Maryland law requires drivers to maintain a safe distance when overtaking or passing a cyclist. The specific distance is not explicitly defined in Maryland’s traffic laws, but it generally states that a motor vehicle should leave a “safe and reasonable distance” when passing a cyclist. Safe and Reasonable Distance The…
Many people researching information on their accident claims in Maryland ask what COMAR is. COMAR is the Code of Maryland Regulations. COMAR regulations are Maryland state agency regulations. You can find all the COMAR regulations here. What is COMAR? What is COMAR and who writes these crazy regulations? COMAR stands…
How much can a tow truck driver charge? If there is no agreement on fee, the tow truck driver/company cannot charge beyond what is fair, reasonable, and customary in the tow truck industry. How much that is will vary upon the jurisdiction, distance, the difficulty of the tow, and a…
Left-hand turn accidents can make for difficult and complicated auto accident lawsuits. An accident involving a left-turn can cause devastating injuries and determining fault is not always as easy as it might seem. At first glance, determining fault in left-turn accidents may seem simple because the driver making the left…
Maryland accident lawyers complain very little about not having punitive damages for accident lawsuits in Maryland. Why? I think it is just because we are so used to it in 2020, no one really imagines a punitive damages world for car crash cases. While all roads lead to Rome, let’s…
Car collisions can be terrifying, stressful events and cause both personal injury and property damage. There are 16,000,000 car accidents (no typo there) a year in this country. There are more than 4.5 million automobile accidents that resulted in property damage and 1.7 million crashes that resulted in personal injuries.…
The last clear chance doctrine is a frequently litigated and extremely confusing exception to Maryland’s contributory negligence law. Even the names are confusing. The doctrine has also been called the doctrine of discovered peril, supervening negligence, subsequent negligence, and the aptly named humanitarian doctrine. The most common incorrect assumption is…
In Gables Construction, Inc. v. Red Coats, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals earlier this month addressed the issue of whether a party can be liable for contribution as a joint tortfeasor even if that party was able to avoid direct liability because of it passed along its responsibility in a…
All litigation attorneys in Maryland are probably very familiar with the Maryland Pattern Jury Instructions (“MPJI”). The MPJI published by the Maryland State Bar Association through the efforts of a special MSBA committee comprised of practitioners. Both the Criminal and Civil MPJI are widely used by judges across the state…
It is not explicitly illegal, but it is recommended by all jurisdictions that you should clear snow off your car. The driver’s manuals in Maryland and Virginia both include snow removal. Is there a Maryland law that says that you should not be able to have snow on your car…