Category: Wrongful Death

Some residents of Richmond, Virginia found themselves without power last Wednesday, though likely didn’t understand why. The answer is unfortunately tragic, and could have been more so. A construction worker at a site in downtown Richmond came into contact with live power lines while operating a scissor lift. Thanks to the quick thinking of a…

On February 21st, 1965, minister, activist, and civil rights leader Malcolm X was shot and killed while delivering a speech at New York City’s Audubon Ballroom. He was just 39 years old. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, X rose to notoriety in the national civil rights movement. His combative, fiery rhetoric made him a…

In Maryland, when someone’s negligence causes someone else’s sudden, accidental death, surviving immediate family members may seek damages by bringing a wrongful death claim with the help of a Bethesda wrongful death attorney. Wrongful death claims in Maryland may arise from traffic accidents or any other act of negligence that leads to accidental death. As…

 Rachel Brocker | August 25, 2018 “A judgment on the merits in a decedent’s personal injury action during his or her lifetime does not bar a subsequent wrongful death action by the beneficiaries.” So spoke the Maryland Court of Appeals in an opinion released this summer, which corresponded with its decision to allow a wrongful death…