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Employers: Don’t Fire Injured Workers
We recently obtained a recovery for an injured worker whom we alleged was fired solely because of the injured worker’s filing of a workers’ compensation claim. It wasn’t a king’s ransom and it wasn’t nothing. Confidentiality provisions prevent us from saying anything further. And even though it might have been a fraction of the recovery […]
Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against Amazon
As a record-setting tornado outbreak raced through the south and Midwest in December 2021, workers at an Amazon delivery warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, were busy processing shipments. The stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas is the company’s peak season and the surge in product demand can mean increased staff performance quotas. By bedtime on December 10th, the warehouse was barely […]
Dog Bite Cases Can Result in Substantial Compensation
Many people think that dog bite injuries are not serious. Many people think of a little dog nipping at their ankles, maybe producing a small skin break if they’re really able to get a hold of a leg. You might think of it as a pain in the ass (or pain in the ankle), but […]
Why Winter is the Deadliest Time of Year for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Tragedy struck this month in Prince George’s County, Maryland, where two brothers died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Carlos and Luis Carranza were discovered unconscious in their shared home on January 4 by first responders and subsequently declared dead on the scene. A portable generator was reportedly running inside the living room. According to relatives, the […]
RE: Trampoline Parks are Dangerous
From: Byron Warnken <byron@warnkenlaw.com> Date: Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 11:51 AM Subject: Trampoline Parks are Dangerous To: CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL- Thanks for reaching out. I’m sorry about your [child]. In our experience, what you describe about disorganization and lack of safety is a theme of trampoline parks. They are dangerous. I’m glad for you that your […]
$20,192,172.77 Recovered for Our Injured Clients in 2021
2021 was a strong year for our firm. Warnken, LLC was voted Best Personal Injury Law Firm in Maryland by readers of the Daily Record. More important than awards – we got real results for our injured clients. The workers’ compensation and personal injury lawyers at Warnken, LLC obtained more than $20 Million Dollars for […]
Part III – Why We Think We Were Chosen Best Personal Injury Law Firm in Maryland
As we’ve previously discussed in recent posts, Warnken, LLC was voted 2021’s Best Personal Injury Law Firm in Maryland by the readers of Maryland’s Daily Record. The Daily Record is Maryland’s legal newspaper, read by many lawyers across the state. That makes the award that much more significant. The award did make us stop to […]
Part II – Why We Think We Were Chosen Best PI Firm in MD
Being chosen best personal injury law firm in the state is not something that comes easily. (Chosen by the readers of Maryland’s Daily Record, the most established and oldest legal newspaper.) You cannot luck your way into it. And it certainly doesn’t happen overnight. When we were chosen, we took a deep look into why. […]
New Site Page: 2022 Maryland Workers’ Compensation Rates
What are the Current Workers’ Compensation Rates for Maryland? Below are the workers’ compensation rates for Maryland in 2022. After stagnant or decreasing workers’ comp rates in Maryland in the last few years, the rates for 2022 are significantly increased. This is good for injured workers. Workers’ compensation is not perfect, but this is a […]
November ’21 – Last Month’s Results: Warnken, LLC Recovered $1,394,552.84 for 46 Injured Clients
Warnken, LLC had another million dollar month in recoveries for our clients. Forty-six cases reached a conclusion. Of the 46 conclusions, four cases resulted in six-figure recoveries. Just because we got the results we got in the cases below does not mean we can do the same for you. Unfortunately, every case is different, and […]
