Plaxen Adler Muncy Attorneys Fight for State Correctional Officers’ Rights in Annapolis
On February 13th, the attorneys of Plaxen Adler Muncy, participated in Justice Day sponsored by the Maryland Association for Justice and spent the day in Annapolis meeting with state legislators to directly advocate for rights of injury victims. One of the most important bills we focused on was Senate Bill 48: Workers’ Compensation – Permanent…
Read MoreHow Important is the Role of the Expert Witness in a Medical Malpractice Claim?
Medical malpractice claims are complicated. Patients may not always understand what has happened to them, or that they may be entitled to compensation. A medical malpractice case hangs on the ability of the plaintiff to prove a direct line of causation between the physician’s (or other medical professional’s) error and your injury. An effective medical…
Read MoreStolen Pain Pills Are Stealing Patients’ Quality of Life
Stealing patients’ pain medications is something that has gone on for many years, but lately the opioid epidemic has shone a brighter light on the problems of drug diversion. The path to the patient for prescription pain medications is complicated, and the medications pass through many hands before they reach the patient. If a patient…
Read MoreSubstandard Hospice Care Leaves Dying Patients in a Lurch and Family Members Frustrated
Hospice care is palliative. It is reserved for those patients whose end is near, and who wish to spend their final days in comfort – usually at home. While all patients deserve compassion, there is something special about hospice patients, who trust their caregivers to help them in their end stages – and to help…
Read MoreAdditional Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Law Enforcement, Firefighters, and Paramedics
Police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers are often exposed to increased risks, dangers, and health hazards. Maryland’s workers’ compensation laws recognize the added stress public safety workers face, and afford public safety employees additional benefits because of those stresses. We wanted to outline those benefits here, so that the people who protect us…
Read MoreI Got Hurt Driving Home from Work. Is This a Work Injury?
If you get hurt while you’re driving either to work or home from work, generally that’s not going to be a covered workers’ compensation claim. It’s called the “going and coming rule,” which means when you’re going to and coming from work, you are not generally covered by workers’ compensation. However, there are exceptions…
Read MoreDebunking Common Myths About Car Insurance
Car insurance rates are an enigma. You pay one price, your spouse pays another, and your neighbor pays yet another price for a service that the law requires all drivers to purchase. Because there is so much “mystery” surrounding car insurance, people tend to fill in those gaps with erroneous information. We want to set…
Read MoreCTE Identified in a Living Person for the First Time
A news story on CNN in November 2017 describes how researchers have discovered the first case of a living person who was identified with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Dr. Bennet Omalu, who is the lead researcher in the study which was published in the journal Neurosurgery, told CNN that the subject of the case in…
Read MoreCongratulations, Bruce Plaxen and David Muncy, for Being Selected by Super Lawyers Again
Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. is proud to announce that firm founder Bruce Plaxen has been named to the Maryland Super Lawyers list for 2018. This is his 12th consecutive year being included on the list. We are also proud to announce that David Muncy, the firm’s newest partner, has been named to the 2018 Maryland…
Read MoreWhat Causes Deadly Head-on Collisions?
If you have ever witnessed a head-on crash between two vehicles, it is not a sight that you are likely to be able to get out of your mind. When two powerful vehicles traveling in opposite directions collide, the outcome is usually catastrophic. The larger the vehicles and the greater the rate of speed each…
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