As the Internet Age progresses, personal injury litigation will continue to change. This extends to the “toolkit” that lawyers use to prove liability in car accident injury cases. Technology creates more weapons for and against us. What is Google Earth Google Earth is a computer program that allows users to…
As you can tell by some of my recent blog posts, I have been spending a lot of time lately cross-examining defense medical experts. Today I want to talk about using defense experts to bring in favorable opinions. Related Information Cross-Examining Defense Medical Experts With Their Own Ethics Rules “Polarizing…
As I write this, I’m sitting in a hotel in Houston, Texas. I’m here for depositions of some out of town medical experts. So I thought I would share a great tip for cross-examining defense medical experts: Use their own ethics code against them. Nearly every medical expert belongs to…
Most personal injury lawyers are well aware that “red light” auto accident cases are difficult to settle. Anytime we get an auto tort case involving an intersection with a traffic light, we know we will probably need to file suit and possibly go to trial to get fair compensation for…
I recently mediated a serious accident case with a retired Court of Appeals judge, where after a 7.5-hour mediation we were able to reach an agreement to resolve the case. This was a lot of work. A meeting to prepare the client. Draft a long (in this case 11 single-spaced…
If you are a truck accident attorney for victims, you have to know how you will deal with the truck’s black box after a crash. It can make a difference between winning and losing the case. What Is a Black Box? Trucking companies often equip their vehicles with a “black…
Medicare liens are a topic of concern for most competent personal injury lawyers. It looks like Medicare is set to begin enforcing a federal law requiring reporting on injury claims made by individuals receiving Medicare. Medicaid Liens in Personal Injury Cases Medicaid is a government-funded health insurance plan for low-income…
I am working on a few cases involving corporate defendants of various sizes. One of the most effective discovery devices around for these kinds of cases is the corporate representative deposition. Md. Rule 2-412 allows a corporation or other organization to be deposed through a designated representative. The federal rule…
Today the Court of Appeals of Maryland issued an opinion addressing the extent to which expert witnesses who are retained solely for litigation may be forced to produce documentation of the amounts they earn providing expert witness services. There are actually two cases, which were consolidated on appeal. The first…
The Baltimore Sun’s Peter Hermann reports about a criminal case in Baltimore City that raises questions about juror disclosure and impartiality. Apparently, this particular case ended in a mistrial because one juror was holding out for an acquittal. After the mistrial was declared, prosecutors learned that the holdout juror was…