--- description: When you have questions about Washington, DC injury laws or wish to read recent news from the Washington, DC area, read our personal injury law blog for the information you seek! title: Personal Injury Blog | Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. canonical: https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/ practice_area: blog --- Personal Injury Blog | Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. ## In The News Trusted Content [Home](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/) » Recent Posts ### [CSCS Wins $780,000 Settlement for Two Passengers](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/cscs-wins-780000-settlement-for-two-passengers/) Partner Allan M. Siegel represented two clients who were passengers in a vehicle that was struck by a vehicle being driven by a drunk driver. The drunk driver crossed over to the wrong side of the road, and struck our clients’ vehicle head-on, causing serious injuries to both of our [Read More »](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/cscs-wins-780000-settlement-for-two-passengers/) ### [Partner Allan M. Siegel Invited to Serve on the Faculty at the AAJ’s First Traumatic Brain Injury College](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/partner-allan-m-siegel-invited-to-serve-on-the-faculty-at-the-aajs-first-traumatic-brain-injury-college/) Partner Allan M. Siegel served on the faculty of the American Association for Justice’s first Traumatic Brain Injury College, lecturing on opening statements in brain injury cases. [Read More »](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/partner-allan-m-siegel-invited-to-serve-on-the-faculty-at-the-aajs-first-traumatic-brain-injury-college/) ### [Joseph Cammarata appointed adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/joseph-cammarata-american-university-washington-college-of-law/) Partner Joseph Cammarata has been appointed adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law, teaching pretrial civil litigation beginning this fall. [Read More »](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/joseph-cammarata-american-university-washington-college-of-law/) ### [Partner Allan M. Siegel Elected to Multiple Leadership Positions at AAJ’s Summer Convention in Chicago](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/partner-allan-m-siegel-elected-to-multiple-leadership-positions-at-aajs-summer-convention-in-chicago/) Partner Allan M. Siegel was elected to four AAJ litigation group leadership positions at the organization’s Summer Convention in Chicago. [Read More »](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/partner-allan-m-siegel-elected-to-multiple-leadership-positions-at-aajs-summer-convention-in-chicago/) ### [Ira Sherman, Joseph Cammarata, Allan M. Siegel, Stephen Ollar and Justin Turner All Receive 2026 Super Lawyers’® Awards](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/ira-sherman-joseph-cammarata-allan-m-siegel-stephen-ollar-and-justin-turner-all-receive-2026-super-lawyers-awards/) Five Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel attorneys received 2026 Washington, DC Super Lawyers recognition, the first time five lawyers at the firm have been named in one year. [Read More »](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/ira-sherman-joseph-cammarata-allan-m-siegel-stephen-ollar-and-justin-turner-all-receive-2026-super-lawyers-awards/) ### [The Importance of Jury Duty](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/the-importance-of-jury-duty/) A message from Managing Partner Ira Sherman on the jury system and its role in American democracy. [Read More »](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/07/the-importance-of-jury-duty/) ### [The I-95 Bus Crash in Stafford County: What Happens Next, and What Virginia Law Means for the Families](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/06/i-95-stafford-county-bus-crash-virginia-law/) Legally Reviewed by Allan M. Siegel Published May 30, 2026 | Last Updated May 30, 2026 Five people are dead after a charter bus failed to slow for a work zone on Interstate 95 early Friday morning, and two families hundreds of miles away are now living through the worst [Read More »](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/06/i-95-stafford-county-bus-crash-virginia-law/) ### [Allan Siegel Testifies At For-Hire Vehicles Roundtable](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/05/allan-siegel-testifies-at-for-hire-vehicles-roundtable/) Senior Partner, Allan Siegel, Invited to Testify at Public Oversight Meeting on For-Hire Vehicles The Committee on Public Works and Operations in Washington, D.C., convened a public oversight roundtable meeting to examine “The state of the For-Hire Vehicle Industry.” The meeting was chaired by Councilmember Brianne Nadeau and brought together [Read More »](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/05/allan-siegel-testifies-at-for-hire-vehicles-roundtable/) ### [Catherine Torney’s Petition Returns to the Supreme Court of Maryland: Motion for Reconsideration Filed in Premises Liability Case Raising Questions of Public Importance](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/05/torney-motion-for-reconsideration-supreme-court-maryland-premises-liability/) On May 7, 2026, attorneys for Catherine Torney filed a motion asking the Supreme Court of Maryland to reinstate Torney v. Towson University — a premises liability case the Court dismissed on April 21 as improvidently granted. The motion was filed by CSCS partner Joseph Cammarata. [Read More »](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/05/torney-motion-for-reconsideration-supreme-court-maryland-premises-liability/) ### [Supreme Court of Maryland Dismisses Torney v. Towson University as Improvidently Granted — What the Order Means, and What It Does Not](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/blog/2026/05/supreme-court-of-maryland-dismisses-torney-towson-improvidently-granted/) By Joseph Cammarata,Partner, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. Editor’s Update — May 14, 2026: On May 7, 2026, attorneys for Ms. Torney filed a motion asking the Supreme Court of Maryland to reconsider the dismissal addressed in this post and to reinstate the writ of certiorari. 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