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Birth Injury
- Medical malpractice options protect victims
- What causes cerebral palsy?
- Failure to diagnose birth injuries can result in lifelong issues
- Hospital fined for surgical equipment left inside a patient
- What are the risks to a Maryland C-section?
- Proposed law would set up birth injury fund in Maryland
- What can be done after a fatal birth injury?
- Infant brain damage among the most serious birth injuries
- Birth injury can change the life of a baby
- What are the main causes of birth injuries?
- Birth injuries can happen due to physician negligence
- Birth injuries: Diverse, complex, often permanent
- If your baby suffered a birth injury, you need answers
- Overweight mothers at higher risk of birth-injured babies
- Can a cesarean section lead to birth injuries?
- Parents say hospital is responsible for children’s cerebral palsy
- Will establishing birth injury fund benefit Maryland victims?
- Prescription drug use in pregnant women could cause birth defects
- Commonly prescribed prescriptions could cause birth defects
- Baby dies due to birth injury in Baltimore, Maryland
- Brain damage of little girl leads to $32.8M jury verdict
- Birth injury prompts hospital to pay $6.5 million
- Hospital responsible for birth injuries must pay $7.5 million
- Malpractice costs prompt Mercy to end ties with midwife group
- Baby born with severe brain damage, case settles for $9 million
- A common birth injury, a closer look at cerebral palsy
- Birth injury plaintiffs win medical malpractice case
- $130 million awarded in severe birth injuries case
- C-section: a risky procedure for delivering a baby
- New training for doctors aims to reduce birth injury
- Another Maryland doctor associated with OB/GYN clinic suspended
- Jury awards millions to parents of daughter with cerebral palsy
- Brachial plexus injuries seeing advances with new technology
- A leading cause of death in children is often misdiagnosed
- Incomplete removal of placenta led to deadly infection in mother
- Baby died during birth after doctor ignored mother’s pleas
- Quick test detects congenital heart defects in infants
- Brain damage at birth leads to a medical malpractice suit
- Newborn brain injuries lead to medical malpractice suit
- Ice therapy proving to be successful treatment for newborns
Blog Post
- Recovering Lost Wages as a Result of Injuries From an Accident
- Veterans’ SSD claims to be expedited by SSA
- Social Security Administration to eliminate paper checks
Brain Injury
Bus Accidents
Car Accidents
- Injured in an Uber? Here’s What You Should Do Next
- Who Pays for Damages in a Rideshare Accident?
- Understanding Maryland’s Car Accident Laws
- Causes of Uber and Lyft Accidents in Maryland
- How Is Fault Determined in Multi-Vehicle Collisions?
- How Long Do You Have to File a Car Accident Claim
- The Biggest Mistakes People Make After a Maryland Car Accident (and How to Avoid Them)
- Types of Catastrophic Injuries After an Auto Accident
- Who Pays Your Medical Bills After a Car Accident in Maryland?
- What to Do After a Car Crash in Prince George’s County
- Can Insurance Refuse to Pay Medical Bills After a Car Accident?
- Who Pays Your Medical Bills After a Car Accident?
- Negotiating with an Auto Insurance Adjuster
- Why You Should Purchase Underinsured Motorist Coverage
- What if a hit-and-run driver is never identified?
- Pet peeve: legislator seeks ban on driving with lap dogs
- Do You Need A Lawyer?
- Three Common Mistakes People Make After a Motor Vehicle Accident
- Cool Parents Held Accountable in Tragic Motor Vehicle Collision
- Texting
- Why You Should Stay Off of Social Media After a Car Accident
- Pedestrian accidents are on the rise in DC and Baltimore
- Do I Have Enough Car Insurance?
- What should I do after an Auto accident?
- Police Reports and Personal Injury: What are they and what aren’t they?
- Why You Should Get Medical Treatment and Consult an Attorney If You Are Injured In A Motor Vehicle Collision or Other Accident
- How safe are the teen drivers in your city?
- Protect Your Rights: Always Walk In The Crosswalk
- Save Driving Tips For Teens
- Health Insurance Subrogation: What You Need To Know
- Silence Is Golden
- Fatal Highway Accidents Decline In 2014, Rise In 2015
- Unborn Child Loses Life in Fatal Truck Crash
- Car accident statistics in Maryland
- When Do Maryland Pedestrians Have the Right of Way?
- 1 in 4 killed in Maryland vehicle accidents is a pedestrian
- Young parents killed in Maryland car accident
- How often do drugged drivers cause car crashes?
- Maryland’s drunk driving death toll is too high
- What auto insurance coverages are required in Maryland?
- Holding distracted drivers liable for motor vehicle accidents
- Motor vehicle accident on I-95 sends three to hospital
- Maryland State Police use technology to fight aggressive driving
- Maryland woman killed in head-on collision
- Can I recover damages if I am injured by an uninsured driver?
- Pursuing Compensation After a Pedestrian Accident
- Time limits for filing a car crash injury or death suit in MD
- Wrong-way driver causes deadly crash on I-70 in Maryland
- Facts about dangers of auto accidents due to distractions
- Maryland is at the forefront in fighting distracted driving
- Three people sustain serious injuries in a car/bus collision
- Building a strong case is critical for car crash victims
- Accident involving sheriff’s car injures three
- Car accident kills five people in Prince Georges County
- Hagerstown car accident sends two people to the hospital
- Who is entitled to compensation for damages in a car accident?
