With spring planting season nearly upon us, Maryland's farmers are heading back to their fields. And their large machinery is going with them. That means the state's drivers will start to see tractors and other large equipment on the roads surrounding farms.The...
A surgeon who insisted he had removed a patient's tumor, despite tests and reports to the contrary, was sued for medical malpractice by a Maryland man who lost his hearing as a result of the unsuccessful surgery.The man had a benign tumor in a very hard-to-reach area...
Several companies took rightful responsibility for their roles in a deadly 2009 train crash that claimed the lives of nine people. The admission of guilt brought to rest seven of nine wrongful death lawsuits stemming from the accident, which left many others...
A woman whose son died after drinking an alcoholic energy drink says that parents need to be more aware of how their kids are spending their time. The car accident that caused his death happened just after he'd spent the day with friends, drinking a beverage that...
Is anyone immune from telling a lie every now and then? According to a recently published study, even doctors lie to patients; 11 percent said they've told a patient or a child's guardian something that wasn't true in the past year, and about 20 percent said they...
If you drive on a regular basis, you may have experienced it: that overwhelming fatigue that can creep in as the hum of traffic on a busy roadway lulls you. Your head starts feeling heavy and your eyelids begin to droop. You might try to open a window or turn up the...
You might assume that if you're killed in an accident, no one will hold you liable for any damage you or your vehicle might have caused. But a recent court case is blowing that assumption out of the water.An 18-year-old man who was killed in a horrific train accident...
Gambling is a popular pastime for many in the Old Line State, whether it's at a casino or the racetrack. People who come to play the slot machines or put their money down on a favorite horse know there are no guarantees, and that they could risk losing everything with...
Call it a simple fact of modern life: car accidents happen. You've probably heard people talk about all the supposedly dangerous activities that, from a statistical point of view, are safer than traveling in a car: There are more car accidents than plane crashes....
You don't have to be a doctor to be familiar with one of the main tenets of the Hippocratic Oath: Do no harm. That's one of the central issues of new medical malpractice lawsuits lodged against a handful of Baltimore County surgeons accused of performing unnecessary...
