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2012 Survey of Motor Vehicle Liability Claims in D.C., Virginia and Maryland

August 8th, 2013

Contributors: D. Stephenson Schwinn, John H. Carstens

This is an outline that accompanied a presentation made by Steve Schwinn, John H. Carstens, and Padraic K. Keane of a survey of the law concerning motor vehicle liability claims in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. READ MORE

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2012 Survey of Motor Vehicle Liability Claims in D.C., Virginia and Maryland

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