Shopping center parking lots Maryland and elsewhere can be surprisingly dangerous. Vehicles are moving, and their drivers have less than unimpeded vision. The situation is worsened by the presence of pedestrians who are hurrying to and from the businesses in the...
You may want to leave an inheritance to your adult children, but what if one of your children has poor spending habits, is a young adult or has a drug or alcohol problem? What if you want your child to go to college or hold down a job before receiving an inheritance?...
When a person in northern Anne Arundel County loses a loved one, the effect can be devastating. The loss is amplified if their loved one died, not due to natural causes, but due to the intentional or negligent actions of another. When a person dies due to the...
When Daylight Saving Time ended on Nov. 1, you likely relished the extra hour of sleep you got. What you – like many people – may not realize is that it takes time for your body’s circadian rhythms to adjust to this change. It is no surprise, then, that an increase in...
Workers' compensation benefits are meant to help employees with their expenses and medical bills after they are injured on the job. However, some types of workers' compensation benefits have a time limit. After certain amount of time, a worker's benefits run out. For...
While a lot of estate planning is about figuring out who will receive your assets when you pass away, it's actually about much more than that. It's also about ensuring that your healthcare and financial decisions rest in trustworthy hands in the event that you are...
Estate planning can provide real comfort to surviving family members during their time of need. However, it needs to be thoughtful and done right to get the desired effect. To some, it would seem to be an inventory of assets and where they should go, but mistakes are...
School has resumed for children in northern Anne Arundel County. While younger children may be driven to school by their parents, commuters on their way to work in the Severna Park area may encounter more teen drivers on their way to school. One study suggests that...
Distracted driving is a dangerous practice that puts innocent lives at risk. It happens when a driver allows a distraction to take their attention off the task of driving. Maryland and other jurisdictions have penalized distracted driving in order to deter drivers...
Given the devastation that can be caused by a truck accident, you probably need financial relief that adequately covers your losses. While you might be able to achieve this by pursuing a personal injury lawsuit against the negligent trucker who caused your accident,...