By Scott R. Apple
Personal Injury Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
On February 9, 2012 the Court of Special Appeals released the opinion in Garrity v. Injured Workers’ Ins. Fund, 1185 SEPT.TERM 2010, 2012 WL 414227 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. Feb. 9, 2012). In Garrity a bailiff for Baltimore City District Court arrived at work and shortly thereafter [...]
Firm Blog
Worker’s Compensation Case Law Update
February 22, 2012 – 3:27 pm
Disclosing Policy Limits
January 24, 2012 – 3:04 pm
Maryland Insurance Companies Required to Tell Plaintiffs Their Insured’s Policy Limits
By Ryan P. Richie
Personal Injury Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
In 2011 the Maryland Legislature passed a law making it easier for Plaintiff’s attorneys to counsel their clients as to how to proceed with their case. The law became effective October 1, 2011, and is codified at Maryland [...]
Drugs & Alcohol in Social Security Claims
November 23, 2011 – 7:16 pm
How the Use of Legal and Illegal Drugs and Alcohol Affect a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Claim
By Scott G. Sanford
Personal Injury Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
Many individuals who apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits fall into an unfortunate cycle of drug use. Sometimes this is an [...]
Favorable Ruling for Workers’ Comp Claimant
October 5, 2011 – 2:46 pm
Wilson and Parlett Successfully Defends Workers’ Compensation Decision in Favor of Claimant
By Ryan P. Richie
Personal Injury Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
A client of the firm injured his low back when he fell down a flight of steps while on the job as a plumber. He was out of work for a period of time, had treatment, [...]
Workers’ Compensation & Third Party Claims
October 2, 2011 – 8:41 pm
By Ryan P. Richie
Personal Injury Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
In Maryland, if a client has been injured in an automobile accident as a result of someone else’s negligence while he/she was working, the client may have two claims: a workers’ compensation claim and a third party claim against the negligent person. Coordinating the recoveries in these [...]
What is the Subsequent Injury Fund?
March 28, 2011 – 7:34 pm
By MacKenzie R. Garvin
Personal Injury Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
The purpose of the Subsequent Injury Fund (SIF) is to persuade employers to hire individuals with disabilities by limiting the employer’s liability for injuries that occurred prior to the employee’s employment. The employer is protected if the employee suffers an accidental injury or occupational disease that alone [...]
Senate Bill 413
March 22, 2011 – 6:08 pm
By MacKenzie R. Garvin
Personal Injury Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
Senator Garagiola of Montgomery County, Maryland introduced Senate Bill 413 (crossfiled with House Bill 889) on February 4, 2011. This bill would prohibit an employer/insurer from terminating the payment of temporary total disability benefits before the end of the disability period unless the Workers’ Compensation Commission has ordered a specified termination date.
Presently, [...]
DC Workers’ Compensation
January 26, 2011 – 6:15 pm
District of Columbia Workers’ Compensation Law & Health Insurance Premiums
By Ryan P. Richie
Personal Injury Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
Is a worker injured on the job required to pay their health insurance premiums while on workers’ compensation under D.C. Workers’ Compensation law?
No. Pursuant to the D.C. Code, Annotated, Section , 32-1507 (a-1)(1) and (4), the employer [...]
Contributory Negligence in Maryland
January 5, 2011 – 1:44 pm
Is the Court of Appeals looking to change the Contributory negligence standard in Maryland?
By Ryan P. Richie
Personal Injury Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
Chief Judge Bell has recently requested an opinion letter on the ability of the Court of Appeals to change the law on contributory negligence in Maryland. Currently, Maryland, unlike almost all other states, holds [...]
Social Security Claims
December 11, 2009 – 5:41 pm
Disability Benefits Available Through the Social Security Administration:
What Social Security Benefit is Right for Me?
By Scott Sanford
Social Security Disability Lawyers
Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia
When individuals finds themselves in the unfortunate position of having an injury that prevents them from working, one of the options that may be available to them is to seek disability benefits [...]