A North Carolina jury awarded $1.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a pedestrian hit by a cab. Before his death, the man suffered brain damage that ultimately killed him eight months after the accident. The pedestrian victim was blind - thankfully, there were witnesses to the accident which helped avoid a miscarriage of justice.
One big problem with cab accident lawsuits in Maryland is the taxi cabs are typically insured for only $20,000 in coverage, an amount below the minimum limits. How do cab companies get away with having less than the minimum insurance? They use MAIF which is a Maryland state government operated insurance company that slipped by the legislature when they increased the minimum limits. Hopefully, this gets fixed in the next legislative session.
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