When you are ill or injured, and you are unable to work to support yourself and your family, the Social Security Disability benefits program is a safety net that can provide you with the income you need if you meet the requirements for being found disabled. One of the challenges of applying for SSD […]
Plaxen & Adler attorney David Muncy was honored for his service with the Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) when he was awarded the Section of the Year award for his leadership of the New Lawyer’s Section. The New Lawyer’s Section strives to engage new lawyers who represent injured persons through educational as well as […]
The Maryland Senate is conducting hearings this Thursday, February 25, 2016, on Senate Bill 575, which would raise the current damages caps that apply to all public school boards in Maryland. Plaxen & Adler, P.A. firm founder Bruce Plaxen will be testifying in favor of this new bill. Currently, if a student or any […]
The Maryland General Assembly has passed legislation to change the liability limits for claims against local governments and Maryland State Government. Currently under the Local Government Tort Claims Act (LGTCA) a person who is injured by the negligent conduct of an employee of a local government or municipality is limited to collecting a maximum […]
Across the country, working men and women are suffering because individual states keep cutting the amount of money they can receive after a serious accident on the job. Thankfully, Maryland workers do not have that problem, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. The article, which looks at a new interactive database created by ProPublica, […]
The Maryland Legislature is currently considering House Bill 553, which would create the “No-Fault Injured Baby Fund” which takes away the right to sue a doctor that negligently injured a baby that suffered a neurological injury while it was being born in exchange for a system of compensation meant to compensate the infant for […]
Maryland House to vote next on the bill
The Maryland Senate has passed a bill, by a margin of 46-0, allowing victims of injuries caused by a drunk driver to seek punitive damages from the drunk driver. The bill will now be voted on by the House. This bill is very important as it will […]
In recent years Maryland law has undergone changes in the laws that hold dog owners responsible when their dog attacks someone. Prior to a landmark Court of Appeals case in 2012, Tracy v. Soleskey, the law was unofficially known as the “one bite rule” because it was said a dog got one free bite […]
The Maryland House of Delegates is currently considering a bill that would require a person who requests a court to issue a subpoena for a Baltimore County police officer to come to court for a civil case to pay Baltimore County for the cost of the officer’s salary and travel expenses. A $250.00 deposit […]
The Maryland Senate is considering legislation that would raise the threshold for removing a case from the District Court to the Circuit Court for a jury trial from $15,000 to $30,000. Currently, a lawsuit can be filed in the Maryland District Court for up to $30,000 in damages; however any lawsuit filed in District […]
