What Are Impact Injuries to the Brain in Car Accidents?
Car crashes are one of the leading causes of traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Traumatic Brain Injury Surveillance Report found that 60,565 TBI-related deaths occurred during 2018 and 60,611 TBI-related deaths took place in 2019 in the United States. According to the CDC’s report, unintentional motor vehicle crashes accounted for…
Read MoreLet Us Help You File Your Camp Lejeune Compensation Claim
Let Us Help You File Your Camp Lejeune Compensation Claim After decades of suffering from a variety of life-threatening illnesses, veterans will finally see some relief and justice with the passage of “The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act,” also called the PACT Act. Signed by…
Read MoreDavid Muncy Named to The Daily Record’s 2022 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Power List
Plaxen Adler Muncy, PA is proud to announce that partner David A. Muncy has been named to The Daily Record’s 2022 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Power List. The Power Lists “showcase the most influential figures in law, higher education, health care, business, financial services and other fields.” The Daily Record’s editorial team created each…
Read MoreCan You Claim Workers’ Compensation for a Dog Bite in Maryland?
Workers’ compensation benefits are financial benefits for workers that have been injured in the course of their job duties. Some accidents, like vehicle crashes or incidents involving heavy machinery, occur more than others, but there is one type of injury that is becoming more common: dog bites. Contrary to popular belief, mailmen are not the…
Read MoreDriver-Assistance Technology May Have Caused “Hundreds of Crashes”
There are so many people who are ready for self-driving vehicles to become a part of reality. Over the last several years, auto manufacturers have introduced a lot of new tech – lane assist and crash avoidance systems, automatic braking and parking assist. Some manufacturers, like Tesla, have even introduced the initial stages of automation…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Fire Fighting Include More Than Just the Flames
Firefighters are one of the workers that put their lives on the line for the greater good. Unfortunately, that selflessness comes at the price of their health. Hundreds of firefighters are in the process of filing a class action lawsuit for being exposed to “forever chemicals” that were found in their equipment. Currently, a dozen…
Read MoreCommon Causes of Work Zone Accidents in Maryland
The National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) campaign runs in spring of every year. This event was created in 1997 with the intention of shedding a necessary light on work zone safety while traveling. Although all state departments would love for drivers to travel carefully in work zones at all times of the year, the…
Read MoreAmazon Workers Are Getting Hurt – a Lot
Amazon is often subject to scathing criticism in the media, sometimes for good reason. This is one of the occasions where the criticism of the company is warranted. A new study revealed how the company has been careless in maintaining the safety of its workers. Even though Amazon workers represent a third of warehouse workers,…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Driving in Low Visibility Environments
In April, General Motors recalled more than 680,000 SUVs after a windshield wiper defect was discovered. Manufacturers are concerned that the windshield wipers could possibly fall from the ball joints wearing away. The vehicle models that are currently recalled are the 2014 to 2015 model year Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles. The company has…
Read MoreWhat Is Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)?
Babies who experience birth injuries often suffer irreversible damage. One of the most detrimental birth injuries that babies can experience is hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, also known as HIE. HIE is a brain injury that newborns can experience during the pregnancy, labor, or postnatal periods. This brain injury is created from limited blood flow and lack…
Read More