Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused exclusively by asbestos exposure, which affects the lining of the lungs or stomach of those who have worked in or around materials containing asbestos. There is much misinformation out there regarding asbestos exposure and what affected individuals can do if they...
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What’s The Most Common Cause of Medical Malpractice?
When we think of “medical malpractice,” we might imagine a clumsy surgeon dropping a scalpel into a chest cavity, or a negligent nurse absentmindedly tripling a patient’s medications. It may surprise you to learn that more than one-third of all medical malpractice insurance payments stem from simple misdiagnosis of symptoms. Studying figures provided by the...
Read MoreHow Do I Tell If My Child Has A Brain Injury?
“It's peace. It's joy. It's everything,” said the 23-year-old traumatic brain injury victim about to embark on a 3,100-mile hike. “When you're on the trail, it's just you and Mother Nature.” She suffered a traumatic brain injury while playing water polo as a teenager. Since her...
Read MoreWhy are Spinal Cord Injuries Affecting So Many Seniors?
Injury Attorneys for Nursing Home Residents in Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are on the rise in the United States, and the primary cause of these injuries is not vehicle wrecks but slip and fall...
Read MoreWhy Do Maryland Lawmakers Want to Create a Birth Injury Fund?
Our Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland Injury Attorneys Fight on Behalf of Children with Birth Injuries New legislation could drastically alter how birth injury cases operate in Maryland. In response to judgments for medical malpractice cases, some lawmakers in the state...
Read MoreAre Medications Overpriced on Workers Compensation?
Our Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Injury Attorneys Explain the Costs In states such as Maryland, medications dispensed by doctors to patients on workers compensation can come with price markups of around 600 to 800 percent. This affects those working for private employees and government entities, and some...
Read MoreHow New Technology May Aid Spinal Cord Injury Victims
New Information from a Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Injury Lawyers According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 200,000 people are currently living with a spinal cord injury in the United States, and annually it is estimated that 12,000 to 20,000 new victims...
Read MoreHurt as a Union Worker?
Let Our Washington, D.C. Injury Attorneys Review Your Workers Comp Case Millions of workers suffer on-the-job injuries every year. Although Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland all mandate workers compensation benefits, many employees also benefit from the protection offered by labor...
Read MoreNew Data About On-the-Job Injuries Released
Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Injury Attorneys Analyze the Numbers The United States Department of Labor recently released new data that gives an insight into the working conditions of the American workforce. In particular, the data focused on patterns of on-the-job deaths across all the nation’s industries. A Glimpse at American Working Conditions The report, called the...
Read MoreDo I Have Workers’ Comp If I Am a Government Employee?
Information from Our Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Injury Attorneys Workers’ compensation is one of the most important benefits available to many American employees. Every person needs help when they sustain injuries on the job, and workers’ comp allows a hurt individual to stay financially afloat while he...
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