Neck Injuries in Maryland Workers Compensation Claims Neck injuries in a Maryland Workers Compensation claim create numerous issues that often result in insurance companies refusing to pay for necessary treatment unless ordered to do so by the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission. Issues include the following: Was there a preexisting neck problem? It is not unusual […]
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Can an Uber or LYFT Driver File a Maryland Workers Compensation claim?
Can an Uber or LYFT Driver File a Maryland Workers Compensation claim? There are no Maryland appellate cases addressing the issue of whether an Uber or Lyft driver can file a Maryland workers compensation claim. The issue depends upon whether the Uber of Lyft driver is an employee or an independent contractor. If the Uber […]
Back Injury in a Maryland Workers Compensation Claim
Back Injuries in a Maryland Workers Compensation Claim What are the different kinds of low back pain? Eighty percent of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lifetimes. It is the most common cause of job-related disability and missed work days. Low back pain can range from a dull ache to a […]
Policy Limits For Out Of State Vehicle
Policy Limits Out Of State Vehicle- What happens when you are involved in an accident in the State of Maryland with a driver who has a car registered in another state and who purchased insurance in another state. Maryland has mandatory insurance requirements for vehicles which are required to be registered in Maryland. Maryland does not […]
Speed As Cause Of An Accident
The rights and duties of motorists regarding the speed of their vehicles is largely defined in Md. Transp. Code Ann. §21-801.1-speeding cause accident. The Maryland legislature has established maximum speed limits as follows: 30 miles an hour on all highways in a business district and undivided highways in a residential district; 35 miles an hour […]
Car Accident at a Red Light
Car Accident at Red Light Normally, the car that runs a red light is at fault. Generally, when a car enters an intersection on a green light and there involved in an accident with another car that had a red light in the action will be considered to be the fault of the car that […]
Rear End Collisions
Rear end collisions in Maryland Generally, the vehicle that rear ends another vehicle is at fault. Maryland law states that you may not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent. The driver to the rear must exercise reasonable and ordinary care to avoid injury to vehicles in front of him. Otherwise, rear end […]
Pedestrian Accident
Pedestrian accident Deciding who is at fault in a pedestrian accident is always difficult. Pedestrian cases are often the most difficult cases to win if they go to trial.However injuries from pedestrian accident claims are usually very serious. Lawyers must work very hard to make sure these types of cases are presented properly.https://ataslaw.com/determines-respo…omobile-accident/ A […]
Bicycle Accident
Bicycle Accident All rules of the road apply to bicycle riders. Md. TRANSPORTATION Code Ann. § 21-1202 Traffic laws apply to bicycles and motor scooters. Every person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter in a public bicycle area has all the rights granted to and is subject to all the duties required of the […]
Statute of Limitations in a Workers Compensation Claim
Statute of limitations in a Workers Compensation Claim In occupational disease claims employees or dependents of employees who have died have a two year statute of limitations from the date of disablement or 2 years from when the employee or dependent had actual knowledge that the disablement was caused by the employment.An employee who suffers […]
