"small claims"

Published on: May 14, 2014

Maryland District Courts

Most personal injury cases in Maryland go through the Maryland District Courts.

Background

A judge will hear your case if it goes to trial in what is known as a bench trial. There are no jury trials in the District Courts. After a complaint is filed, the court will issue a summons, which must be served (usually by private process or certified mail) on the defendants. When the summons is issued, the court will set a preliminary trial date, which assumes that the defendants are served by a specific deadline. The Plaintiff (the injured party who files the complaint) must serve the summons and complaint, along with any other important documents like written discovery (called interrogatories).

Published on: May 11, 2014

Maryland Courts

By Posner & Cord, LLC

PG Circuit Court (05-11-14).jpg If you can’t settle your Maryland automobile accident case, where will your lawyer file a lawsuit? We’re going to do a three-part series on the Maryland trial courts, one for every type of court. Your case could be filed in the:

District Court
Circuit Court
Federal Court (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)

The specific court you and your lawyer choose depends on the value of your legal claim, and some specific details of the case, like where the defendant lives or does business.

Published on: February 8, 2012

Don’t Settle With Honda: Small Claims versus Class Actions

By Posner & Cord, LLC

Honda Civic Timonium Small Claims Lawyer.png Hop on over to our other blog, Charm City Lawyer, for a series on the product liability lawsuit brought by one consumer against Honda over problems she had with her Hybrid. The judge just issued an opinion, and awarded her nearly $10,000.