The legal basis for any civil lawsuit is the answer to the question of “who is at fault.” While that may certainly seem to be a simple question, it is in finding the answer where civil law has rightfully earned its reputation for complexity. A recent lawsuit filed against a casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland … Read morePlacing blame is easy, finding fault is not
MacDonald Law Group Attorneys, Neil J. MacDonald and Maria E. Flaks are recognized in the January 2019 edition of Maryland’s Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. MacDonald is designated a “Super Lawyer” in the primary practice field of product liability defense. Ms. Flaks is honored as a “Rising Star”, also in the area of product liability defense. Thomson Reuters … Read moreMacDonald Law Group Attorneys Recognized by Maryland Super Lawyers!
Good, detailed documentation of your health history and past medical procedures helps your doctor to make accurate diagnoses. Accurate documentation also enables professors, students, historians, accountants, legislators and others do their jobs and keep others apprised of developments, changes and points of view. Detailed documentation can also help developers and general contractors minimize or even … Read moreDocumentation can help minimize construction defect claims
Those of us who have spent a few years in the Mid-Atlantic region know that our part of the country is as litigious as any other – sometimes even more so. People in one aspect or another of the construction industry – real estate developers, general contractors, subcontractors, designers and others – understand that litigation … Read morePart I: Potential defenses to construction defect claims
Regular readers of our Mid-Atlantic Civil Litigation Defense Firm blog know that in a recent post we described one of the most effective defenses available in construction defect litigation. Quite simply, it is to make clear to the court that the other party does not have the legal right to sue. In this second part … Read morePart II: Potential defenses to construction defect claims