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Within the United States, Progressive Auto Insurance is one of the largest insurance companies, holding over 10 million policies and growing. They stand along the lines of other insurers, such as State Farm, Allstate, Nationwide Insurance, Farmers Insurance, and USAA.

Progressive offers policies to individuals for automobiles, motorcycles, boats, and even recreational vehicles. Known best by their advertising campaigns sporting a quirky saleswoman, Progressive wants to be known to consumers as just that – a “progressive” insurance company.

Progressive Claims in Maryland

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Workplace injuries are a fact of modern life and many workers get injured on the job every day in Maryland. But most workers, even those in high-risk fields, do not spend a lot of their free time preparing personal game-plans for what to do if they get hurt on the job. This mentality is easy to understand, but it can be detrimental.

If you suffer a work-related injury, knowing what to do and, more importantly, what not to do can have a big impact on your ability to get compensation.

Maryland’s workers’ compensation is a complex legal scheme designed to help employees who have been injured on the job. But that is easier said than done.  Navigating the process can be like walking through a minefield for many victims.  Too many workers’ compensation victims make mistakes that can negatively impact their claims.

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Consider the following common scenario. One morning while you are driving to work, you slow down for traffic on I-95 and get rear-ended by the car behind you. Your car is a mangled mess.

At first, you feel fine physically. You even make it into your office and work a full day. You go to be still feeling fine and counting yourself lucky. Then in the middle of the night, you suddenly wake up with shooting pain in your neck and shoulder.

By morning, the pain is so bad that you can barely get out of bed let alone go to work. Your spouse takes you to the local urgent care facility. Nothing is broken, but the doctor says you may have suffered a herniated disc in the car accident. He also says you probably tore your rotator cuff. You spend the next 3 months in and out of various doctor offices undergoing escalating treatment efforts to stop the debilitating pain in your back and shoulder. You end up missing almost 4 months from work and racking up thousands in medical bills.

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So many of our clients call knowing they need a Maryland personal injury lawyer to handle their claim. Their focus is simply that I think I will get more money in my pocket and less fear of getting ripped off if I hire the best lawyer I can.

Let me explain generally what we do.  As a personal injury lawyer, I help clients who have been injured due to the negligence or intentional actions of another person or entity. My job is to represent the interests of my clients and help them recover compensation for their losses, including medical expenses, lost income, and damages for pain and suffering.

So if you are reading this before you call a lawyer, you will have some idea of what we do and what we will do for you as we advance your claim forward to settlement or trial.

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The State of Maryland has taken significant measures to prevent distracted driving. This includes imposing stricter penalties and promoting campaigns to discourage it.

Distracted driving

 Distracted driving is causing Marylanders to die every day.  COVID is as awful as they say.  But, in the long run, distracted driving is going to kill more Marylanders.  It is the public health crisis that gets 1/on-millionth of the attention.

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Parents sometimes cause car accidents when their children in the car.  When these children are injured, can the minor children bring a personal injury claim against their parents?

Let’s back up. Why would a child sue their own parent?  A child should sue their own parent because while they are technically suing their parent, the claim is really an insurance claim.  So if the child is hurt in a car crash, the insurance company is making payment to make good on that claim.

Minors Usually Cannot Sue Their Parents But There Is a Car Accident Exception in Maryland

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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 lot of other factors. But, certainly, tow truck companies cannot set any price they like, and lawfully require payment.

Tow Truck Fees After a Car Accident

Tow truck fees after a car accident can vary depending on several factors, including location, the tow company’s policies, the distance the vehicle needs to be towed, and the type of services required. Here are some key points to understand about tow truck fees after an accident:

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Forklift truck accidents frequently cause catastrophic, life-altering injuries. But the risk is not just to forklift truck drivers. As many as two-thirds of forklift accidents – at least in some areas – involve pedestrians or otherwise innocent bystanders. Many forklift claims involve: caught limbs, running over pedestrians’ feet, and entering or exiting the vehicle improperly. Here are some disconcerting forklift accident statistics:

  • OSHA’s statistics indicate that forklifts are involved in about 68,000 accidents each year, resulting in 95,000 injuries
  • 10% of forklifts are involved in an accident
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Over a million people who lived or worked at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina were exposed to dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals in the water supply at the base. The contaminated water at Camp Lejeune lasted from 1953 to 1987. Congress passed a new federal law giving victims of Camp Lejeune water contamination the right to sue the government and get compensation.

The mass tort lawyers at Miller & Zois are currently accepting Camp Lejeune cases from victims who lived or worked at Camp Lejeune prior to 1987 and were later diagnosed with cancer or another serious health condition.

Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune

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This post will provide a comprehensive explanation of everything you need to know about lawyers’ fees and expenses in auto accident and personal injury lawsuits. We will explain exactly how much money your lawyer will take out of your accident or personal injury settlement in 2022.

To help you understand how this works, we provide examples of lawyer fees and expenses deducted from actual injury cases. Finally, we will go over what lawyers are NOT allowed to charge you for.

What will your lawyer take out of your settlement?

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