaded truck to effectively slow down or...
Maryland lawmaker admits to drinking before boating accident
We often discuss the tragic car accidents that drunk driving can lead to, but plenty of crashes are also caused by operating a boat while intoxicated. In many ways, boating under the influence is even more dangerous because controlling a motorized vessel after...
Maryland girl killed in 3-car accident; drunk driving suspected
Anyone who commutes on a regular basis on Maryland's roads accepts some level of risk. We all know in the back of our minds that car accidents are an inevitable part of modern life, but we tend not to think about that risk from day to day. So when a serious accident...
Medical malpractice suit settled, but surgical error may go on
When someone suffers a serious injury or death as a result of a medical error, a patient or the patient's family may decide to file a civil lawsuit. One of the goals of most medical malpractice lawsuits is to see that the error doesn't happen again to another patient....
Settlement OK’d for 3 killed in Baltimore fire truck collision
The family members of three people killed in a Baltimore fire truck accident will split a $40,000 settlement approved by the city's spending board. The figure is the highest amount allowable for motor tort claims involving police and firefighters responding to...
Maryland teens killed in car accident on way home from prom
Late spring is an exciting time of year, especially for those who are still in school. Kids of all ages begin counting down the days left in the year before summer vacation, graduation preparation is well under way, and many high school students spend every penny they...
Report: Drivers who don’t use turn signals pose danger on roads
A new study suggests that drivers are repeatedly breaking a traffic law that leads to 2 million car accidents a year. Traffic police tend to overlook it and drivers forget or ignore it. But a new engineering study says the "epidemic" failure to use turn signals is a...
Simple scanning technique prevents surgical sponge errors
Approximately one in 6,000 surgical procedures carried out in the U.S. involves the type of medical malpractice in which a surgical sponge is left inside the patient after the procedure is over. This can lead to serious and even life-threatening consequences, often...
Malpractice lawsuit follows girl’s death during oral surgery
A Maryland teenager's death as a result of "routine" oral surgery has led her family to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the surgeons.The 17-year-old girl underwent surgery to have her wisdom teeth pulled, a procedure her parents weren't worried about when...
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