Archives : Workers’ Comp
A Statistical Analysis of Maryland Workers’ Comp Claims in Response to ProPublica and NPR’s Workers’ Compensation Piece
Virtually no one calls attention to the plight of injured workers in America. So when ProPublica and NPR did an in-depth quantitative and qualitative article on workers’ compensation last week, I was pleased. The article highlights how devastating – and how devastatingly unfair – workers compensation is in America. The story describes injured workers who […]
She’d Never File for Workers’ Compensation
A good friend of mine has told me, multiple times, that she’d never file for workers’ compensation under any circumstances. No matter what. Funny thing is, she interacts with workers’ compensation clients for a living. She goes to their homes, looks at their injuries, talks to them about their pain, hears the stories of struggle […]
Someone will literally give you $815,000
Byron L. Warnken testified in Annapolis today on SB 0479. In essence, the major function of the bill serves to create a new class of catastrophic injury, for which the noneconomic damages cap will be increased. If the defendant’s negligence is deemed to have caused this particular class of injury, the non-economic damages cap is […]
January 2015 Workers’ Compensation at Warnken, LLC
January 2015 was a slow month for workers’ compensation cases closing at Warnken, LLC. You can see the specifics below. However, Warnken, LLC opened 15 new cases during the month. Number of cases wasn’t the big news in Warnken, LLC’s workers’ compensation department. The big news was Dayna Kipnis joining the firm. Before representing claimant’s at […]
December 2014 Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Cases
It’s a little bit difficult to get decent work done in December. The holidays are quite a distraction. For us lawyers, it’s not such a big deal and, if you’re like us, you enjoy some time with family. However, for injured workers, it’s incredibly difficult. Adjusters aren’t in the office. The Commission doesn’t schedule quite […]
Warnken, LLC’s November Workers’ Compensation Cases
Below is the monthly list of Warnken, LLC’s workers’ compensation, personal injury, medical malpractice, and other tort cases. Injury: Strain/sprain to the lumbosacral spine with annular tear at L4-5 Body Part: Back Amount: $33,000.00 Claimant injured her back when she slipped and fell on the job. Treatment included conservative treatment, injections, and a nerve oblation. […]
Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury Cases October 2014
Below are the Warnken, LLC workers’ comp cases that received a permanent partial disability award in October. In month with only workers’ compensation cases coming to a close – no car accidents or other personal injury matters – it’s a good time to talk about the truth about workers’ compensation. The truth: it sucks. You […]
An Offer Letter for a Workers’ Comp Attorney
Dear New Workers’ Compensation Attorney: I am pleased to be able to offer you employment as an attorney with Warnken, LLC, beginning on or about July 1, 2015. Please consider all terms of the offer carefully. It’s important to me and to Warnken, LLC that we hire someone who fits what we’re trying to achieve […]
Nurse Case Managers: Friend or Foe to the Injured Worker?
A common question we get from clients is: Do I have to talk to the nurse case manager? Is the nurse case manager really there to help me? First, what is a nurse case manager? The nurse case manager role is actually defined in Maryland law. “A nurse who is certified by the State Board […]
Workers’ Compensation and Injury Cases September 2014
Just like in August, Warnken, LLC brought five workers’ compensation cases to a closed status in September. Their details are below. Also, it’s important to note that workers’ compensation cases are often not “closed.” The case remains open in an official capacity. We say closed because there is no active work on the workers’ compensation […]