Port study finds health risks near Sparrows Point

Port study finds health risks near Sparrows Point

A new environmental study has found people and wildlife face higher-than-normal health risks from long-term exposure to toxic contaminants in the Patapsco River near Sparrows Point, the legacy of pollution from more than a century of steel-making on the outskirts of Baltimore's harbor.

The risk assessment commissioned by the Maryland Port Administration determined that people who swam their whole lifetime in the waters off the Coke Point area of Sparrows Point would be two to five times more likely to develop cancers or other health problems as people who did the same elsewhere in the harbor. Click here to read the full Baltimore Sun Article.

If you believe that you have been affected by pollution in the Patapsco River or Coke Point in the area of Sparrows Point, contact the Law Offices of G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC, 410-288-2900 to discuss a possible claim.


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Auto Accident Attorney in Dundalk, Edgemere, Sparrows Point, Maryland

If you've been involved in an auto accident in Dundalk, Edgemere, Sparrows Point, or any other part of Baltimore County, Maryland, contact my office for a free consultation and let us help fight the insurance company for you.

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When you have been rear-ended, side-swiped, or struck by another vehicle, and you are suffering from injuries, then you need a auto accident attorney in Dundalk to fight for you.  We are aggressive auto accident attorneys that fight for the rights and just compensation for our clients.

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You will incur medical bills from your treatment.  Make sure the insurance company pays for your bills and doesn't short change you. You may also lose time from work and incur lost wages.  In addition, we can fight for your pain and suffering in your auto accident case.

Choose a local auto accident law firm, right here in Dundalk, MD.  We can meet with you and get you back on track and the only thing you will have to worry about is getting better and healing from your injuries.

Call us now at 410-288-2900 for immediate auto accident help.

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Light rain leads to accidents, delays on area highways

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Light rain leads to accidents, delays on area highways

The Baltimore Sun reported on May 14, 2011:

A light rain led to a string of highway accidents that caused minor injuries and traffic delays Saturday morning, a Maryland State Police spokesman said.

"Ramps are slippery and people think they can take them like a normal dry day," said State Police Cpl. Tom Heath.


Two of the accidents took place between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Interstate 83. A Ford Crown Victoria and a Toyota Tacoma heading southbound on I-83 at Old Pimlico Road collided about 8 a.m. Two people were transported to Sinai Hospital with injuries that were considered non-life threatening, Heath said.

About an hour later, two tractor-trailers southbound on I-83 just south of the Pennsylvania line collided. One of the drivers suffered minor injuries, Heath said.


It was not immediately clear if the driver was transported to a hospital.

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Car Accidents on I-83

Maryland Personal Injury Attorneys

The Law Offices of G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC, based in Baltimore, Maryland handles:

• Car Accidents;
• Truck Accidents;
• Motorcycle Accidents;
• Pedestrian Accidents;
• Amusement Park Accidents;
• Work Accidents;
• All Personal Injury Claims.

Contact our office to speak with an attorney and receive personal service for your injury case in Maryland.
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Have you been injured in a Bus Crash in Maryland?

May 12, 2011 – Maryland State Police on the Scene of a Bus Accident in Centerville.

From the Maryland State Police:

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(Centreville, MD)  Maryland State Police are on the scene of an early morning crash involving a bus carrying 35 passengers, which sent one adult to Shock Trauma and several children and adults to area hospitals.

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A total of seventeen adults and children were transported to area hospitals. One adult female was flown by state police medevac to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.  The remaining sixteen, including the driver of the SUV, were transported by ambulance to area hospitals: seven people were transported to Chester River Hospital in Kent County; four people were taken to Queen Anne’s Emergency Center in Grasonville; three were transported to Easton Hospital and two people were taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center.

The driver of the SUV is identified as Carl Trenz, Jr., 49, of the 100 block of Big Holly Court, in Stevensville, Maryland. Trenz was transported from the scene with non life threatening injuries.  

The preliminary investigation indicates shortly before 9:00 a.m. this morning, a Volkswagen SUV, attempting to make a left hand turn on to southbound Route 213, turned into the path of an oncoming charter bus.   The bus, traveling southbound on Rt. 213, swerved to avoid the crash, hit a utility pole and landed on its passenger side.

State Highway Administration is on the scene assisting with detours for the motoring public.     At this time, the Route 213 remains closed as the investigation continues.

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What are Survival Action and Wrongful Death Actions in Maryland?

Q: What are Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in Maryland?

A: When a loved one has been killed in an auto accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, through medical malpractice or by the negligence of another person or company in Maryland, there are two legal options for the personal representative of the victim’s estate and the family of the victim.  Those two options in Maryland are a survival action and a wrongful death action.

A survival action in Maryland is a claim or lawsuit brought by the personal representative of the deceased (victim).  A personal representative is an individual that is appointed by the Court to administer the estate of the deceased.  The personal representative stands in the shoes of the deceased and files any claims or lawsuits on their behalf.  The personal representative will seek recovery for injuries suffered by the victim, which allows for compensation to the victim’s estate for the pain and suffering, damages, and actual expenses incurred by the victim that were suffered up to the moment of death.

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A wrongful death action is brought by the relatives of the victim and seeks compensation from the negligent party for the accidental death of the victim.

The survival and wrongful death actions are most typically filed in cases of auto accidents, truck accident, motorcycle accident, medical malpractice cases and any other death caused by the negligence of another person or company.

Damages in a survival action are measured by the actual harm to the victim of the accident.  The ability to file the action is granted to the personal representative and allows that individual to recover damages that the victim could have recovered if he or she had survived the accident.  Damages are limited to an award of funeral expenses and pecuniary and non-economic losses sustained between the time of injury and death.  Under Maryland Statute, if the death is instantaneous, there can only be a claim for medical bills and funeral expenses (funeral expenses are limited to $10,000.00 by Maryland law).  The damages awarded in a survival action go to the personal representative and become assets of the estate of the deceased.

Damages in a wrongful death action are sought not by the decedent but by those that have suffered because of the death of the victim.  These individuals are called beneficiaries and can be a husband, wife, parent, child, or anyone related by blood or marriage to the beneficiary. 

If you have lost a loved one through the negligence of another, contact my office at (410) 288-2900 or RiceLawMD@gmail.com to schedule a free consultation and find out how we can help.  Survival and wrongful death actions are complicated legal procedures and require the knowledge of an experienced Maryland attorney. Potential claimants should seek the advice of a trusted survival and wrongful death attorney in Maryland.

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Probe focuses on heart stents at St. Joseph Medical Center

Probe focuses on heart stents

St. Joseph Stent Lawsuit

Vicki Marrs had a stent implanted in 2008 after she was told she had 90 percent blockage in an artery. She's since learned her blockage was closer to 10 percent.

St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, whose cardiology business was a focus of a federal health-care fraud investigation, notified hundreds of its heart patients that they may have received expensive and potentially dangerous coronary implants they didn't need.

An internal review, begun last May at the behest of federal investigators and in response to a patient complaint, turned up 369 patients with stents that appear to have been implanted in their arteries unnecessarily, CEO Jeffrey K. Norman said. Patients began receiving letters alerting them to the finding in December 2009, and more notifications were expected."We take our interaction and the care of our patients with the utmost seriousness, and so we wanted to alert patients and their physicians to what we found," said Norman.

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