Baltimore Motorcycle Accident Lawyers: Understanding Motorcycle Accident Law

Motorcyclists must follow the same rules of the road that apply to car and truck drivers, including obeying the speed limit, signaling when turning or changing lanes, and having the appropriate license and registration. However, because of the inherent risk that is associated with riding a motorcycle, motorcyclists are subject to additional requirements for their
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Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Misdiagnosis of Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes the brain to stop producing dopamine, a neurotransmitter that controls a person’s ability to regulate their movements and their emotions. Some of the most common symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease, including muscle rigidity, tremors, changes in one’s gait, and slurred speech, are often mistaken as signs of
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Baltimore Car Accident Lawyers Discuss Motorcycle Safety Month

May is Motorcycle Safety Month in Maryland. Motorcyclists are extremely vulnerable on the road, as they do not have the safety features of a vehicle to shield them in the event of a wreck. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) estimates that a person riding a motorcycle is 30 times more likely to be
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Baltimore Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Checklist Reduces Medical Mistakes

Every year in hospitals around the country, patients suffer injuries or die as a result of surgical errors. Many of these medical mistakes could have been prevented if the surgical team had a pre-operative system in place that could lower the risk of complications. According to research from Harvard University, hospitals in South Carolina reduced
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Study Finds Payouts Rising for Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

According to a new study, payouts are on the rise for medical malpractice lawsuits. By reviewing statistics from the National Practitioner Data Bank, which tracks medical malpractice payments, they accumulated the numbers. During 1992-1996, the largest payout for malpractice suits was nearly $290,000, and rose almost 25 percent at the highest level to over $350,000
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Son’s Heart Defect Could Have Been Detected Before Birth

Popular TV host Jimmy Kimmel gave a tearful account on Monday night of his newborn son who went under emergency heart surgery mere hours after his birth. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center diagnosed the infant with tetralogy of Fallot, which is a combination of four different heart defects. Jimmy’s son had a severe form of
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Baltimore Truck Accident Lawyers: Data Sharing to Improve Safety

Truck accidents can cause massive property damage and devastating, often fatal injuries. Over the years, state traffic centers, commercial carrier companies, and truck drivers have collected a vast amount of important and useful data about some of the problems facing the trucking industry. In an effort to improve delivery performance and maximize safety, researchers recommend
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