In this legal video by personal injury attorney, John Leppler, he discusses what is Maryland's contributory negligence rule and how it can affect your car accident claim.

Video Transcript

What is Maryland's contributory negligence rule, and how does contributory negligence significantly impact an injured victim's car accident personal injury claim in Maryland, Contributory negligence is a very strict rule, and Maryland is one of only four states left in the US that use the contributory negligence rule.

What it means is that if an injured victim gets seriously injured in a car accident that they believe is not their fault, if the injured victim is found even to have contributed and been negligent 1% they cannot recover anything against the at-fault driver's insurance company. For Maryland personal injury car accident cases, at-fault driver's insurance companies know this.

They will use the contributory negligence rule as leverage to bring an injured victim's claim to trial and otherwise deny the injured victim's valid car accident personal injury claim. For these reasons, it is so critical that if an injured victim suffers serious injuries in a car accident in Maryland, they immediately consult and retain an experienced personal injury lawyer to represent them.

If you have any questions regarding how an injured victim can bring a serious injury car accident claim in the state of Maryland, feel free to call me. I do this every single day, and we'd love to answer any questions you may have. Thank you.