Maryland Personal Injury Lawyers
This page is about personal injury cases in St. Mary’s County in Maryland. Our lawyers handle car accident and medical malpractice lawsuits in Leonardtown, Lexington Park, and surrounding areas.
Demographics of St. Mary’s County
Leonardtown is the capital of St. Mary’s County, located in southern Maryland and with access to the Patuxent River, the Potomac River, and the Chesapeake Bay. St. Mary’s County is currently home to 113,777 residents, making it only the 16th largest county in Maryland in terms of population. The biggest towns in St. Mary’s County are Leonardtown, Lexington Park and California.
Over 75% of the residents of St. Mary’s County are White, 14% are Black, and 4% are Hispanic. Over 88% of the population has a high school diploma, and approximately 27% have a bachelor’s degree or higher. The median household income was around $76,022.00. The major hospital in St. Mary’s County is St. Mary’s Hospital, a 96-bed facility located in Leonardtown and operated by MedStar Health.
St. Mary’s County Circuit Court Judges
There are three circuit court judges in Leonardtown:
- Michael J. Stamm (Administrative Judge)
- Amy D. Lorenzini
- Joseph M. Stanalonis
St. Mary’s County District Court Judges:
There are two district court judges in Leonardtown:
St. Mary’s County Verdicts and Settlements
A few years back, the Maryland Court of Appeals collected statistics on cases in different Maryland counties. There were only 46 auto accident cases filed in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court, and only 14 civil trials. In the District Court, there were 3,689 civil cases. St. Mary’s is still mostly rural, and jury verdicts tend to be conservative in personal injury cases. Of course, every case is different, and there have been a few instances of Leonardtown juries awarding substantial verdicts.
Our law firm, Miller & Zois, settled a broken leg case involving a young man from St. Mary’s County for over a half a million dollars.
Not long ago, our personal injury lawyers had a case where our client was making a left turn into a gas station when he was t-boned by a car driving down the wrong side of the road in St. Mary’s County. He suffered a herniated cervical disc, subsequent disc replacement surgery (ACDF), and limitations with range of motion but no residual pain.
The case was problematic because Plaintiff was a former college wrestler and had multiple prior neck injuries, including a prior ACDF. Allstate’s offer remained at $35,000 throughout most of the litigation. The week before trial, Allstate increased its offer to $80,000. This offer was declined as we continued preparing for trial, believing in our hearts that the case was worth more. The day before trial, Allstate accepted our take it or leave demand of $130,000.
Leonardtown and Lexington Park Personal Injury Lawyers
Our law firm handles serious personal injury car accident, medical malpractice and product liability cases in Leonardtown, Maryland (St. Mary’s County). If you have been injured in an accident, by a defective product, or by malpractice in the St. Mary’s area, call our lawyers at 800-553-8082 or click here for a free initial consultation.
St. Mary’s County Settlements and Verdicts
- $1.5 Million Verdict (St. Mary’s County 2024): After undergoing a routine gallbladder removal surgery, a woman continued to experience severe abdominal pain. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that a 3-centimeter piece of her gallbladder had been left inside her body during the procedure. This remnant caused significant complications, including infections and persistent pain, leading to multiple additional surgeries. Medical experts testified that such remnants could lead to “post-cholecystectomy syndrome,” negating the surgery’s intended relief. The defense argued that leaving part of the gallbladder was a safer option given the patient’s anatomy, but the jury concluded that the medical professionals did not meet the required standard of care.
- $1,000,000 Verdict (St. Mary’s County 2019): The plaintiff, an adult male, reportedly suffered an L5 vertebra fracture and a labral tear to his right shoulder resulting in permanent injury when the northbound vehicle in which he was a passenger collided with the right side of a southbound vehicle operated by defendant as she executed a left turn. The plaintiff contended that the defendant failed to yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic, failed to pay full time attention to the operation of her vehicle and was otherwise negligent.
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Information on Our Personal Injury Attorneys
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- Miller & Zois in the News