- How Maryland State Highway analyzes motor vehicle crashes
- Maryland police officer hurt in car crash
- Auto accident sends 4 people to the hospital, 1 critical
- Safety tips for Maryland drivers to avoid distracted driving
- Maryland distracted driving laws netting many offenders
- New Maryland bill seeks to strengthen distracted driving laws
- Early morning car crash kills Maryland man
- Maryland bicycle-car accidents increased significantly
- Maryland car accident leaves an elderly couple dead, two injured
- Teen driver allegedly causes Maryland car crash
- Motor vehicle crash kills elderly woman in Maryland
- Motor vehicle accident claims one life in Maryland
- Auto accident involving two trucks and one car injures one
- Maryland man killed in afternoon fatal accident
- Family wins wrongful death lawsuit for 2009 car accident
- Wrong way driver smashes into van on Maryland highway
- Alleged drunk driver sideswipes Maryland deputy
- Driver taken from scene of Maryland auto accident by helicopter
- Three-car accident injures four in Maryland
- Maryland car crash results in critical injuries
- Head-on collision ends with fatality in Maryland
- Four pedestrians struck in Maryland auto accident
- Five teens injured in Howard County auto accident
- High-speed auto accidents can turn deadly
- Three car crash on Md. 140 leaves one dead
- Fatal Maryland crash results in conviction of former FBI agent
- Medically unfit pose threat on roadways
- Anne Arundel County crash leaves two dead
- Baltimore accident frequency second worst in nation
- Princess Anne car crash leaves five people injured
- Maryland car crash kills man, leaves family members injured
- One killed and two seriously injured in Maryland 97 car crash
- Road rage leads to several crashes in Frederick County, Maryland
- Maryland volunteer fire chief seriously injured in car accident
- 4-vehicle Maryland accident sends 3 people to hospital
- Car accident leaves Maryland delegate with injuries
- Statistics on teenage driving fatalities take negative turn
- Four killed, including three teens, in Maryland weekend car crash
- Pedestrian fatally struck by car in Anne Arundel County
- Headphone-wearing pedestrians often don’t survive accidents
- Maryland motor vehicle crash leaves one dead and five injured
Construction Workers' Accidents
- Common Causes of Construction Site Injuries in Maryland
- 10 most common OSHA violations on construction sites and other workplaces
- Construction deaths on the rise, but fatalities lower than before
- Building Collapse Injures Several Construction Workers
- Bryant University Building Collapse May be due to Crane Operator
- Mechanical equipment failures can put you at risk at work
- Maryland road worker killed in an Interstate 95 accident
- Getting justice for your construction workplace accident
- Compensation for construction worker injuries
- What are the most dangerous jobs for construction workers?
- On behalf of McGowan & Cecil LLC posted in Construction Workers’ Accidents on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. When you’re working with
- Table saw construction accident claims in Maryland
- What is the cost of construction accidents in Maryland?
- 1 man killed, 2 injured in Maryland construction accident
- Getting benefits after a construction worker accident
- Falls are the leading cause of death for construction workers
- What are the most common construction injuries in Maryland?
- How can you prevent scaffold injuries at work in Maryland?
- Construction accident: 2 workers hurt in ceiling collapse
- Heavy equipment and your injuries in Maryland
- Falls from ladders and other Maryland job site dangers to avoid
- 2 construction workers injured in Maryland construction accident
- Statistics shed light on Maryland construction worker injuries
- Worker dies in tragic construction accident
- Construction accident kills 1 when excavator tips over
- Bill seeks to end obscure language in construction contracts
- Maryland work accidents rise although speeding tickets down
- Construction accident costs worker his life in Maryland
- Collapse leads to construction worker’s injuries
- Industrial accident claims the life of construction worker
- Maryland State Highway employee fatally falls on patch of ice
- Women injured while employed in the construction trade
- On-the-job construction fatalities rose in 2012
- Construction worker is buried and dies in Maryland accident
- 1 worker hurt, 1 killed in fall during construction accident
- Deadly fall kills man in construction accident
- Worker pinned to truck in construction accident
- Construction accident leaves 2 men seriously injured
- Man crushed by 1,000 lb. concrete slab in construction accident
- Multiple workers injured after major construction accident
- Construction accident injures Maryland worker
- Construction worker buried under rubble from blast
- Construction worker falls two stories, expected to survive
- Construction accident kills one, injures another
Consumer Alerts
Failure to Diagnose
- Patient struggles after doctor’s failure to diagnose heart attack
- Untimely death of patient due to wrong information on wristband
- Physician negligence caught on tape
- Failure to diagnose cancer in child, parents file lawsuit
- $1.57 million jury award after failure to diagnose surgical error
- Woman awarded $7 million-plus in failure to diagnose case
- Family claims physician negligence led to man’s death
- Alleged failure to diagnose resulted in unnecessary surgery
- Patient files suit related to failure to diagnose boil
- Doctor error allegedly leads to patient’s dental complications
- Failure to diagnose allegedly led to woman’s death
- Physician negligence blamed for woman’s stroke-related injuries
- Failure to diagnose a major issue in area of radiology
- Failure to diagnose can lead to a patient’s death
- Proof of physician negligence may appear in the medical records
- Composer’s death claimed due to doctor’s failure to diagnose
- Some jury awards for physician negligence may survive caps
- Physician negligence requires detailed factual investigation
- Failure to diagnose Ebola can raise legal repercussions
- Doctors sued for failure to diagnose cancer in its early stages
- $4 million award in failure to diagnose heart attack
- Doctor must pay $2.3 million for failure to diagnose infection
- Testing wrong knee leads to suit for failure to diagnose cancer
- 2 suits filed for delayed treatment, neglect of gunshot victims
- $25.3 million for physician negligence in failing to inform
- Potential new tool to limit doctor error in diagnosis of disorder
- A doctor’s concerns over admitting doctor error; other issues
- New tool may prevent delayed treatment in Maryland, rest of U.S.
