Personal Injury Cases in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

     Anne Arundel County is generally a favorable jurisdiction for Plaintiffs' accident lawyers in Maryland to take to trial personal injury cases. While the personal injury verdicts for auto and truck accidents do not tend to be as high as in Baltimore City or Prince George's County, over the last several years the verdicts have steadily increased.

     More than any other jurisdictions, Anne Arundel County seems to focus on helping the parties in personal injury cases reach a settlement prior to trial. The case management system in place for auto accident cases in particular allows for several opportunities where the parties meet to discuss settlement. Shortly after a personal injury case is filed, the court sets a scheduling conference where the court establishes dates by which discovery, motions, and other events must occur. Typically, although the case is in the very early stages of discovery, the judge handling a personal injury scheduling conference will briefly discuss settlement with the parties.

     At the scheduling conference, the parties are usually ordered to attend a settlement conference after the close of discovery. Generally, this settlement conference is handled by an experienced personal injury lawyer in Anne Arundel County. This lawyer serves as a mediator between the two parties in the personal injury cases. Generally, these settlement conference are very helpful in getting the parties in an auto accident case to reach a settlement.

     If the case does not settle at the settlement conference, the parties must attend a pretrial conference. In personal injury cases, the judges in Anne Arundel County go to great lengths to help the parties settle their case. Unlike most other counties where the pretrial conference is just a meeting between counsel where a trial date is given, the Anne Arundel county judges spend a great deal of time trying to settle personal injury cases. If the case does not settle at the pretrial conference, the judge will give the parties a date for trial, typically within 90 days.

     Our lawyers handle a substantial number of our personal injury cases in Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Crofton, Pasadena, Severna Park, Gambrills, Millersville, Crownsville, and all other areas of Anne Arundel County. If you have been injured in an accident in around Anne Arundel County, call us at 410-553-6000 or select here for a free consultation.

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