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Maryland Injury Questions, Answered in Plain English

You shouldn’t need a law degree to understand your rights. We’ve answered the questions our clients actually ask — reviewed by the attorneys who handle these cases every day.

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Watch: why we built this page

In about two minutes, Jason Plotkin explains why we put these answers together — and walks through the five questions Maryland injury clients ask us most.

Each video includes captions and a full text transcript for accessibility and search.

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Car Accidents

After a crash, PIP & insurance, fault, and being injured by a drunk driver.

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Dog Bites

It’s an insurance claim, not a personal attack — plus child dog-bite injuries.

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Workers’ Compensation

Benefits, denials, third-party claims, and vocational rehab.

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Truck & Amazon Accidents

Who’s liable, Amazon delivery crashes, and the evidence that wins these cases.

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Uber & Lyft (Rideshare)

The three insurance periods, and passenger vs. driver claims.

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Pedestrian & Bicycle

Right of way, contributory negligence, and bus & transit claims.

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Premises Liability & Slip-and-Fall

Unsafe property, valid claims, and who actually pays.

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Motorcycle Accidents

Helmet rules, why injuries are severe, and uninsured drivers.

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Wrongful Death

For families who’ve lost someone to another party’s negligence.

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General Personal Injury

Fees, the legal process, medical questions, and what your case is worth.

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About Pinder Plotkin

Who we are, our attorneys, and how we work.

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Why these answers are different

Most FAQ pages restate what’s already all over the internet. Ours don’t. They’re written from real Maryland experience — a founder who survived two crashes and a childhood dog bite, a former Maryland District Court Commissioner, a former Maryland State Senator, a working Baltimore City Fire Battalion Chief, and a team that does the detailed work (like structured settlements for injured children) that protects clients for the long haul. Our founder also teaches these subjects to attorneys nationally through the National Business Institute — so these answers come from lawyers other lawyers learn from. And we keep them current: we update these answers every month, based on real conversations with real Marylanders we represent.