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		<title>Baltimore City Nursing Home Neglect Over Problems with Air Conditioners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Baltimore city nursing home has been fined more than $50,000 for allowing elderly and ill residents to bake in near-100 degree temperatures without air conditioning before a 911 call alerted the state to the problem.  The actions of this nursing home operator constituted nothing short of nursing home neglect for failing to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems with Child Car Seats Make Accidents Leading Cause of Injury, Death for Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seven out of 10 parents are strapping their children into child car safety seats that are incorrectly, leading to unnecessary injury and death among children in automobile accidents.
According to recent research presented by Dr. Karen Judy,  an associate professor of pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, the prolific misuse of child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car Accident Crash is Leading Cause of Teen Death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new government report estimates that 35% of teen deaths every year are caused by a car accident crash, making it the leading cause of teen death in the U.S. by a wide margin.  
Arialdi M. Miniño, a statistician at the U.S. Centers for Disease, Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Job Injury Risk Higher Among Young Workers, But Risk of Death is Less</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new federal report, younger workers throughout the United States face a higher risk of being injured on the job than older workers, but less of a chance of dying.  
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released numbers in late April for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Request for Jury Trial in Maryland Lawsuits May Be Raised to $15,000</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maryland voters will get the chance to decide in November whether to raise the minimum amount that must be at stake in a lawsuit for the parties to request a jury trial.  
This week, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation that places a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would raise the minimum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Auto Accident Deaths Declined Last Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reflecting what appears to be a national trend, the Maryland Highway Administration is reporting that the preliminary number of fatal Maryland auto accidents dropped last year to the lowest number in several years.
About 550 people died on Maryland roads in 2009, according to state officials. That is down from 591 in 2008, and in 2007 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Cell Phone Ban Passes: Will Reduce Risk of an Auto Accident Injury in Maryland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Governor Martin O’Malley is expected to sign a Maryland cell phone ban passed last week by the state legislature, making it a crime to talk on hand held cell phones while driving.  The legislation is another step forward in making our roads safer and reducing the number of automobile accidents in Maryland.  
Once [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandaccidentlawyers.com/blog/maryland-cell-phone-ban/</link>
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		<title>Maryland Pain and Suffering Damage Cap Reviewed by Court of Appeals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Court of Appeals is currently considering a case that challenges the constitutionality of the Maryland pain and suffering damage cap.  The cap places an artificial and often harsh limit on the amount of non-economic damages a court can award in medical malpractice lawsuits, auto accident lawsuits, truck accident lawsuits or other personal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandaccidentlawyers.com/blog/maryland-pain-suffering-damage-cap/</link>
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		<title>Identifying Risk of Car Accident Injuries for Older Drivers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study provides some new information about the potential causes of auto accidents involving older drivers and the risk of a personal injury from a car accident for drivers over 65 years old.  
In the March/April issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, researchers from the University of Florida looked at crash [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://marylandaccidentlawyers.com/blog/car-accident-injuries-for-older-drivers/</link>
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		<title>Insurance for Maryland Auto Accidents Could See Increase If Legislation Passes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland House of Representatives is considering legislation that would raise the minimum required automobile insurance coverage in Maryland, providing much needed protection for motorists and pedestrians injured in Maryland auto accidents.  
The legislation, House Bill 825, increases the minimum required insurance for cars in Maryland from $20,000 to $30,000 for any single person [...]]]></description>
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