- VA centers investigated for delayed treatment, other complaints
- Main reasons for medical lawsuits include failure to diagnose
- Failure to diagnose properly may have caused brain damage
- Maryland residents may choose to fight back against doctor error
- Maryland residents learn of fatal failure to diagnose case
- Failure to diagnose at center of medical malpractice case
- Jury awards $2.85 million for doctor error causing paralysis
- Man sues doctor for failure to diagnose epidural abscess
- Delayed treatment results from ignored alarms in Maryland
- Family receives compensation after failure to diagnose
- Is a failure to diagnose putting Maryland residents at risk?
- Doctor ‘really shocked’ when his throat cancer was misdiagnosed
- Study: diagnostic errors may harm or kill 160,000 every year
- Depressed and sleep-deprived medical residents prone to errors
- False positive mammograms can be devastating for patients
- Maryland patient dies from transplant of rabies infected organ
- Medical malpractice claims common among missed breast cancer
- Lung cancer diagnosis could have come years earlier
- Misdiagnosis of Lyme disease lengthens woman’s recovery
Firm News
- McGowan & Cecil, LLC Honored with “Outstanding Website” Award by the Web Marketing Association
- Four McGowan & Cecil, LLC Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers® 2021
- Come to the Main Street Festival, Hosted by the Laurel Board of Trade
- Attorneys Turner H. Sothoron & Peter Gregory Hatfield Selected to 2018 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars™ List
In the News
Industrial Workers' Accidents
- 2 Killed In Industrial Accident When Lift Truck Tips Over
- What are some ways to avoid industrial accident injuries?
- Understanding how a prior injury affects your on-the-job injury
- Heavy equipment safety can reduce construction site accidents
- You can be compensated for your injuries suffered on the job
- Are forklifts potentially dangerous?
- Logging and industrial workplace accidents in Maryland
- Forklifts cause numerous industrial workplace accidents
- Industrial workplace accidents and your Maryland lawsuit
- Maryland commercial fishing and industrial workplace accidents
- Hot under the collar: Heat-related illnesses at work
- Get compensation for your industrial accident in Maryland
- New tactics for the reporting of workplace accidents in Maryland
- How likely am I to suffer an industrial accident?
- Worker killed in industrial accident linked to Maryland company
- 2 killed in building collapse
- Deadly work accident in Maryland investigated
- Industrial accident leads to man’s death
- 3 injured at Telsa car manufacturer plant
- Victim of industrial accident receives prosthetic aid
- Contractor killed while working on the D.C. Metro line
- First lawsuits filed in deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion
- Industrial worker caught in machine suffers facial injuries
Injuries
- Golf Carts are Not Toys & Golf Cart Injuries are No Joke
- The Top 10 Arguments a Defense Attorney/Insurance Company Will Make to Deprive an Injured Person from Being Fairly Compensated
- The Danger of Too Much Information
Medical Malpractice
- Pharmacists often miss dangerous drug combos
- Medical malpractice claim brought in Maryland woman’s death
- Medication errors can be serious for victims
- What is medical negligence?
- Surgeon error puts football player on the bench indefinitely
- Medical Mistake Results in Death of 68-Year-Old Woman
- Doctors’ mental biases can lead to misdiagnosis
- Victims of surgical errors should understand medical malpractice
- Maryland malpractice suit alleges heart transplant was avoidable
- What is a patient’s right to informed consent in Maryland?
- Fighting for just compensation for medical malpractice victims
- Defining medical malpractice as a legal cause of action
- How doctors address wrong-site surgeries
- How can you determine if you are a victim of misdiagnosis?
- How common are Maryland medical professional errors?
- What Maryland patients can do to help prevent medical errors
- What happens next when a Georgia doctor commits a medical error?
- Medical malpractice: basic information
- Patients should speak up to avoid misdiagnosis
- Medical errors pose significant patient safety risks
- Latest CDC report says patients should be wary of hospital stays
- Preventable medical errors are a nationwide problem
- Malpractice suits remain a tool against preventable medical error
- Silence about medical errors puts patients at risk
- Medical errors result in surgical tools left in patients’ bodies
- Is technology advanced enough to prevent medical errors?
- Anticipating medical malpractice cases due to surgical errors
- Unnecessary surgery, a shadow behind medical malpractice claims
- Diagnostic errors, leading cause of medical malpractice
- Delaware suspends doctor after 55 claims of medical malpractice
- Misdiagnosis common among primary care doctors
- Group of Maryland doctors accused of medical malpractice
- Medical malpractice claim follows death of man in police custody
- Electronic heath records result in fewer malpractice claims
- New study: Medical malpractice cases often favor doctors
- Medical malpractice reform bill angers state lawmakers
- US Supreme Court allows lawsuit against Navy doctor for medical battery
Motorcycle Accidents
- Navigating the Aftermath of a Motorcycle Collision in Maryland
- How Does Helmet Use Impact a Motorcycle Injury Claim?
- Understanding the problem of distracted driving
- Fatal Maryland motorcycle accident claims local fire lieutenant
- Motorcycle crashes can result in spinal injuries for riders
- Pursuing damages for injuries suffered in motorcycle crashes
- How can a motorcyclist reduce the chances of an accident?
