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Car Accidents, Insurance

How Much Car Insurance Do You Need?

Our car accident lawyers are acutely familiar with the relevant tort law in our licensed jurisdictions, but also with the relevant insurance law. And just as importantly, we see every day how carrying auto insurance in the event of a car accident plays out in real time. But when you are purchasing a vehicle, whether a sedan or a large

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News, Personal Injury

Meta Trial Over Social Media Harm Explained

The Meta social media harm case represents the potential for precedent that could enable victims of these platforms to recover damages. Meta is facing well over 1,000 lawsuits for social media harm from various plaintiffs as part of in re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability. As there are so many lawsuits pending across several districts, the U.S. District

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News

The Science Behind What Causes Traffic

As the United States grows and evolves, innovators fix many of our modern problems. Evolutions in medicine extend lives for millions. Technology enriches us and enables communication like never before. Yet, traffic remains utterly unsolved. While we have come up with new ideas that improve our ability to circumvent traffic, such as Waze or Google Maps, at best, these solutions

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Car Accidents, Personal Injury

How to Get a Rental Car After a Car Accident

After over 70 years of practicing personal injury law in Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina, we have noticed that perhaps the most common question is how to get a rental car after a car accident. The short answer is that it is not always possible. However, there are steps you can take to get a rental car even

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Car Accidents, Personal Injury

The Boulevard Rule in Maryland Car Accidents

In simple terms, the rule gives drivers on a “favored” roadway, typically a main thoroughfare or boulevard, the legal right-of-way over vehicles entering from side streets, driveways, or unfavored roads. In Maryland, courts uphold this rule, in no small part, because of how burdensome the contributory negligence defense is to a plaintiff seeking compensation in a personal injury trial. Meanwhile,

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Car Accidents, News

$242 Million Verdict: Legal Analysis of Tesla’s Autopilot Crash

The United States, and eventually humans around the globe, may eventually face the prospect of autonomous vehicles becoming the norm. However, in 2025, especially in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and most of the United States, that reality has yet to take shape. Currently, in 2025, we are in an awkward transition phase where semi-autonomous vehicles are on the road, none of

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Car Accidents

Can You Go to Jail for a Hit and Run in DC?

A hit-and-run is one of the most serious traffic offenses in DC, to such an extent that it crosses the threshold from civil to criminal. Most acts in a car accident case revolve around negligence and are civil in nature. However, when a driver makes the conscious decision to flee the scene after an accident, that is a criminal act.

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Car Accidents, Personal Injury

Repairs After a Car Accident: What You Need to Know

After a car accident, one of the first things you need to address is getting your vehicle repaired or replaced. This is true irrespective of whether you suffer an injury. If you do suffer a personal injury, our firm will lead you through the process of fixing your vehicle without incurring out-of-pocket costs, as we advance administrative costs on your

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