Wheaton · Montgomery County · Maryland
If you were injured at Westfield Wheaton, near the Metro station, or by medical malpractice in Wheaton, Attorney Alejandro Rodriguez-Latorre fights for your maximum compensation. Bilingual. Free consultation. No fee unless you win.
3 years
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If we don't win
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Cases we handle
In Wheaton we handle everything from falls inside Westfield Wheaton to traffic crashes, pedestrian accidents and serious burns. The Georgia Avenue corridor and the Wheaton Triangle carry heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Crashes along the Georgia Avenue corridor and near the Wheaton Triangle, where Veirs Mill Road meets University Boulevard. We go after uninsured and underinsured drivers for your full compensation.
Wheaton recorded 5 pedestrian deaths and 28 serious pedestrian injuries between 2015 and 2022, per Montgomery Planning data. Heavy traffic around the Metro and the Triangle's crossings means we move fast to preserve video and witnesses.
Wet floors, defective escalators, or falls in the mall's parking garage. The mall operator and individual stores carry legal responsibility.
Falls or injuries near the Wheaton Metro station or on Ride On buses. These cases can involve special rules — we act fast to protect your claim.
At businesses and sidewalks along the Georgia Ave and University Blvd corridor — known as the Wheaton Triangle — where foot traffic is constant.
Burns from a crash, an electrical failure, or business negligence, plus life-changing injuries like brain or spinal cord damage. These cases require long-term medical projections.
Delayed diagnoses or treatment errors. We evaluate your case for free and in complete confidence.
Maryland holds the dog's owner responsible. We recover medical costs, scarring and emotional trauma.
Items purchased at Wheaton stores that fail and cause injury due to manufacturing defects.
First steps
Get medical attention right away, even if the pain shows up hours after the crash or fall. What you do in the first few days — before speaking with any insurer — can shape the outcome of your case.
Legal deadline
In general, you have 3 years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit in Maryland. (Md. Code, Courts & Judicial Proceedings § 5-101) Exceptions apply, for example when the injured person is a minor. Whether the injury happened at Westfield Wheaton, at a Wheaton Triangle crossing, or near the Metro, if that deadline passes, the other side can raise it and you will typically lose the right to sue.
Maryland is one of the few states that still applies pure contributory negligence: if the business, the driver, or their insurer proves you were even 1% responsible, they can deny you 100% of your compensation. That's why it's critical not to admit fault or sign anything at the scene — not with police, not with an adjuster, not with a mall manager.
The sooner we act, the more evidence we can lock down: Westfield Wheaton or nearby business security footage, incident reports, and witnesses who change numbers or move within months. The initial case review costs nothing.
Insurance
PIP (Personal Injury Protection) pays your medical bills and lost wages after a traffic accident, no matter who caused it. In Maryland, insurers must offer it with at least $2,500 in coverage, though a driver can waive it in writing.
Many insurers offer higher limits than the $2,500 minimum, and the PIP waiver doesn't apply to passengers or pedestrians hit by that vehicle — relevant for the pedestrian collisions near the Wheaton Metro. What PIP won't cover is vehicle damage: only medical costs and wages.
You only have one year from the date of the accident to apply for these benefits, so don't wait. And if your case is a fall inside Westfield Wheaton or a business — not a traffic accident — PIP doesn't apply: that claim goes against the property owner's liability insurance instead.
Compensation
There's no fixed number — it depends on how severe the injury was, how much recovery will cost, and how it changed your daily life. These are the factors that carry the most weight in a Wheaton case:
We've delivered real results for families in the region:
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is unique.
How we work
We work on contingency: you pay no attorney fees unless we win your case. The first consultation is free and available in Spanish, by WhatsApp, phone, or in person.
We evaluate your case at no cost and no obligation, in English or Spanish, 24 hours a day.
We collect a percentage only if we recover compensation for you. If we don't win, you owe nothing.
We speak your language at every step, from the first call through negotiating with the insurer.
We gather the report, photos, witnesses and medical records, and negotiate directly with the insurance company.
Frequently asked questions
We handle traffic crashes and pedestrian accidents along the Georgia Avenue corridor and the Wheaton Triangle, falls inside Westfield Wheaton and near the Metro station, medical malpractice, dog bites, burns and catastrophic injuries.
Possibly. Shopping centers have a duty to keep floors, escalators and parking areas safe. If your injury was caused by mall or store negligence, you may be able to file a claim.
Get medical attention right away and ask Montgomery County Police to document the crash with an official report. Between 2015 and 2022, Wheaton recorded 5 pedestrian deaths and 28 serious pedestrian injuries, according to Montgomery Planning data — that's why we move fast to secure nearby camera footage before it gets erased.
PIP pays your medical bills and lost wages after a traffic accident, regardless of who was at fault. In Maryland the minimum coverage insurers must offer is $2,500; many insurers offer higher limits, but it doesn't cover vehicle damage or apply to a fall inside a business.
In Maryland, you generally have 3 years from the date of injury to file your claim, though exceptions apply, such as when the injured person is a minor. Don't wait — if the deadline passes, the other side can raise it and you will typically lose the right to sue.
The initial consultation is completely free. We work on a contingency fee basis: if we don't win your case, you pay nothing.
Alejandro Rodriguez-Latorre, Attorney — Maryland Bar
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