A motorcycle accident personal injury lawsuit before a West Virginia district court offers an informative overview of the requirements necessary to add additional defendants at some future time following the filing of a lawsuit. In the case, YANCHAK v. Lindh, Dist. Court, ND W. Va. (2012) the plaintiffs, a husband…
A federal court in New Mexico recently reached a decision in a motorcycle accident case that dealt with the complicated issues of fraudulent joinder and the theory of respondeat superior in determining the proper venue for the personal injury lawsuit. In the case, PACELY v. Lockett, Dist. Court, D. NM…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which is the same court to which Maryland’s federal cases are appealed, affirmed a case over the summer whereby the plantiff essentially lost at trial due to the decision not to testify. In the case, Scott v. WATSONTOWN TRUCKING CO.…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit recently handed down a decision reenforcing the importance of not making statements regarding fault following motorcycle accidents. In the case, Jordan v. Binns, et al. U.S. Ct. App. 7th Cir. (2013) case no. 11-2134, a woman who lost both of her…
A 26 year old Westminster man was flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center earlier this week, following after an accident on Route 140 near the Baltimore County line. According to Maryland State Police, both vehicles involved in the collision, including a motorcycle and a pickup truck, were…
Maryland State Police are in the process of investigating a multiple vehicle crash that happened earlier this month following a large party involving a number of motorcycle clubs. The accident occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Route 18 at Slippery Hill Road in Grasonville. Police said that one 54 year…
A Cecil County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman said in a statement that a Havre de Grace man remains hospitalized almost a week after he was involved in a collision with another motorcyclist in Rising Sun earlier this month. According to authorities, both men were riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles together on Connelly Road…
Popular Baltimore area radio show host Ed Norris was able to return to work this week, nearly two months after he was injured in a motorcycle accident in northern Harford County. On April 24, Norris was riding his Victory motorcycle north on Route 1 when, according to the Maryland State…
According to police, earlier this month, a car and motorcycle collision sent the driver of the motorcycle to Shock Trauma in critical condition. The accident, which occurred on May 12 just after 2:30 in the afternoon, happened on Frederick Road, just east of St. John’s Lane in Ellicott City. According…
Spring has arrived, and though it could be a little early for every motorcycle rider to dust off his mount, the warmer days are on their way. But from a public safety standpoint, we can’t help but wonder if we will be looking at some more passenger car-bike and truck-motorcycle…