- Maryland is one of the best states for workers’ compensation
- Holding responsible parties accountable for motorcycle accidents
- Police arrest driver who caused a fatal motorcycle accident
- Statistics reveal leading causes of motorcycle accidents
- Motorcycle accident kills one in Westminster, Maryland
- Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents in Maryland
- Motorcyclist remains in critical condition after a head-on crash
- Motorcyclist and passenger injured in Maryland accident
- Legal action begins against driver in motorcycle accident
- Motorcycle accident victim’s family blasts driver’s plea deal
- Failure to yield leads to motorcycle accident
- Safety tips for Maryland motorcycle riders and motorists
- Texting while driving led to a fatal motorcycle accident
- Fatal motorcycle accident brings manslaughter charges
- Head-on collision kills motorcyclist near Laurel, Maryland
- Motor vehicle accident kills Maryland motorcyclist
- Driver and passenger die in Maryland motorcycle crash
- Car-motorcycle crash kills one Maryland resident, injures two
- Baltimore Ravens cheerleader dies in motorcycle crash
- Maryland motorcyclist airlifted to trauma center
- Fatal motorcycle crash claimed two lives in Maryland
- Motorcycle accidents that lead to death increase in Maryland
- Rider sustains serious injuries in Maryland motorcycle crash
- Motor vehicle crashes hit motorcyclists hard
- Maryland motorcyclist injured in crash
- Air Force reservist killed in Maryland motorcycle accident
- Motorcycle accident results in tragic death
- Traffic fatalities are up in Harford County so far this year
- Motorcyclists take note: Maryland is great at injury prevention
- Officials hope Maryland motorcyclists get schooled on safety
Nursing Home Neglect
- Options for Reporting Suspected Nursing Home Abuse in Maryland
- Nurse neglects standards of care, injures nursing home resident
- Family says nursing home negligence caught on tape
- What to do when you see signs of nursing home abuse
- Resident dies after nursing home failed to prevent fall
- Allegations of terrible nursing home abuse come to light
- Maryland residents can use tips to help find a good nursing home
- Nursing home abuse happens too often in Maryland and beyond
- Son records nursing home abuse of his mother
- Nursing home standards of care not up to par for many families
- Man awarded $1.2 billion in nursing home negligence suit
- Nursing home staff neglected resident before his death
Pedestrian Accidents
Personal Injury
- What Are My Rights as a Passenger Injured in a Train Accident?
- What Is Considered Negligent Security in Maryland?
- Maryland Statutes of Limitations for Injury to a Minor Claims
- There is No Such Thing as an Easy Slip & Fall Case
- Recovering Damages For a Minor Who was Injured By a Negligent Person
- Will You Lose Your Medicare Coverage When You Settle Your Personal Injury Case?
- 5 Things to do if you are injured in an accident during the Coronavirus Epidemic
- Catastrophic bus crash injures 26 children
- The dangers of nighttime driving
- Motorcycle safety: Tips for biker safety on the road
- How common is medical misdiagnosis in the U.S.?
- How common is medical misdiagnosis?
- Insurance rates may spike after auto collisions
- New technology aims to curb distracted drivers
- Let the buyer beware: Three types of product defects
- Costly Mistakes That Are Made After a Personal Injury Case Has Been Settled
- Five Mistakes That Will Reduce the Value of Your Personal Injury Claim
- Three Things That You Can Do To Increase the Value of Your Personal Injury Case
- Elderly drivers may be at increased risk for car accidents
- Speed involved in a tragic accident leaving one dead
- Federal truck driver database aimed at reducing truck accidents
- Reckless driver involved in fatal MD accident sentenced
- How to stay safe when driving around tractor trailers
- Deadly bus accident caused by driver suffering from seizures
- Can mild brain injuries cause long-term damage?
- Failure to diagnose may stem from busy outpatient clinics
- How to ensure your vehicle is ready for winter
- Car accidents can cause serious long-term brain damage
- Decline in drunk driving fatalities may be attributed to IID
- Mother and child killed in catastrophic accident
- Do I Have To Reimburse My Health Insurance Company Out Of The Recovery From My Personal Injury Case?
- Motorcycle touchscreens: Safety device or biker distraction
- Nighttime driving increases risk of serious auto accident
- Study exposes the frequency of medical misdiagnosis
- How can I prevent becoming a road rage victim?
- Boating and drinking a serious problem
- Understanding traffic accidents involving pedestrians
- Lowering swimming pool risks
- How safe are my child’s toys?
- Maryland Dog Bite Law
- Dog bite sends Harford County child to trauma center
- How can I lower my injury risk while boating?
- 1 injured in Hagerstown motorcycle crash
- Truck driving behaviors that lead to accidents in MD
- Blood clots and inferior vena cava filter risks
- Car crash in Prince George’s County sends 3 to hospital
- Elevators are not always safe
- Can You Tell If A Dog Is About To Bite?
- Maryland lawmakers called out over weak drunk driving penalties
- The risks associated with energy drinks
- What signs indicate that a dog might bite?
- FDA responds to consumer concerns on pelvic mesh
- Lack of treatment makes brain injuries unpredictable
- Tractor trailers do not operate the same way cars do
Premises Liability
Slip and Falls
- What Makes a Property Owner Liable for a Slip and Fall in Maryland?
- Common Injuries After a Slip and Fall
- Can I Sue If I Slip and Fall in a Grocery Store?
Social Security Administration News
- SSA announces new disability and benefits information campaign
- Democrats question Republicans’ recent change to SSDI funding
- SSA background checks to target abuse of SSD beneficiaries
- Several changes underway for SSD process: Part II
- Several changes underway for SSD process: Part I
- SSI recipients to receive an increase in benefits in 2014
- Understanding the SSD beneficiary ‘explosion’
- Social Security Disability overpayment debacle continues
- Social Security Administration opens benefits to same-sex couples
- Senate bill impacts disability benefits, terminal illnesses
- A denied SSDI application can be appealed in Maryland
- 2013 Social Security Trustees Report has been released
- Individuals with intellectual disabilities fight misconceptions
- Maryland SSD benefit recipients can manage related information online
- I’m dead? Woman learns Social Security Administration thought so
Social Security Disability
- Are Stroke Victims Eligible For SSDI?
