Personal Injury Statute of Limitations in Maryland

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 5 minutes

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If you’ve been injured due to someone else’s negligence in Maryland, you may wonder how long you have to file a personal injury claim. Understanding the Maryland statute of limitations for personal injury is critical to preserving your legal rights. Missing this deadline could mean losing your ability to seek compensation for your injuries, no...

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Get Emergency Contact Numbers in Grandma’s Wallet

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Do you want to make sure the right people can be contacted in a medical emergency when you can’t speak for yourself? Do you want to be sure YOU can be contacted in an emergency if something happens to a parent, or your grandmother? The Maryland MVA has a form you can print out and...

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Puppy Lemon Law: The Business of Unhealthy Pets

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Bringing a new pet into your home and your family can be a big deal. Between vet care, maintenance, cost, and getting the little guy acclimated, it can be downright overwhelming. With all that stress, expense, and emotional attachment, you want to make the right choice for you and your family. You want to be...

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Using Online Calculators to Calculate Child Support

by Kathryn Lawryszek | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 4 minutes

Not as easy as you would think If you are facing a divorce or child custody case, we understand child support is likely to be one of your primary worries. Whether are you are planning to be the custodial parent, or the one paying child support, you’re probably extremely interested in how much that child...

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Leaving the Scene of a Car Accident = Big Trouble

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 4 minutes

An auto accident scene.

Two recent news stories put an interesting twist on the issue of people who left the scene of a car accident. Everyone knows leaving the scene of a car accident, especially when someone suffers a personal injury, is a big, big no-no. But do you know the penalties? They are serious. You can and will...

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Medical Bills You Received That Should Be Paid By The Insurer

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 4 minutes

This post explains why you sometimes receive medical bills for care related to your workers’ compensation claim, and what you should do about it. If you need a Waldorf workers’ compensation attorney, contact us today for a free consultation. Maryland’s workers’ compensation law provides benefits for an employee injured on the job. Discover everything you need to...

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Divorce Can Make Refinancing Your House Difficult

by Kathryn Lawryszek | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 3 minutes

I saw a recent news article about a stay at home mom trying to refinance her house. She was running into major problems. She thought she should be able to just refinance the house into her name only, but the bank wasn’t willing to do it. She was surprised this was a problem. It made...

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Workers’ Comp Fraud by Beauty Queen

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Laughing @ Lawyers | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Workers’ compensation fraud is not funny. Luckily, it is also pretty rare. I have had very few clients caught on video doing something they claimed they couldn’t do, but I could count them on one hand. That is pretty good for an 30 year career so far. But sometimes, a workers’ comp fraud case is...

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I’m Just the Cosigner! Why are They Suing Me?

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 3 minutes

In Maryland you will often see cases where the lender just sues the cosigner. This can be very frustrating for the cosigner of a loan. They probably thought they were just helping out. They probably thought they couldn’t get sued themselves. People in this situation who come to us for a bankruptcy consult or civil...

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Permanent Partial Disability Benefits

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 6 minutes

In a Maryland Workers’ Compensation claim, the final benefit you should receive is called “permanent partial disability benefits.” If you are reading this post I have probably asked you to look at it to better explain what is going to happen in your case from this point on. Maryland’s workers’ compensation law provides benefits for...

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