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Plenty of car accidents around Baltimore, Maryland, are caused by drowsy and inattentive drivers. A new commercially available technology may help prevent those car accidents by guiding drivers back to the center of their lane. Even though the technology may reduce car accidents caused by fatigue and inattentiveness, the technology may pose other risks. Lane-keeping systems […]
A study by two University of Maryland specialty schools found that people walking along streets while wearing headphones are more likely to be injured because they can’t hear what’s going on around them. The recently published report from the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and the University of Maryland School of Medicine found […]
Investigators are trying to understand what happened after one Thurmont, Maryland, man ended up dead in a car accident and another in a trauma center after apparently shooting himself. It all happened early in the early morning hours earlier this month, when Frederick County sheriff’s deputies came across skid marks, debris and the body of an 18-year-old […]
Two more lawsuits have been filed against the National Football League, accusing the league of putting players, including players in Baltimore, on the field despite knowing the evidence that the game could lead to brain injuries and other long-term neurological disorders. The lawsuits, filed on behalf of 25 former NFL players total, contend the players are subject […]
One of the doctors asked to help determine if unnecessary heart stents were being implanted at some Maryland hospitals has become the target of several lawsuits. A medical malpractice attorney, who already has more than 200 cases pending against one doctor, has filed two more cases, claiming his clients received unnecessary stents. This time, the suits target […]
A pair of Howard County, Maryland, doctors have been named in a medical malpractice suit filed by the parents of a teenager who died after what should have been a oral surgery to have her wisdom teeth removed. The girl, 17, died on April 6, just 10 days after the high school junior received anesthesia in preparation […]
Three cars were involved in a Howard County crash that police say was influenced by wet weather conditions and a speeding driver. An Ellicott City family of four was occupying a Toyota Camry that lost control in Ellicott City. The car accident occurred as the Camry was attempting to enter eastbound Route 100 from a […]
A 59-year-old Salisbury doctor was sentenced recently by a federal court to eight years in prison. The doctor was found guilty of medical malpractice for implanting unnecessary stents in patients and reaping the financial benefit from insurers. Failure to diagnose can be one of many reasons a medical professional is tried for medical malpractice in court. In the […]
A Maryland special appeals court denied workers’ compensation medical benefits to a hotel employee shot by the friend of a co-worker. Although the shooting resulted from an argument the claimant had at work, the court ruled that the injuries were disconnected from the workplace. The worker, who was employed as a houseman at a hotel, […]
The accident reconstruction team for the Baltimore Police Department will help determine whether speeding or other traffic violations contributed to a fatal car accident. Two college students died in the Fells Point crash on a recent weeknight. Police report the accident took place on a Thursday at about 10:30 p.m., at the intersection of Broadway and […]