- The SSDI appeals process
- SSDI statistics: Why does the process take so long?
- Patients dying while waiting for benefits
- Can your family receive SSDI benefits?
- Moving disabled citizens into the workforce
- Traumatic brain damage and SSDI
- Can people receive SSDI if they are addicted to drugs?
- Fibromyalgia and social security benefits
- Understanding the SSDI review process
- Work history can affect SSDI eligibility
- What to do once your SSDI application has been denied?
- Understanding the Ticket to Work Program
- SSA streamlines claims process for disabled veterans
- What types of mental disabilities are eligible for SSDI?
- Understanding the SSDI appeals process
- How to avoid common mistakes during the SSDI process
- Correlation between diagnosed schizophrenics and siblings
- The SSDI process: What you need to know
- What are the requirements for SSDI benefits?
- Can you work and receive SSDI benefits?
- SSA trudges through a backlog of SSDI applications
- New report centers on teens and depression
- Disability finance: How can I lower my housing costs?
- Navigating SSD, workers’ compensation and taxes
- Is my cancer eligible for SSD benefits?
- Hemophilia victims may be eligible for SSD benefits
- New study may lead to treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders
- Can my autistic child receive disability benefits?
- How much will I receive from Social Security for my disability?
- What information do I need for my SSD work history report?
- SSD application tips to improve chances for approval
- Do you have to be completely blind to receive SSD benefits?
- What is the Ticket to Work program?
- Cancer study examines benefit of antibody treatment
- Disability Rate Among Maryland Workers Shows Marked Increase
- Social Security Disability benefits can help those unable to work
- Can I lose my Social Security Disability benefits?
- Study: MS patients find hope in stem cell transplants
- Do I Really Need An Attorney For My Disability Claim?
- Can disabled children receive SSD benefits?
- It’s Not the 1970s
- Is Social Security Dying? The Answer Is No
- Declared Dead While Alive: A Story about 36,657 Errant Keystrokes
- New law to include disabled self-advocates in police training
- Claim for disability benefits denied? You’re not alone, and you have options
- My disability is work-related. Can I still get SSDI benefits?
- Are Social Security disability benefits ‘real’ Social Security?
- Understanding your tax obligations when receiving SSD
- Your right to appeal an SSD denial: Understand the process
- Helping Maryland residents secure SSD benefits
- How does the Social Security Administration make determinations about disability benefits?
- The debilitating symptoms of a stroke
- Obesity and other disabling conditions often go hand in hand
- Does the child of a SSDI recipient also receive benefits under Social Security?
- Unable to work, time isn’t a luxury afforded to disabled U.S. workers
- Blood test to prove depression is not just in your head
- What options exist if a SSDI claim is denied?
- Study links environmental pollutants to autism
- Social Security Disability hearing requires being prepared
- What can be covered by social security disability in Maryland?
- Walt Disney World sued for violating ADA
- Vital federal funding for autism reserach approved through 2019
- SSDI recipients could soon see 20 percent cut to benefits amount
- What to do if your SSD application is denied
- Employment rate dropping for people with serious mental illness
- Veterans may qualify for social security disability benefits
- StoryCorps project focuses on disability community
- Reasons behind increase in number of SSD beneficiaries, varied and complex
- Can Social Security disability be garnished by bill collectors?
- Living with Down syndrome
- Dying SSD recipient accused of making too much money stripped of benefits
- April is Autism Awareness Month
- Many Maryland SSD recipients may have had their privacy violated
- Understanding the potential benefits of the ABLE Act
- New study on SSD benefits and unemployed workers is released
- How disabled Americans can avoid being targets for fraudsters
- How prevalent is Social Security Disability benefits fraud?
- Girl, 10, petitions American Girl to sell a doll with disability
- Putting a human face on the SSD overpayment scandal
- Why applying for SSD is often worth the effort
- How the SSD benefits appeals process works
- Maryland receives SSI reform initiative grant
- Fact-checkers discount misleading “60 Minutes” report on SSDI
- Government shutdown does not stop SSDI payments
- Making certain one is covered in the event of disability
- The state of SSD benefits for disabled children
- Why saving SSD is a critical priority right now
- New SSD payment methods are inspiring fraud
- Dealing with SSD benefits when you are close to retirement age
- Returning to work: How SSI benefits are affected
- How much do caregivers for individuals with disabilities earn?
- National Council on Disability urges increase to SSI asset limits
- Maryland residents with disabilities should accept deserved help
- President announces initiative to map human brain
- Depression can render an individual in Maryland unable to work
- Denied SSDI benefits applications can be appealed in Maryland
- Recent boost in opportunities for individuals with disabilities
- On behalf of McGowan & Cecil LLC posted in Social Security Disability on Thursday, February 14, 2013. Individuals that struggle
- Number of individuals afflicted by Alzheimer’s predicted to rise
- Class action lawsuit filed against Social Security Administration
- Looming budget cuts may hit disabled populations
- ABLE Act could create tax-free savings account for disabled
Social Security Disability Benefits for Illness
- Social Security’s compassionate allowance list
- Alcohol-Related Conditions That May Be Eligible For SSD Benefits
- Chronic fatigue syndrome target of new research campaign
- Fibromyalgia: A painful disability
- Study: bipolar disorder, depression treat emotions differently
- Compassionate Allowances: Quick approvals for the seriously ill
- Are you fighting to prove your disability?
