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Raynor v. Maryland – An Update and the Cert Petition
The cert petition in Raynor v. Maryland was filed yesterday. The question presented is: “Whether the Fourth Amendment is implicated when law enforcement surreptitiously analyzes a free citizen’s involuntarily shed DNA profile.” The Raynor v. Maryland Cert Petition can be found and downloaded here.
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 […]
Is there a “Best” Lawyer?
People generally want to believe there is a “best” something. How many times have you heard someone recommend a doctor saying, “Oh, you have to go to him. He’s the best.” What they really mean to say is he has the best reputation. Either they went to that doctor and didn’t go to any of […]
Published Opinion Win in Fourth Circuit
This past week saw a Warnken, LLC win in the Fourth Circuit. The opinion can be found here. The appeal came from a criminal case out of the United States District Court in Greenbelt. The opinion was unanimous. The win came in the first argument before the Court for Byron B. Warnken.
Serial: Reflections on the Case and Cristina Gutierrez from her Old Professor
Episode 10 of Serial references a conversation with me. Ron Whitman is presented as the father of another client of attorney Cristina (“Tina”) Gutierrez. According to the podcast, Tina was working on his case at the same time she was working on Adnan’s case. Gutierrez alleged to have brought me in on the case. Whitman […]
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 […]
Pain Killer Lawsuits – An Update
On July 31st, we wrote a letter to Peter Angelos and Steve Silverman urging lawsuits be filed against painkiller manufacturers. Currently, there are lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and others filed in Orange and Santa Clara Counties in California and another by the city of Chicago. Purdue has won dismissals in more than 400 personal-injury lawsuits […]
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 […]
