Comments Off on Maryland Highest Court Upholds Contributory Negligence Law
In July 2013, Maryland’s Court of Appeals once again had the opportunity to review the state’s contributory negligence standard. The underlying case was brought by an accomplished soccer player, James Coleman, who had volunteered …
Comments Off on Patel & Williams, PLLC, Successfully defends against a motion to dismiss its Client's Pregnancy Discrimination Claim
Pregnancy discrimination” involves treating an applicant or employee unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. Federal and Maryland law forbid discrimination …
Comments Off on Patel & Williams wins custody case in circuit court for Prince George's County, Maryland
The attorneys at Patel & Williams, PLLC, recently won, on behalf of their client, the plaintiff mother, sole legal and physical custody of her elementary school-aged child and back child support from the filing of the action in December 2009. …
Comments Off on Diabetes and Other Endocrine Disorders Removed from Social Security Disability List
On June 7, 2011, the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) revised its criteria for evaluating whether people with medical impairments set out in Medical Listing 9 are eligible for Social Security disability on a stand-alone basis. …
Comments Off on The District of Columbia's Battle Over Accurate Breathalyzer Tests
Last February, an outside consultant working for the Metropolitan Police Department discovered that the breathalyzers then in use had been programmed erroneously and had not been checked for accuracy. …
Comments Off on UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT COURTS MUST CONSIDER A CHILD’S AGE DURING POLICE INTERROGATIONS
In 2005, J.D.B, a thirteen-year-old special education student, confessed to a rash of break-ins in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, while he was interviewed by police and school officials in a closed room at his school. …
Comments Off on What If I Refuse the Breathalyzer?
People often ask whether they should consent to a breathalyzer test when they are stopped in Virginia on suspicion of drinking and driving. Refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test carries severe penalties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. …
People generally equate Reckless Driving with excessive speeding; however, the offense is defined much more broadly. In Virginia, “[i]rrespective of the maximum speeds permitted by law, any person who drives a vehicle on any highway …
Comments Off on DC Police not to Inquire about Immigration Status
On Wednesday, October 19, 2011, Mayor Vincent Gray signed an executive order reaffirming a longstanding position that District police and other public agencies will not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