- New treatment promises relief for chronic migraine sufferers
- Research indicates individuals with mental health conditions die earlier
- The debilitating symptoms of fibromyalgia
- Are you or a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s disease?
- Studies indicate new treatments effective in battling debilitating depression
- For individuals diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, symptoms can be debilitating
- Breast cancer treatment takes a physical and mental toll
- OCD sufferers often unable to work
- Is medication alone sufficient in treating ADHD?
- What is ALS?
- Scientists discover a surplus of neural connections in brains of autistic children
- Societal and cultural differences help shape how individuals experience mental disorders
- Help for individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia
- Extreme mood shifts disrupt the lives of bipolar sufferers
- Compassionate allowances program benefits the very ill
- Research provides hope for obese Americans living with Type 2 diabetes
- Injuries to the lower back deemed most prevalent of all injuries
- Compassionate Allowances update released
- Massive SSD fraud case involves members of NYPD and FDNY
- SSI benefits are often not enough support for disabled children
- How does the SSD Compassionate Allowance Initiative work?
- Mental health issues are covered by SSDI
- COPD and SSD benefits: what is COPD?
- SSDI for military members injured while on active duty
- Stigma of mental illness leaves many fearful of seeking help
- Children with autism may qualify for SSD benefits
- Disabled persons denied preventative health screening coverage
- SSD beneficiaries: Please consider long-term care planning
- Medical breakthroughs can offer better treatments, more help
- Cancer means struggle beyond hair loss
- Bipolar disorder is a struggle known to many but seen by few
- Epilepsy impacts an entire family
- Man with Tourette syndrome describes his life in new book
Social Security Disability Benefits for injuries
- Report: Many families don’t seek SSI for mentally ill children
- What will happen when my disabled child turns 18?
- Preparing for your Social Security Disability hearing
- I’m not disabled. Should I care about Social Security disability?
- Seeking SSDI benefits when an injury results in disability
- The many challenges facing individuals who suffer brain injuries
- For anxiety sufferers, worry and fear dominate
- The SSD applications of disabled U.S. veterans expedited
- Examining SSD fraud and fraudster scams
- Exploration into living with a disability sparked by art exhibit
- Single mother with physical disability discovers holiday cheer
- Social Security disability benefits help man blinded in mugging
Surgical Errors
- Surgical errors are a common cause of medical malpractice
- Patient sues physician, alleging surgical errors
- Alleged surgeon error causes infection, results in lawsuit
- Surgical errors allegedly lead patient to lose function of foot
- Woman claims potentially fatal surgical error in malpractice case
- Alleged surgeon error leads to medical malpractice suit
- Doctor sued after reportedly making surgical errors
- Healthy kidney removed from patient due to surgeon error
- Rivers’ death may have involved anesthesia or surgeon error
- Military hospitals present high risk for surgical errors
- Patients are injured daily by surgeon error and medical mistakes
- Surgeon error blamed for sepsis infection leading to death
- Lawsuit filed for alleged surgical errors that led to amputation
- Ways to help avoid surgical errors for Maryland patients, others
- Maryland children should get justice after surgeon error
- Man receives $776k verdict in wife’s surgeon error case
- Woman awarded $60,000 from hospital for surgeon error
- Surgical errors can greatly impact Maryland residents
- Are surgical errors on the rise?
- Multi-million dollar surgical errors verdict upheld
- Woman awarded $100K for surgical errors caused by robotic device
- Woman fights for 3 years for surgeon error compensation
- 16 deaths, hundreds harmed by surgical errors since 2005
- Jury gives more than $10 million in fatal surgical error case
- Surgical errors led to throwing away kidney prior to transplant
- Maryland surgical errors: Equipment issues could be to blame
- Surgical error leaves Maryland woman with ruptured uterus
- Surgical errors could cause pain for Maryland residents
- Does surgeon error result in retained guidewires in Maryland?
- Hospital, doctor sued for unnecessary operations on hundreds
- Music in the OR can be a source of distraction, potential errors
- Sex assignment surgery for intersex child ends in lawsuit
- Waking up during surgery can lead to PTSD in victims
- Serious surgical errors occur 40 times each week nationally
- Woman loses voice and ability to breathe due to surgical error
- Compounding facility responsible for patients’ blindness
- Controversial hepatitis C outbreak makes its way to Maryland
Train accidents
Truck Accidents
- What Truck Black Box Data Can Reveal About Your Crash
- Who Can Be Held Liable in a Commercial Truck Accident?
- Immediate Actions Your Truck Accident Lawyer Should Take to Benefit Your Claim
- I-95 Multi-Vehicle Crash Started By Semi-Truck
- Truck accidents are a serious concern
- Could more be done to prevent semi truck accidents?
- Truck accident kills Maryland man
- Aggressive advocates for Maryland victims of semi-truck accidents
- Federal trucking regulations address driver fatigue
- How can drivers prevent truck accidents during winter?
- Statistics show dangers of truck accidents to other motorists
- The importance of getting the right help after a truck accident
- What are the common causes of truck accidents?
