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My cousin says the insurer can call my treatment unnecessary and skip the bill

A freelance contractor in Rockville gets caught in a two-impact crash and the insurer tries the oldest move in the book: say the care wasn't necessary.

ARTICLE by Ravi Patel

Sorting Out Coverage After Maryland Rideshare Crash

If a rideshare crash happened in Maryland while the app driver was actively on a trip, the fight is usually over which policy is primary, who gets blamed, and whether contributory negligence kills the claim.

ARTICLE by Dwayne Patterson

Every insurer in Baltimore keeps saying you were partly at fault - why

In Maryland, one tiny fault finding can wreck a crash payout, and in a multi-car Baltimore case the insurers know exactly how to use that against you.

ARTICLE by Dwayne Patterson

point of impact

You just got a letter that says the insurer disputes the "point of impact" in your crash. That means the parties disagree about the exact place where two vehicles, a vehicle...

The criminal case won't save your deadline in a Rockville road-rage crash

A driver getting charged for intentionally ramming your rig can help prove fault, but in Maryland it does not pause the civil deadline.

ARTICLE by Miguel Rodriguez

Can a Facebook post wreck my College Park crash case?

$25,000 can disappear fast from a claim when an insurer gets a damaging post. From the insurance company's perspective: yes - they want one smiling photo, one "I'm fine"...

Not just a few photos, a rough sketch, or a cop's memory of where the cars ended up. That's the usual mistake. Scene mapping is the measured layout of an accident site - using...

How much is a back injury worth after a Baltimore construction zone crash?

A back injury claim in Baltimore can still have real value even if you had prior back problems and the first doctor chart is a mess.

ARTICLE by DeAndre Jackson

Deep cuts in a road surface caused by hard vehicle parts striking and scraping the pavement during a crash. "Deep cuts" separates them from lighter scrape marks or ordinary...

Not a simple estimate of repair costs or a quick look at dents, crush analysis is a technical method for measuring how much a vehicle deformed in a collision and using that...

The change in a vehicle's speed during a crash. "Speed" here means velocity, so delta-v measures how much the vehicle's motion changed, not just how fast it was going before...

Rear-ended at an Annapolis stoplight, and now your cashier job says prove you're hurt

Old Facebook or Instagram photos do not magically erase a real motorcycle injury, but the insurer and sometimes your employer will absolutely try to use them that way.

ARTICLE by Miguel Rodriguez

Miss this detail after a serious crash, and a bad assumption can take over fast: people may say the driver "just slammed on the brakes" or "must have been speeding" when the...

Your coworker got $70,000 after a Frederick wreck - why are they offering you $6,000?

A Frederick accountant gets sideswiped by a driver on the job and runs into the ugly fight over company coverage, low policy limits, and mental health being blamed on "pre-existing" problems.

ARTICLE by Tony Marchetti

Getting this point wrong can cost real money, because the spot where vehicles first made contact often shapes who gets blamed, whose story holds up, and whether an insurer...

How much is a Frederick pedestrian crash worth if I'll need treatment for years?

What the insurance company does not want you to know is that future medical care and lost earning power can be worth far more than the first stack of ER bills. What should have...

Who Is Liable in a Maryland Hydroplaning Accident

What fault usually looks like after a hydroplaning crash on a Maryland highway, and why 'the roads were wet' does not automatically let the other driver off the hook.

ARTICLE by Priscilla Oyewole

The adjuster says stop PT, dispatch says keep driving, and both are wrong

A Bowie truck driver hit by a merging semi usually has three years to sue in Maryland, but some of the most important deadlines hit way earlier than that.

ARTICLE by Dwayne Patterson

Money can turn on a few feet. When a person, rider, or object is thrown during a crash, the measured distance from the point of impact to the place where that person or object...

Why is insurance lowballing my College Park bike crash when my doctor says I'm hurt?

Yes - if the ER or your doctor documented a real injury, a low offer usually means the insurer is pricing your case for leverage, not fairness. What your doctor says and what...