On June 9, 2016, a group of scientists from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, in Bethesda, Maryland, published a paper in The Lancet Neurology about how explosions injure the brain. Senior author Daniel P. Perl, MD, told Medscape Medical News that there was a specific pattern of blast-related injuries, which lead to […]
There are a lot of dangerous jobs out there, and some workers have a much greater risk of sustaining an injury than others. But just because you do not work in a typically dangerous profession or field, does not mean that you might not be hurt in the course of your duties. In Maryland, […]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a difficult topic. It has been much in the news in recent years, and is commonly associated with returning soldiers. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a real condition with diagnosable symptoms that affects people throughout the country. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety […]
Plaxen & Adler, P.A. fights for injured workers and injured people every single day. We believe that large companies have a responsibility to their workers, and that anyone who is hurt should be protected, so that their families do not have to suffer. That is why this story from Public Justice, (published in an […]
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, […]
It is important to understand that you may be entitled to compensation after work related injuries. Even though your employer’s insurance carrier pays your medical bills and pays for the time you missed from work, you may be entitled to much more. I have been told many times while interviewing a new client, that […]
If you’ve been injured while working, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries suffered on the job. With few exceptions, businesses in the state of Maryland that employ one or more workers are required to carry workers’ compensation coverage for the protection of their employees. Workers’ compensation provides many benefits depending […]