- An introduction on truck accidents – basic information
- Truck accident kills 19-year-old motorcyclist in Denton
- One man sustains severe injuries in tractor-trailer accident
- Study suggests video monitors could prevent truck accidents
- State police truck inspection cracks down on unsafest trucks
- NTSB releases findings on Maryland Bay Bridge truck accident
- Truck accident near Maryland state line injures three people
- Man dies in Maryland crash with two trucks and other vehicles
- Truck’s bad brakes push auto into second truck
- Tractor-trailer sends car off bridge in Maryland
- Auto accident involving truck claims a motorcycle rider’s life
- Tractor-trailer crash causes other collisions in Maryland
- Motor vehicle crash injures three people near Laurel, Maryland
- Truck accident results in injuries in Maryland
- Major motor vehicle accident shuts down I-95
- Tractor-trailer fatally injures Maryland driver
- Seven injured in Maryland fire truck-tractor-trailer crash
- Maryland motor vehicle accident leaves two injured
- Maryland pedestrian killed in tractor-trailer accident
- Truck driver fatigue suspected in fatal accident
- Three vehicle crash on Capital Beltway involves tractor-trailer
- BMW hangs off overpass after accident with semi-truck
- Truck crash leaves one in hospital
- Police in Maryland target 18-wheelers over safety concern
- Truck accidents pose a constant danger on Maryland’s roads
- Three injured in motor vehicle crash in Prince George’s County
Workers' Compensation
- Workers should beware of heat stroke this summer
- Returning to work following a traumatic brain injury
- Nationwide comparison of workplace fatalities
- Young worker lost leg in tragic accident
- The dangers of confined spaces
- What are my employer’s responsibilities at the workplace?
- What you should know about PTSD and workers’ comp
- Preventing transmission of HIV in healthcare workers
- What factors contribute to forklift accidents?
- Construction workers at risk of electrocution
- How can workers prevent heat related illnesses?
- Is post-traumatic stress syndrome covered by workers’ comp?
- Putting a price on body parts: How does Maryland compare?
- Returning to work from an injury: Is your job still there?
- Does your injury qualify for workers’ compensation?
- Enforcement office directing traffic injured in collision
- Understanding the dangers of mesothelioma
- Can I choose my own doctors to treat a workplace injury?
- Can a workplace environment cause respiratory problems?
- What are the fatal four injuries found in workplace accidents?
- Meatpacking warehouse workers face repetitive motion injuries
- Pre-existing conditions and workers’ compensation claims
- Identifying the signs of traumatic brain injuries
- How do workplace injuries occur?
- Older construction workers have higher rate of falls
- Maryland man suffers severe injury while trimming trees
- What is heat stress?
- Lifting injuries a big problem for those in health care
- Independent contractors are not eligible for workers’ comp
- Asbestosis is one result of too much exposure to asbestos
- Are you suffering from PTSD?
- What is a chemical hygiene plan?
- Workers’ compensation: Social media as evidence
- Outdoor workers and the risk of frostbite
- The difficulty of treating serious brain injuries
- Electrocution remains a large risk for MD construction workers
- Table saw designs often lead to injury
- Study: Night shifts put officers at higher risk of injury
- Can I claim workers’ compensation for a lost limb in MD?
- Why you should report injuries right away
- How does workers’ compensation function in Maryland?
- Smoke-related conditions can net workers’ compensation benefits
- How does workers’ compensation work in Maryland?
- What are some defenses to my workers’ compensation claims?
- Collision between bus and car leads to 6 injures in Maryland
- What is the workers’ compensation process in Maryland?
- Need help filing a workers’ compensation claim in Maryland?
- Workers’ compensation benefits for employees injured on the job
- What does workers’ compensation cover?
- What happens when I file a claim for workers’ compensation?
- Maryland treasurer taking heat for workers’ compensation fund
- Education used to stop workers from being injured on the job
- Workers’ compensation: Contractor exposed teen worker to asbestos
- Dancing worker in Maryland gets compensation for injury
- Civilian Army employee suffers fatal work injury
- Man with workplace injury returns to work in Maryland
- Chainsaw injury nearly kills man injured on the job
- Correctional officers may benefit from workers’ compensation bill
- Maryland workers injured on the job may see lower drug costs
- 2 Kansas City Chiefs’ players join workers’ compensation lawsuit
- Workers’ compensation agency moves to private sector
- Federal workers are injured on the job, too
- Increase in workers’ compensation claims for older employees
- Government agency establishes new center to study workers’ comp
- Workers with back injuries becoming addicted to painkillers
- Fight carpal tunnel with these important tips
- Injured health care provider a risk for both provider and patient
- Worker’s compensation pays for man’s high-tech hand
Workplace Accidents
- Accident prevention tips for small businesses
- You Can Make a Claim After a Workplace Accident
- Firefighter injured in blaze in Maryland
- Workers’ compensation relating for pre-existing conditions
- What benefits can I pursue in a workers’ compensation claim?
- Maryland construction accident attorneys
- Aerial lifts vehicles and workplace accidents
- What are employers required to do to prevent workplace accidents?
- Rail accident leaves around 30 injured in Maryland
- Which injuries are covered by Maryland workers’ compensation?
- Workplace accidents and Maryland vocational rehabilitation
- Substantial jury award in catastrophic workplace accident
- Can I get vocational rehabilitation for work injury?
- What a workplace accident in Maryland means to you
- 2 workers file personal injury claims after on-the-job accident
- Road crew workers: Higher speed limits raise work injury risk
- Ladders result in high number of workplace accidents
- Flight crew and business mogul die in fatal on-the-job accident
- Workers’ compensation not enough for jockeys
- Several Maryland workers hurt by falling debris during demolition
- Man injured on the job passes away from injuries
- 3 suffer injuries from on-the-job accident
- Driver inured on the job in Maryland
- Workplace accident in Maryland leads to death
- Workplace accident leads to injuries for two men
- Civilian killed in military workplace accident
- Man injured when loader fell onto him in construction accident
- Bethesda worker crushed by excavator
- Freak workplace accident causes explosion injuring 2 employees
- Construction worker’s leg injured by on-the-job accident
- Home Depot fork lift operator crushed to death on the job
- Man crushed to death in mystery accident with tipper truck
- Daylight savings time certainly not saving on workplace accidents
- Injured worker settles with truck manufacturer for $6.5 million
- Contract workers seriously hurt in electrical panel accident
- Recycling center worker severs fingers in accident at work
- Workplace accidents common in retail setting
- Man seriously injured in fall at work awarded millions
Workplace Injuries
- Will workers’ compensation cover any injury on the job?
