Posts by Bruce Plaxen
Car Accidents and Insurance Claims: A Primer
If you are like most people, the words “insurance claim” make you a bit anxious. You have car insurance, and you know that, generally speaking, it’s supposed to help you if something happens to you or your car, but other than that – it’s all a bit of a blur. We want to look at…
Read MoreUndiagnosed Strep Infections and the Risk of Losing a Limb
There have been a handful of stories in the news lately about people who have undergone amputations because of strep infections. Three in particular stand out: A Michigan father lost his fingers and toes. A Tennessee woman also lost fingers and toes. A 6-year-old competitive dancer in Ohio lost her left leg. What happened to…
Read MoreCan Video Games Help Victims of Car Crashes?
Remember Tetris? If you played video games in the late 1980s or early 90s, there is no way you escaped it. All those falling blocks lining up to clear out rows of other blocks; it was hypnotic. Tetris is making a comeback, but perhaps not in the way you expect. A new study out of…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know about a New Deadly, Easily-Spread Fungal Infection Found in Maryland
One of the biggest threats to hospital patients are HAIs – healthcare associated infections. Sepsis, MRSA and c. diff are the most common (and can be the deadliest if left untreated), but any infection is dangerous, especially to people with weakened immune systems. In particular, the elderly, young children, people with auto-immune conditions and anyone…
Read MoreDistracted Truck Driver to Blame for the Crash He Caused While Talking on a Cell Phone
When you talk about drunk driving, most people understand that it is dangerous to consume alcohol and then get behind the wheel of a car. But when it comes to distracted driving, which has been proven to be just as, if not more, dangerous than drunk driving, people may seem less concerned. That indifference is…
Read MoreMeet Ebosetale V. Okojie, Plaxen Adler Muncy’s Newest Associate
Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. welcomes Ebosetale V. Okojie to our team. Ebi grew up in the Maryland and Washington, DC area. She is smart, driven, empathetic to our clients, and dedicated to helping people that need our help. Before joining Plaxen Adler Muncy, Ebi worked as an Assistant Public Defender in Baltimore County. She decided…
Read MoreHead Injuries… More Serious Than You Thought
A little more than a year ago, the Boston University Medical Center made Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, an official disease. Since then, we have seen countless articles and reports about the causes and effects of CTE in regards to football players and athletes. More research is being done every day to find a cure,…
Read MoreWhen It Comes to Insurance, You Don’t Have a Good Neighbor
Imagine you have been in an auto accident, and you have sustained a serious injury along with substantial damage to your car. You put in a claim with your insurance company, but they refuse to pay it, or they offer you a settlement amount worth far less than what you deserve. It happens far more…
Read MoreHow Does Social Security Disability Back Pay Work?
The application process for Social Security Disability benefits (SSDI) is lengthy and complicated. By the time you have applied for SSD benefits and your application was denied at the initial application level, but approved upon reconsideration, months have gone by. SSDI back pay is a payment of the benefits that the Social Security Administration (SSA)…
Read MoreHow Long is the SSD Application Process?
The answer to how long it takes to apply for Social Security Disability benefits and get approved is, “it’s complicated.” It is complicated because there is not a standard time frame for approval of an SSD application, and there are different levels of approval. As we go into the explanation for average wait times and…
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