Category Archives: Personal Injury
Correctional Officer Shortage in Maryland
The correctional officer shortage in Maryland has been a major concern for years. The current shortage of 3,400 correctional officers makes “Maryland prisons dangerously understaffed,” according to the correctional officer union. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is now operating “at an all-time low.” As the number of vacancies in Maryland… Read More »
Overview Of Maryland’s Harsh Contributory Negligence Rule
It seems like every day there is a story in the headlines about a serious accident, from car and truck crashes to slip and falls and workplace injuries. Accidents are so commonplace that they are the fourth leading cause of death in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…. Read More »
VERDICT ALERT! Furman Honick Client Wins $500K Jury Verdict
$500K Premises Liability Verdict Against Baltimore City SUMMARY City of Baltimore failed to fix a dangerous condition on a bike path after a previous bicycle crash. CASE FACTS [Baltimore, MD] – A Baltimore jury awarded our client a $500,206 verdict on Monday in his case against the City of Baltimore for severe and permanent… Read More »
Furman | Honick Client Wins $250,000 Jury Verdict
After a four-day trial in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, the jury returned a $250,000 verdict for our client who was injured in a serious car crash. The defendant made a left turn into our client’s lane and caused a major head-on collision. Our client was flown to the hospital by Medivac… Read More »
New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds $165 Million Verdict for FedEx Truck Crash
Yesterday, the New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a $165 million jury verdict against FedEx for a deadly crash in 2011 that killed three people and left an infant severely injured. The crash happened on I-10 between Deming and Las Cruces when a FedEx truck slammed into a pickup truck that was carrying a mother… Read More »
Tennessee Bill Would Compensate Children of Victims Killed by Drunk Drivers
Tennessee is one signature away from passing a law aimed at compensating minors whose parents are killed by drunk drivers. Named “Ethan, Hailey, and Bentley’s Law,” the law would require those convicted of crimes involving the death of a parent to pay child support to a victim’s minor children up until age 18. Pennsylvania,… Read More »