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Should You Settle Your Injury Claim Without an Attorney?
After being injured in a car crash, insurance adjusters will call you for many reasons. They want to: Gather facts about the collision; See if you are receiving medical treatment; and Sometimes, offer you money to settle your case. The real question is, should you accept an offer without talking to an attorney first?… Read More »
The Ins and Outs of Roundabouts
Roundabouts are circular intersections that typically don’t use traffic signals to control the traffic. Instead, yield signs are placed at each entrance to the roundabout to alert drivers to approach the intersection with caution. When you’re moving towards a roundabout with a single lane surrounding the roundabout, reduce your speed. You’re not required to… Read More »
Help Protect Those Who Protect You
At some point while driving, I’m sure you’ve seen and heard authorized emergency vehicles traveling on the roadway. But what are you actually supposed to do when you encounter these vehicles that are responding to some incident? Here are the most important things you should to do when you encounter emergency vehicles with lights… Read More »
Injured by a Distracted Driver
Distracted driving is a huge problem in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of transportation, nearly 500,000 Americans are using their cell phones while driving every day. Scary, right? Cell phones, however, are not the only culprit of distracted driving. Activities such as changing the radio station, applying makeup, or eating, all… Read More »
Meet Our 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Congratulations to Attorneys Ken Berman, Michael Feldman, Craig Meyers, Ari Laric, Charlie Schultz, and Matthew Engler on being named Maryland’s 2019 SuperLawyers and Rising Stars! We are proud to have our attorneys recognized for representing Plaintiffs and Claimants in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, and Workers’ Compensation cases.
How to Prove an FRSA Whistleblower Violation without a Smoking Gun
You have been suspended from work or terminated, and you know it’s because you reported that injury, or because you put in one too many safety reports and trainmasters were targeting you. But how do you prove it when there’s no smoking gun – no statement from management that you’re being fired for reporting… Read More »
Who Pays the Bill? Medicare or Workers’ Compensation?
Upon reaching the age of Medicare eligibility confusion abounds when determining if Medicare is the secondary or primary payer, especially if you have a prior workers’ compensation injury. Requirements have become more stringent on the workers’ compensation insurance companies to report claims to Medicare. As a result more recipients are receiving what is called… Read More »
When Man’s Best Friend is not at His Best
For many years, Maryland adhered to the one bite rule. In other words, dogs got one free bite. Thereafter, the owner was on notice that the dog had a vicious propensity. In 2014, dog bite laws were overhauled. Per MD Ann. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. Section 3-1901, if a dog is “running at… Read More »
Why is it taking so long for my medical bills to be paid?
HCFA Forms Maryland Workers’ Compensation laws require that medical bills be submitted on HCFA forms. These are standard billing forms used by most insurance companies that have fields for the appropriate and necessary CPT (current procedures terminology) codes. However, some practitioners may not be aware that this is a requirement for workers’ compensation claims… Read More »
The “Going and Coming Rule” in the District of Columbia
What tends to surprise a lot of our clients is the fact that, in the District of Columbia, injuries sustained by employees while traveling to work or traveling home from work, are not covered by the District of Columbia workers’ compensation statute. The DC workers’ comp statute is codified in Title 32 of the… Read More »