Construction work can include some of the most hazardous working conditions faced by employees in any industry. Unfortunately, serious work-related injuries at construction sites take place with alarming frequency and may involve disastrous and life-altering results. Common construction accidents include: Falling from heights (ladders or rooftops) Falling tools or large building materials or machinery hitting […]
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Dec
Dec
In today’s world, distractions are everywhere. Among the most common dangerous distractions is the use of a cellphone while driving. Statistical analyses reveal significant delays in drivers’ reaction times when they use cell phones. Have you ever looked down at your phone and suddenly hit the breaks to avoid rear-ending the car in front of […]
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Nov
Nov
Brain injuries can range from minor to traumatic, but all brain injuries can have a serious impact on your life. Whether you’re playing basketball, soccer, or football with friends and get shaken up by a collision with another player, or you suffer a traumatic head injury in a traffic accident, the impact on your future […]
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Oct
Oct
Catastrophic injuries can lead to permanent impairment, paralysis, and in some cases, to serious disabilities and the need for long-term or lifelong care and treatment. If you sustained catastrophic injuries and damages in a Maryland car, truck, or motorcycle accident, the law may entitle you to monetary compensation. The skilled catastrophic injury lawyers at Alpert […]
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Oct
Oct
Losing a loved one is extremely painful and difficult to accept—especially when that loss is directly attributable to another person’s negligence. Under Maryland law, a “wrongful death” is caused by a wrongful act, negligence, omission, or default of another. A wrongful death claim or a lawsuit is brought by the personal representative of the deceased’s estate. […]
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Apr
Apr
In Biloxi, MS, on March 9, a bystander used his cell phone to capture a scene of almost unbelievable carnage. Garland Andrews, was among those fleeing the scene according to ABC 13 and stopped to film the collision between a freight train and a charter bus. What happened According to ABC News, a charter bus […]
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Jan
Jan
On Christmas Eve, a man driving a pickup truck plowed through the scene of a fatal crash that occurred the same day near North East, Maryland. According to the Cecil Whig, the driver struck a police vehicle and the forensic investigator who was looking into the crash. The investigator was taken to the hospital. What happened […]
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Jan
Jan
The day after Christmas, a 34-year-old Pennsylvania resident was killed in a crash on I-95 in Baltimore County, according to CBS. What happened? The accident’s sole victim, Alexander Mitchell, had stopped his car in the northbound travel lane of the highway when he was struck from behind by another vehicle. Mitchell died in the hospital […]
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Nov
Nov
A Maryland State Trooper was injured while responding to a car crash in Upper Marlboro on Saturday morning. At approximately 6:20 a.m. Trooper Jasmine Ingram arrived to investigate the scene of a single vehicle accident on the inner loop of I-495 and Maryland Route 4 in Prince George’s County. Prior to exiting her vehicle, her […]
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Sep
Sep
An apartment explosion in a Silver Spring, Maryland, apartment complex last month has led to an impending lawsuit by the victims of the resulting fire. The fire happened on August 10th at the Flower Branch Apartments on Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring and was caused by a natural gas explosion. The result was seven […]