- Important facts for harbor workers injured on the job
- Injured back? Surgery rates vary by location in the U.S.A.
- Are fatal work accidents common in today’s workforce?
- Are back injuries the number 1 workplace injury?
- 3 officers involved in work accidents in Maryland
- The price of injuries is in the hundreds of millions in Maryland
- Get compensation for your carbon monoxide injury in Maryland
- Crane safety regulations designed to reduce workplace injuries
- Who is eligible under the Federal Black Lung Benefits Program?
- Tow truck drivers to be added to move-over law in Maryland
- Health care workers may suffer numerous and costly injuries
- KBR requests the Supreme Court to hear burn-pit cases
- Maryland officer suffers work injury in cruiser crash
- Verizon worker injured on the job dies in Maryland
- Maryland trooper heading back to work following accident
- Simple intervention may help reduce work-related injuries
- Work injuries may fall under presumption in Maryland
- Man injured on the job faces serious head injury
- Bridge project sees its first injuries in North Carolina
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder revealed; the long-lasting injury
- Maryland mall parking garage collapse results in worker’s death
- Agricultural jobs and injuries to child laborers
Workplace Safety
- Landscaping Season … Is Landscaper Accident Season
- Tips for avoiding injuries and working safely
- What should I know about asbestos work hazards?
- Job site machine and equipment malfunction injuries
- What is heat illness?
- The link between musculoskeletal disorders and workplace safety
- Workplace safety is important even in office settings
- Workers kept safe during violent riots in Baltimore
- Emergency responders struggle with fatigue, workplace accidents
- Hazardous equipment injuries in Maryland
- Heavy machinery accidents and workplace safety in Maryland
- Maryland workers should come to expect workplace safety
- Even the safest Maryland workplaces may come with dangers
- Can improving workplace safety actually save a company money?
- Maryland compliance unit takes action to promote workplace safety
- What actions does Maryland take to encourage workplace safety?
- Avoiding a workplace accident in Maryland
- Maryland workers have a right to report work hazards
- Pregnant women shouldn’t face on-the-job injuries in Maryland
- Workers have a say in safety inspections in Maryland
- Why aren’t trains safer in the United States?
- Flying piece of steel injures worker in freak workplace accident
- Safe workers in Maryland and elsewhere get new trucks
- Prevent injuries with safety implementation in Maryland
- Study shows trends for work hazards involving ladders
- Maryland policeman injured in on the job accident
- Temporary workers at greater risk to be injured on the job
- Daylight savings time may cause workplace accidents
- 1 killed and 1 hurt in collapse; company faces charges
- Woman killed when pinned by her bus at work
- New drug test may help workplace safety in Maryland
- Maryland State Highway employee killed and second injured
- Police injuries worrisome; training important to officers
- Maryland workers: Keep an eye on safety this month
- Ideas for improving worker training
- Workplace safety in agricultural industry still a great concern
- Man injured on the job after metal pipe hit his head
- What can a Maryland worker do to protect their safety?
- OSHA aims to better protect temporary workers
- What sort of injury risks can a Maryland office worker face?
- Enforcement of workplace safety measures often lax
- Training with virtual technology can increase workplace safety
- Safety initiatives crucial for wellbeing of Maryland workers
- Safety violations pop when soda company fined $130,000 by OSHA
- Research labs are more dangerous than they look
- Investigation into garage worker’s death during Sandy
- OSHA cites employer for 9 safety violations
Wrongful Death
- Patient’s hospital fall leads to worsened medical condition
- Doctor mistake allegedly leads to patient’s death
- Doctor mistake allegedly led to hospital patient’s death
- Woman files suit alleging medical mistake caused husband’s death
- Alleged medical mistake results in patient’s death
- Alleged medical mistake leads to woman’s death
- Girl dies as a result of alleged medical mistake
- Family alleges medical mistake leads to man’s death
- Alleged medical mistake leads to death of unborn child
- Alleged medical mistake leads to medical malpractice case
- Family claims medical mistake leads to woman’s death
- Medical mistake leads to death of hospital patient
- Death of patient occurs blamed on home health negligence
- Death of patient alleged due to negligence and medical mistake
- Joan Rivers’ daughter to file medical mistake lawsuit
- Widower sues doctors for misdiagnosis and death of patient
- Overdose deaths have skyrocketed in recent years
- Publication rates hospitals on doctor mistake; other errors
- Did medical mistake cause death of knee infection patient?
- Suit filed against doctor who allegedly caused patient overdose
- Couple claims doctor mistake caused death of patient
- Taking prescribed overdose in Maryland seriously
- Death of female announcer may be attributed to doctor mistake
- Lawsuit claims death of patient caused by anesthesiologist error
- Maryland abortion clinics closed after medical mistake
- Patients suffer from hospital infections
- Routine procedure goes terribly awry, settlement reached
- Study: Medical malpractice often goes unaddressed by medical board
- Woman’s family receives millions in wrongful death case
- Nurse sentenced for death of starved teen with cerebral palsy
- Wrongful death at U.S. veterans’ medical facilities
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