Massachusetts has new opinion on snow and ice slip and falls. Maryland slip and fall law in snow and ice cases is far less hospitable.
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Lockshin v. Semsker set forth some disconcerting parameters for how to deal with the medical bills owed that are reduced because the health care provider waived the fees on the case in Maryland. Semsker did not cover all of the potential scenarios of how defendants can reduce what it is required to pay in medical bills but it does indicate that it would be through a post-verdict hearing process.
California thankfully appears to be going in a different direction on this issue.
Can you recovery in a Maryland accident case against two different defendants? Generally, the answer is no. But, n Maryland, the policy against double recovery does not apply when a judgment against the original negligent part for the original tort only has been satisfied, at least when the subsequent tortfeasor has not been joined in that suit.
Cell phone related accident statistics are pretty amazing: 342,000 auto accident injuries and $43 billion each year in property damage, lost wages, medical bills and fatalities. Some statistics suggest that there are over 2,500 cell phone car accident related deaths in 2009.
Trying to put 342,000 accidents in perspective is mind numbing. You cannot help but wonder, given the improvements in technology and driver education and and safety, if all the talk would be how much safer road travel now is if it wasn't for cell phones. Technology is giving to us... and taking away.
Let's assume this study is exaggerating the impact of cell phone usage on car accident and the number is really 200,000. Is using a cell phone while driving really worth 200,000 car accidents.
The moral of the story is that tough cell phone usage laws, while incredibly inconvenient for all of us, would decrease the death toll on our nation's highways. It would cause a lot of car accident lawyers to lose their jobs and, ironically, I think this would be a great thing.
- Car Accident Lawsuits (an overview)
- Does Hands Free Help Prevent Car Accident (surprising answer)
- Texting While Driving (new Maryland law)
