What Are Some of the Most Common Types of Personal Injury Claims in Maryland?

Oct 29, 2024

If you’ve been injured by someone else’s negligence, your first call should be to a personal injury lawyer in Rockville, MD. Personal injury claims are quite common, so keep reading to learn about some of those that we deal with frequently.

From a Personal Injury Lawyer in Rockville, MD: Common Personal Injury Cases

Car Accidents

While some accidents are genuinely accidents, meaning that neither party is really at fault, the truth is that most accidents happen for a reason. Whenever a driver fails to follow the rules of the road, engages in distracted or impaired driving, or fails to keep their vehicle in good repair, they can be negligent and therefore liable for the injuries they cause if their negligence results in an accident. Pedestrians and bicyclists are usually victims in these accidents, but there are also occasions when they can be at fault if they ignore road use rules.

Truck and other large vehicle accidents are sometimes caused not by the negligence of the driver but by the negligence of the driving company that owns the truck. For example, if they failed to get basic maintenance done on their vehicles, this could be the cause of the accident and they could be liable. In some cases, a third party who is not actually immediately involved is liable. If the city knew about a road hazard and neither marked it off nor fixed it, for example, it could be liable.

Premises Liability

Property owners have a duty to keep their property in good repair and to warn visitors of any known hazards. The precise level of duty that a property owner owes towards a visitor depends on the category of the visitor. Customers who were invited to a place of business are owed the highest duty of care, for example, while trespassers on private property are owed virtually none. Always talk to a personal injury lawyer if you’ve been hurt on someone’s property so you know where you stand.

Dog Bites

If a dog bites someone, Maryland law presumes that a dog owner should have known that the dog was dangerous, even if it had never bitten before. That means it’s pretty easy to bring a lawsuit in these cases: unless the victim was trespassing or attempting to trespass on the property of the dog’s owner; harming or trying to harm the dog’s owner; or was teasing, abusing, or otherwise provoking the dog.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice cases are some of the trickiest but also quite common. In considering your case, the court will ask whether a reasonable and competent doctor in the same situation would’ve treated you in the same way. You may be able to bring a medical malpractice lawsuit if you were misdiagnosed, prescribed the wrong medication, suffered a surgical error, etc. Medicine is a science, but it is also an art, and the courts consider this in these types of personal injury lawsuits. Always talk with an experienced lawyer right away if you think you’ve been the victim of medical malpractice.

For personal help with you case, contact us today at the McKenzie & Tehrani Law Firm in Rockland, MD, Greenbelt, MD and the Washington Metro area.