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Jim B. · #5 12-19-2007, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MS Fowler

The lawyer has spent the time "trying" to get information from MAIF. The person he needs to talk with is conveniently away from her desk, on vacation etc. He seems to forget about this case for months ata time, until my wife calls him, and IF he returns the call, he has little to say.

2 minutes on the internet suggests to me that as late as 2004 in Maryland the statute of limitations for a negligent tort was 3 years, so there still MAY be time to file the lawsuit against the MAIF before the statute of runs out.

Nothing you said suggests any reason the statute of limitations was "tolled"
(clock stopped running)

http://www.expertlaw.com/library/limitations_by_state/Maryland.html#3

But you need to consult another lawyer PRONTO, who knows what the situation is, and be prepared to ditch the lawyer you had. He has dropped the ball big time, and clearly is as iinterested in your case as much as the bottom of his own shoes.

It is now time for you to not ask about this on a Mercedes Benz discussion group site, but rather in the office of an excellent Personal Injury Lawyer in the state of Maryland.

It is time for you to substitute counsel.

If the statute of limitations has run, sue the old lawyer.

THAT will wake him up. Not to mention his malpractice insurer, and the local Bar Association where he works, too.