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  • Tort/Negligence/Personal Injury

    Torts can be complicated, but we can help those who cannot afford an attorney.
    We always recommend hiring an attorney, if you can afford to.

    We Charge 20% To File Your Case. No Upfront Fees Required

    We will perform the following:
    1. File Demand Letter
    2. File Complaint
    3. File Summons
    4. Process Serve
    5. File Motions
    6. File Appeals
    Consider Hiring an Attorney
    Personal injury matters are generally challenging for self-represented litigants. Consider hiring an attorney to represent you in a personal injury case.
    Many different laws and areas of expertise may apply - There are many different kinds of personal injury cases, including automobile negligence, medical malpractice, and products liability. Each type of personal injury case requires different skills and expertise for success. Because the evidence in these cases may require familiarity with other areas of knowledge, such as engineering, physics, or medicine, these cases can be difficult for a person without special training to handle. An attorney experienced in this area will develop a "theory" of the case to guide the attorneys' argument on your behalf. The attorney may draw upon several areas of the law plus basic legal principles.

    Limited resources for self-represented litigants - Resources, including organizations, that assist self-represented litigants with personal injury lawsuits are more limited, as compared to family law, landlord/tenant law, and other areas of law.

    Expert witnesses and evidence - To be successful, you will need to decide which areas of the case need expert witnesses. This includes locating, evaluating, and paying for expert witnesses. In addition, you will need to define the issues for expert witnesses.

    Discovery- You will most likely need information about other parties, including the defendant, to present your case. Discovery refers to special set of legal rules and tools that can be used to find out information from the other parties in the case, including people, corporations, and agencies. Learn more about discovery.

    Settlements Before and During Trial - Most cases of this type are settled after the case is filed but before the full court hearing on the merits of the case. Settlements can be challenging, especially if you are negotiating with a defendant that has legal representation. Aside from the challenges of representing yourself on an emotional issue, many personal injury cases involve an argument that there has been some level of incapacity as the result of the defendant's actions or negligence. It will be hard to make that argument if you are handling the case yourself.

    Personal Injury Basics
    Each type of personal injury case requires different skills and expertise for success. Personal injury cases are part of the larger law of torts. It is not possible to summarize the law relating to every type of injury here. There are, however, some core concepts that will help you to understand what you must prove.
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    "Personal injury" means an injury to your body or mind.
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    "Tort" means a wrongful action that injures a person, for which the injured person may receive monetary compensation from the person who committed the wrongful action. Torts may result from intentional or negligent actions.
    "Negligence"is a complicated legal concept. At its most basic level, negligence generally means that a person did not take reasonable care to avoid injury to someone else. This can include a defendant that did not do something that the defendant should have done. To make a negligence claim in Maryland, the plaintiff must prove that:

    the defendant had a duty to protect the plaintiff,
    defendant breached that duty,
    the plaintiff was actually hurt or injured, and
    the defendant’s action was the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s injury.
    In other words, the injured person injured must prove that the defendant breached a duty of care owed to the defendant, which caused injury to the plaintiff.

    Read the Case: Schultz v. Bank of America, N.A., 413 Md. 15 (Court of Appeals 2010)
    or being held liable means you are responsible for the harm caused by your decision to perform an action or failure to perform such action. There may be different types of liability standards for different personal injury cases.

    “Damages” is the amount of money you would be given for the harm done to you by the defendant if you win your personal injury case. However, it is often hard to know how much financial compensation you should be given for the harm caused. Depending on the specific facts and circumstances of your situation, you can be compensated for medical expenses, pain and suffering, emotional distress, wage loss, etc.

    Filing Your Claim on Time
    Maryland law sets a deadline to file a court complaint against a person or company that has wrongfully injured you. This statute of limitations means that if you wait too long after suffering (or discovering) an injury to file your claim, you may be legally unable to recover any money from the person who hurt you. This is true even if that person really is to blame for your injury.

    Figuring out which statute of limitations applies to your case can be difficult. The statute of limitations that applies to most tort cases is 3 years from the date the harm "accrues" (see below) unless another provision of the Code provides a different period of time. Be aware that other Maryland statutes can provide other time periods for specific types of matters. For example, actions for assault, libel, or slander must be filed within one year of the date when they accrue. Learn more about statutes of limitations.

    Read the Law: Md. Code, Courts & Judicial Proceedings § 5-101; § 5-105