DC and Maryland Accident Attorney News Blog

If you travel through Baltimore City on foot, you are at risk for a pedestrian accident. According to the Maryland Department of Health, 100 pedestrians were killed in Maryland in 2015. While safety regulations, such as crosswalks and crossing signals, are put in place to protect pedestrians, accidents can still …

If you’re looking for a personal injury attorney, odds are you’re going through a difficult time. The last thing you need is to experience more stress when trying to find the right lawyer. After all, a great personal injury attorney will fight for your rights if you’ve been hurt in …

While most car accidents are unlikely to be intentional, there is often someone at fault due to some form of negligence. If this happens to you, the Baltimore Car Accident Lawyers at The Lapidus Law Firm understand all the factors involved and understand how to act and advise you with …

So, you’re riding your bike through the city, minding your business and obeying bike traffic laws, when all of a sudden–next thing you know, you’re on your back in the middle of the street. You’re injured, and your bike is destroyed. What could’ve happened? You just got doored. If you’re …

If you’re purchasing or renewing an auto insurance policy in Maryland, there are three letters you should always remember: P.I.P. It stands for Personal Injury Protection, and it could be the best friend you never even knew you had if you’re involved in an auto accident. In Maryland, PIP insurance …

State Farm, the insurance giant who considers itself to be “like a good neighbor,” has been taking part in some very un-neighborly behavior recently regarding medical-related settlement offers.   One attorney recently submitted more than $12,000 of medical bills to State Farm on behalf of his client–State Farm countered with …

August 25, 2020. August 19, 2020. August 9, 2020. August 2, 2020. May 16, 2020. April 27, 2020. April 20, 2020. March 1, 2020. February 29, 2020. February 21, 2020. December 27, 2019. December 7, 2019. Why are these dates significant? Because on each of these days, a pedestrian was …

Injuries are part of life. No one wants to deal with them, but they happen. Many times they occur when we least suspect them. While riding a bike, driving a car, walking through a parking lot, picking up some groceries at the store. It’s the seemingly uneventful situations that can …

For attorneys who studied hard for years and worked even harder to build a reputable practice, it can sometimes be frustrating and disheartening to hear inaccurate statements like, “Everybody in America wants to sue.” That said, most attorneys have grown pretty thick skin and let comments like this roll off …

Car accidents are always a hassle. If you’re fortunate, you escape with little to no injury and maybe even minimal damage to your vehicle. Most people, however, aren’t lucky enough to experience the latter–nearly all accidents result in some sort of property damage. The more significant accidents obviously lead to …