Tag Archives: Attorney Craig Meyers
Sudden Incapacity – Part 2
In my case, the claim was that the driver had been ill and passed out due to dehydration. I filed a lawsuit for my client and began the discovery process. I retained a medical expert to review the driver’s medical records, which were inconsistent with someone who passed out due to dehydration. When I… Read More »
Sudden Incapacity – Part 1
I recently handled a case where my client was traveling down the road, minding his own business, when suddenly, and without warning, a car traveling in the opposite direction crossed the center line and hit him head-on. The impact was big, and my client suffered significant and permanent injuries. When the police arrived, it… Read More »
Child Safety Seats
Car seats for children have been around since at least the 1930s, but they weren’t necessarily designed for safety, they were more for child storage. Over times the seats evolved and relics such as travel cribs for your car fell out of use. In the 1970s, when I was a child, it was not… Read More »
Move it on Over, Slide it on Over
The law regarding a driver’s duty relating to emergency vehicles changed in October of 2018. On the approach of an emergency vehicle with lights a sirens, you are required to pull to the side of the road and let the emergency vehicle pass. Everyone knows that. The change to the law, is what has… Read More »
Is That a Hawk?
I saw something recently that I had not seen before. There is a crosswalk I pass every day on the way to work at an intersection with no traffic light. The roadway has a speed limit of 40 miles per hour, so it wasn’t the safest place to cross, but there was a crosswalk… Read More »
The Boulevard Rule
The Maryland Boulevard Rule holds that motorists on a through highway have the right of way over vehicles entering the road from side streets, driveways, and similar locations. The Court summed it up pretty succinctly: “The purpose of the Boulevard Rule is to ‘facilitate the free flow of traffic on major thoroughfares by preventing… Read More »
How to Unsettle an Unfair Settlement
The insurance companies and adjustors are not your friends. After an accident, they call and ask how you are doing, and they sound like they care, but they don’t. Well, they do, just not about you. They care about settling your case for a little money as possible, even if it is not fair… Read More »
Mind The Gap
A few years ago, I had a client who fell down some steps at his apartment complex and injured his back. The cleaning company had just mopped the floor, but had not gotten around to putting up the wet floor signs yet. He began treating for his back, but then found himself in jail…. Read More »
What Does a White Line On The Road Mean?
If you search Maryland statutes for the term “white line,” you might be surprised to find that white lane designation lines are only mentioned in reference to tunnels. So the question is, what is your obligation when faced with single or double white lines, and how are you supposed to know? The Maryland Drive’s… Read More »