by Stewart | Oct 3, 2024 | Firm News
In Maryland, assumption of risk is a complete defense in a personal injury case. This defense is applicable when the plaintiff encounters a dangerous situation and voluntarily confronts the risk. The classic example is when a pedestrian decides to walk over an icy...
by Stewart Sutton | Aug 1, 2019 | Firm News
In Maryland, a landowner cannot delegate the risk of its contractor’s non-performance in maintaining the safety of the premises: “Where one invites another to come onto premises ostensibly maintained by him, his duty to the invitee cannot be circumscribed by the...
by Stewart Sutton | Nov 12, 2015 | Firm News, General Info
I received an invitation from the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys to be listed as “one of the 10 Best Personal Injury Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Maryland”. For this unsolicited honor, all I had to do was pay a $275 membership...
by Stewart Sutton | Nov 24, 2014 | Firm News
Many personal injuries attorneys charge a flat 40% contingency fee. This means that the attorney will receive 40% of the client’s recovery, regardless of whether the case is settled prior to filing a lawsuit, a settlement is reached before trial, or the client...
by Stewart Sutton | Jul 25, 2013 | General Info
In its July 2013 opinion, Warr v. JMGM Group, LLC, d/b/a Dogfish Head Alehouse, the Maryland Court of Appeals held that an establishment that serves alcohol is not responsible when an intoxicated patron harms a third-party while operating a vehicle. After consuming...
