The G&V Law Blog
We feature a variety of articles from our team of expert attorneys at Greenblatt & Veliev in Maryland.
Can I get compensation for a car accident if I was at fault?
You can sometimes get limited compensation for your injuries, even if you caused the accident. Maryland follows the rule of "contributory negligence." If you hold any blame for an accident, you cannot recover compensation from the other driver for your injuries. This...
What to Do if You Are in A Car Accident?
You can sometimes get limited compensation for your injuries, even if you caused the accident. Maryland follows the rule of "contributory negligence." If you hold any blame for an accident, you cannot recover compensation from the other driver for your injuries. This...
When Dog Sniff Evidence Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test
By Virginia Tehrani, Esq. How to chip away at a K-9’s credibility The nose knows, or does it? A dog’s nose is a powerful thing. This is why law enforcement and the military use carefully trained dogs to detect drugs, bombs, other explosives, missing persons, and...
Questioning Dog Sniff Evidence
By Virginia Tehrani, Esq. How you can chip away at the reliability of a positive alert The power of a dog’s nose is incredible. While we get input from about six million olfactory receptors, their noses contain up to 300 million. Some dogs can even detect cancer cells...
Preparing for a Medical Malpractice Case
You can sometimes get limited compensation for your injuries, even if you caused the accident. Maryland follows the rule of "contributory negligence." If you hold any blame for an accident, you cannot recover compensation from the other driver for your injuries. This...
Deciding Whether to Take a Breathalyzer Test in Maryland
You have a right to refuse a breathalyzer or blood test for alcohol. The State has the right to punish you for doing so. You’ve just been pulled over. The police officer asks you to step out of your car and take a breathalyzer test. Should you accept or refuse? The...
Stranded: Tips for staying safe in a vehicle
More often than not, when people are involved in a car accident in Maryland, it is witnessed by others who are driving around the victims. Usually, more than one person is able to alert authorities and help is on its way within a matter of minutes. However, there are...
What contributes to premises liability incidents?
In Maryland, there are laws in place meant to keep people like you from being harmed while you are on someone else's property. This could be a friend's house, or even public property like a grocery store. So what dangers should you be on the lookout for? Greenblatt...
Sleepy behind the wheel? Tips to combat drowsy driving
Driving is an activity that takes a person’s full and undivided attention. Everyone knows and worries about the dangers of drinking while driving and distracted driving, but what about another major threat to roadway safety in Maryland, drowsy driving? This risk might...
Volvo will cap its new cars’ speed to 112 mph
Volvo is not known for designing sports cars, as much it is an automotive brand recognized for safety. Their slogan, “For Life” emphasizes the carmaker’s focus on safety and security for customers. Now the Swedish brand is taking it one step farther by capping the top...
Does Maryland recognize the attractive nuisance doctrine?
As spring approaches, your kids will often be more anxious about being able to resume their warm-weather outdoor activities. As a parent, you want them to participate in everything that Rockville has to offer; at the same time, you may worry that their lack of...
Are self-driving cars safe?
Technology is pretty amazing. It has brought many things into your life that you probably feel you cannot live without. It is also working hard to keep you safe in Maryland. One of the ways that companies are using technology is in self-driving cars. The idea of a car...
How do airbags protect?
Staying safe on Maryland roadways is a combination of using safe driving habits and using the safety devices in your vehicle. In the event of a crash, your best protection is your seat belt and the vehicle's air bags. Now standard on vehicles, air bags are actually a...
What should I know about stair banisters?
Stairs are a necessary part of many buildings and homes to access higher or lower floors, but without the proper safety features, stairs can present real danger. Many Maryland property owners turn to stair banisters as a way to protect pedestrians from taking a nasty...
Will the other person in my case get jail time?
If you file a personal injury case in Maryland, you may wonder what will happen when you go to court. Depending on the situation, you may hope the judge gives the other person some jail time as punishment for his or her negligence. According to the American Bar...
Bicycle safety tips to keep you safe
There is a healthy bicycling culture in the United States, in fact, the number of trips made by bicycle more than doubled from 2001 to 2009. This increase is caused in large part by growing environmental concerns as well as people’s increased appreciation for their...
How to recognize symptoms of traumatic brain injury
Some people in Maryland may underestimate the seriousness of a slip-and-fall accident. While you may sustain no injury from a slip and fall, accidents such as these can also result in broken bones or ligament damage. Perhaps surprisingly, slip-and-fall accidents are...
When are aggressive driving crashes most likely to occur?
Aggressive driving can be a real problem on Maryland roads, though it is not a consistent problem every minute of every day. According to a report by Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration, people who drive without regard to the rules or safety of others are more...
How can I keep kids safe on a trampoline?
If you own a trampoline in Maryland, the chances are good that you are pretty popular with the neighborhood kids. However, with ownership comes great responsibility. According to the Mayo Clinic, backyard trampolines are quite dangerous. The risks for injury mean you...
Who pays for damages caused by a car crash?
You do not have control over an accident; anything could happen out on the road. However, you could have some control over what happens after a car crash. Specifically, you could try to make sure that the responsible parties cover your expenses. There are many people...
What is traumatic brain injury?
With winter just around the corner, many people in Maryland face an increased risk of slip and fall injuries due to icy roads and sidewalks. This can lead to the development of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which can have devastating consequences or even result in...
Why has hand position when driving changed?
In the past, all driving students in Maryland were taught that to have the best control over steering, they should keep their hands at the 10:00 and 2:00 positions on the wheel. This was the standard for many years. However, as technology in vehicles has advanced,...
What are the dog liability laws in Maryland?
If you own a dog in Maryland, you are responsible for that dog and anything it does. There are specific laws about your liability and responsibility when it comes to dog ownership. According to the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center, one of your...
How we can prevent texting and driving
The National Highway Safety Administration reports distracted driving accidents kill eight people every day, and injure more than 1,000. Though it is harder to measure how many of these crashes involve cell phone use, studies have shown an increase in texting and...