Nov 30, 2018 · David Snyder

What lost wage benefits are you entitled to if you’re hurt on the job?

In my last blog post, I discussed recent developments in the workers’ compensation law in the District of Columbia with regard to injured workers being paid based upon wages lost at one or more jobs as a result of a work injury. This is referred to as “wage stacking.” Let’s now delve a little more […]

Don’t Be the Strong Silent Type: How to Talk to Your Doctor to Ensure Your Rights are Protected Following a Work-Injury

Attorney, David Kapson, Workers' Compensation

Nov 20, 2018 · David Kapson

Don’t Be the Strong Silent Type: How to Talk to Your Doctor to Ensure Your Rights are Protected Following a Work-Injury

If you read my first blog, you will recall that two things I am very fond of are pop culture and stories. One of my favorite all-time pop culture phenomena is the acclaimed HBO original series, The Sopranos. I think I have watched the series in its entirety at least three or four times. Anyone […]

Attorney, Krista DeSmyter, Maritime Injury, Workers' Compensation

Nov 07, 2018 · Krista DeSmyter

A Worker’s Guide to Navigating Longshore and Maritime Workers’ Compensation Law

Thousands of men and women are injured at work every day. Different state and federal laws can apply to the rights of these injured workers depending on several factors. Factors that determine which set of laws applies to a work injury include the place of injury, the location of the employer, the nature of the […]

Attorney, Personal Injury, Tom Teodori

Sep 20, 2018 · Tom Teodori

What is My Case Worth and How is it Determined?

If you’ve made it to this page, its probably because you, a family member or friend sustained injuries resulting from the negligence of a company or individual. According to the National Safety Council, motor vehicle crashes in the United States during 2017 resulted in 40,100 deaths and 4,500,000 seriously injured people. Those numbers are mindboggling—110 […]

Workers' Compensation

Aug 29, 2018 · admin

Anatomy of a Work Injury Through the Eyes of a Lawyer That Cares

One of the first things that I learned as a trial lawyer is that I should be educating, advising and litigating for my client. For that to happen, I need to know the same things that we were all taught as young children. What happened? When did it happen? Where did it happen? Who knows […]

Athletic Injury, Attorney, Auto Accident, Ben Boscolo, Workers' Compensation

Aug 20, 2018 · Ben Boscolo

Results: An Experienced Trial Lawyer’s Understanding of Brain Injuries in Personal Injury and Sports Injury Cases Takes Care of the Client

How does a trial lawyer who understands concussions, head injuries and traumatic brain injuries take care of people who are hurt in car wrecks, falls or sports? If you have hurt your head in a car accident or crash, a trip or slip and fall or a sports injury, you may be having many problems […]

Personal Injury

Aug 09, 2018 · Barry Chasen

Tort Reform Myths

$11 billion and $700 million. That’s almost $12 billion. These are the 2016 profits of the following publicly traded property and casualty insurance companies: Travelers, Allstate, USAA, Progressive, Liberty Mutual, Hartford, FM Global, Loews and Fidelity National.[1] This does not include the twenty-four billion dollar profit that Berkshire-Hathaway, the owner of Geico, earned in 2016. […]

Attorney, Personal Injury

Jul 23, 2018 · CHASENBOSCOLO

Authorization Denied: When Health Insurance Becomes a Barrier to Treatment

Nestled between the Bronx and Manhattan, the most serene location I’ve ever found in New York City is the Harlem River at 6:00 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays. The murky water reflected the impending sunrise off its oily sheen. After attaching the riggings to the shell and climbing in, both the stillness and the serenity of […]

Attorney, Kyle Shoemaker, Personal Injury

Jul 16, 2018 · Kyle Shoemaker

The Life-Changing Impacts of Injuries

Many people may know someone injured in a traumatic event, such as a motor vehicle collision or a fall. However, many people don’t, or the people they know who’ve been hurt have kept this information private. As personal injury lawyers, it is our job to help others, particularly juries, to understand the real and meaningful […]

Attorney, Ben Boscolo, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Jul 10, 2018 · Ben Boscolo

When It Happens In Your Town: What Survivors of Mass Shooting Events Should Know About Their Rights

This post was co-authored by Elizabeth Payne-Maddalena and Benjamin Boscolo. Recently, a mass shooting event happened at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, not far from our Greenbelt office. Five Marylanders and committed journalists lost their lives when a gunman opened fire on the newsroom, and two more were seriously injured. Our hearts go out […]

$4,200,000 Construction Accident

Tom Teodori helped settle a claim for more than $4,200,000 for a Prince George’s County man injured at a construction site.

$2,500,000 Workers’ Compensation

ChasenBoscolo’s client suffered catastrophic injuries when he fell two stories while working on a roof in Richmond, Virginia. The accident left him with a severed spinal cord and resulted in the partial amputation of his right leg. Our client was told he would never walk again and would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. The ChasenBoscolo team fought to get our client the compensation he deserved, ultimately recovering over $2.5 million in medical benefits and wage loss compensation. Now, after years of intense rehabilitation and the use of a state-of-the-art prosthesis, our client is able to walk again and is ready to begin his new life.

$2,250,000 Auto Accident

John T. Everett obtained a $2,250,000 personal injury settlement for a client who was driving his work vehicle when another driver crashed into his back at a high rate of speed. As a result of the crash, the client suffered serious injuries which continue to require future treatment and future of loss of earnings.

$1,400,000 Personal Injury

John Everett obtained a $1,400,000 settlement for a client who was pushed down a flight of stairs and sustained right leg injuries leading to a partial amputation. Our client was providing foster care to a troubled foster child.

$1,165,000 Workers’ Compensation

ChasenBoscolo recently secured $1,165,000 in a Virginia workers’ compensation claim for a worker from El Salvador who sustained serious injuries falling from a roof.

$1,000,000 Athletic Injury

Ben Boscolo recovered $1,000,000 for a hockey player who sustained a career-ending concussion. The insurance company fought the case arguing that the player retired and was not forced from the game due to his head injury.

$1,000,000 Auto Accident

John Everett obtained a $1,000,000 jury verdict for a client who was struck in a head-on collision and suffered a broken thumb, back strain, and severe psychological injuries. Before trial, the insurance company offered $12,000.

$1,000,000 Athletic Injury

Ben Boscolo obtained a $1,000,00.00 settlement for a professional hockey player who suffered a career-ending concussion. The player purchased a career-ending disability policy from Lloyds of London. After the player was injured, the insurance company did not want to pay him the benefits he had purchased. The insurance company claimed both that the player was not disabled and that his problems were not the result of the concussion he suffered, but from repetitive head injuries.

$979,160 Workers’ Compensation

Benjamin Boscolo secured $979,160 in a Maryland workers’ compensation claim for a phone company technician who suffered multiple physical and mental injuries when assaulted by a co-worker.

$925,000 Medical Malpractice

John Everett obtained a $925,000 settlement in a wrongful death claim where a healthcare aide burned his client in a bathtub. The client later died following his skin graft procedures. Case value was capped by the Maryland medical malpractice statute.

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