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Joel DuBoff quoted in Washington Post regarding ambulance delays

Several people have died after slow responses from D.C. ambulances, although it is nearly impossible to determine the impact of delays, one recent instance is being attributed to human error. On January 2nd, Albert Jackson, 67, died after he suffered a heart attack and the firefighters responded to his 911 call at the wrong location.

Bad Weather is Not a Defense in Car Accident Cases

Rain, ice, and snow impair a car driver’s ability to drive safely. 17% of all fatal car accidents and 20% of all car accidents resulting in personal injury occur during adverse weather.[1] The fact that so many dangerous car accidents occur during bad weather is common sense for any driver in Maryland, as we try

Tax Day and Car Accidents: Does Stress Result in Distracted Driving?

What does the date April 15 mean to you? Maybe it’s your mom’s birthday, or the day you got married, or the day your baby was born. But, for many Americans, April 15 is just tax day. The day your hard-earned money goes to the government; the day you have to send out all that

2 Unmistakable Cases of Negligent Driving

It’s not always easy to determine fault in a car accident. By the time police arrive, the parties involved in wrecks are often fighting about who caused the accident. Likewise, there are many accidents that don’t offer enough evidence to determine who made a mistake. However, there are other crashes in which victims and the

Federal Government May Regulate Distracting Phone Apps

We all know smartphones are sources of distraction for drivers behind the wheel. Texting or chatting while driving leads to an increased risk of car accidents, and every state, except one, has a texting ban on the books. However, not everyone is on the same page when it comes to GPS apps on smartphones. Having

Medical Malpractice in Maryland

Medical malpractice occurs when health-care providers allow their level of care to fall below a certain standard and their negligence causes an injury. Although most people identify malpractice with doctors and surgeons, victims may sue other professionals such as nurses, pharmacists and midwives. In the world of personal-injury law, medical-malpractice cases are typically the most

Baltimore To Strengthen Dog-Bite Laws

If you lived in Maryland in 2007, you likely remember hearing about Dominic Solesky on the news. The 10-year-old was playing hide and seek with a fiend behind his parent’s row house when he heard his friend yell, so he ran to find the boy. What he found instead was a neighbor’s pit bull that

Delayed Recall Causes Death

Most personal injury lawsuits that result from car accidents are directed at a driver who was driving recklessly or negligently and caused the accident. Defensive driving techniques can help you avoid accidents with distracted drivers, but there’s not much you can do if the company that manufactured your car was negligent. That’s the topic of

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