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Tell us about a memorable wrongful death case you handled.
Tell us about a memorable wrongful death case you handled.
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i think the most memorable case i had
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was i received a call
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from a mother out in western maryland
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her son had been the driver of the
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vehicle
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just about a mile inside the maryland
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west virginia line
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they had been rear-ended by a
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17-year-old
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kid and the
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wife of the woman the moms called me so
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it was her son that was married to the
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deceased
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and when i first took the call the
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question is always
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okay you’re hit by a 17 year old kid how
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much insurance is there
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on the other vehicle do you know no we
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don’t okay how much coverage
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do you have in your own personal vehicle
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and i was told we had full coverage we
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had 50
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000 in coverage so i drove out to
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western maryland and my staff was kind
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of giving me a hard time because they’re
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like
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that’s going to be not a case because
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there’s no insurance coverage
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i was going to do the case pro bono and
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just steer them
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through the insurance process and just
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give them free advice
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when i got out there one of the
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questions was is there any way in the
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world
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that there’s sufficient insurance
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coverage with a 17 year old kid
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and i was told well his grandfather who
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owned the car
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invented the big mac okay
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there’s a real good shot there’s going
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to be additional insurance coverage and
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there was there was a 5 million dollar
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policy that no one
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would even have known about and which
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the insurance company wouldn’t even tell
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us about
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in the beginning and we were able to get
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just a great result
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and a case that i thought was going to
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be a four hour drive to western maryland
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just to give somebody free advice was uh
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one of the more satisfying
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uh cases i’ve ever handled as a result
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of really making a difference in the
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life of
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that husband with a deceased young wife
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and their small child
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it really was a great case from my
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personal
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perspective to handle because the effect
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we were able to have for our particular client
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Baltimore, MD personal injury lawyer Rick Jaklitsch tells the story of a memorable wrongful death case he handled. He remembers that one of the most memorable cases of his career. He received a call from a mother in western Maryland whose son had been driving a vehicle just inside the Maryland–West Virginia line when they were rear-ended by a 17-year-old driver. The son’s wife had tragically died in the accident.
When he first took the call, his immediate concern was insurance coverage. The family had full coverage on their own vehicle, but only $50,000, and the other driver was a teenager with limited resources. Initially, he planned to handle the case pro bono, guiding them through the insurance process and providing free advice, thinking there might not be sufficient coverage to pursue a full claim.
Upon investigating further, he discovered that the teenager’s grandfather, the owner of the car, was surprisingly wealthy—he had invented the Big Mac—and had a $5 million insurance policy. This policy had been unknown to the family and initially withheld by the insurance company.
By uncovering this coverage, he was able to achieve an excellent result, far exceeding what anyone had expected. What had started as a simple four-hour drive to offer free guidance became one of the most personally rewarding cases of his career. The outcome made a significant difference in the life of the widowed husband and their small child, and he found great satisfaction in the tangible impact the case had for his client.
