Based on recent news stories the state of Maryland has been named in a $7 million wrongful death suit in regard to a fatal car-truck accident that occurred on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in August 2008. Dozens of people are killed or injured every year in tractor-trailer accidents across Maryland;…
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Fatal Anne Arundel Country Truck Accident Points to Driver Error
As Maryland truck accident attorneys, over the years my colleagues and I have represented numerous trucking crash victims and their families. Trucking collisions don’t only injure pedestrians and drivers of other cars and SUVs, these kinds of tractor-trailer and delivery truck accidents also cause injury to the truck drivers operating…
Edgewood, Maryland, Woman Killed in Semi Tractor Crash in White Marsh
As personal injury and trucking accident attorneys, we at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers know how over-matched a passenger vehicle is when it comes up against a semi tractor-trailer. Over-the-road rigs weigh many times more than even the largest SUV or pickup truck, much less a small family sedan…
Family’s Car Catches Fire following Deadly Baltimore Tractor-trailer Accident on I-95
A recent semi-truck accident near Baltimore, MD, resulted in a dangerous car fire that could have killed three members of a family whose compact car was hit by the truck on a Saturday afternoon. My firm, Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers, represents victims of heavy truck crashes not unlike…
Maryland Trucking Accident Update: Serious Injuries are Common in Multi-Vehicle Tractor-Trailer Crashes
As Maryland trucking accident lawyers, we understand the seriousness of any highway traffic accident involving semi-tractor trailers. Every year, hundreds and even thousands of heavy trucks are involved in multi-vehicle accidents, usually resulting in serious injuries to the smaller cars caught up in the collision; some wrecks are fatal to…
Jury Awards Maryland Woman $1 Million for Injuries from Tanker Truck Accident
Shannon Brown is a very lucky woman. Not because she recently received just over $1 million in a trucking accident lawsuit, but mainly because she is alive to talk about it. As a Maryland trucking accident and personal injury attorney, I have represented people like Shannon who have been injured…
In Maryland: Narrow Roads May Put Drivers at Increased Risk for Truck Accidents
Maryland truck accident litigators recently read about a truck accident on Davis Drive in Apex, North Carolina that could be repeated on some of Maryland’s smaller roads. Earlier this week, a dump truck driving down a narrow two lane road that lacked a shoulder, overturned and landed on top of…
In Maryland: Rush Truck Accident Settlements Can Be Voided
In a prior post, we reported how many truck companies attempt to rush people injured in Maryland big rig accidents to accept low settlements. Recently, a potential client came into my office and explained that she had been involved in a Maryland truck accident while traveling on Interstate 95 in…
All Maryland Drivers Must Maintain Control of Their Vehicles, Even When Driving on Snow and Ice
Due to this weekend’s snow storm in Maryland, our Maryland truck accident attorneys have spoken to many potential clients regarding accidents caused when the driver of a motor vehicle, or in one case, the driver of a tractor trailer, hit a patch of ice, or compacted snow, lost control of…
Maryland Truck Accident Victim: Immediate Actions to Take
The attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers have developed the following list of things to do directly after an accident with a commercial vehicle. We suggest that our readers print out this list and place it in their glove compartment. We also suggest that you store a camera…