Medical Bills You Received That Should Be Paid By The Insurer

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 3 minutes

This post explains why you sometimes receive medical bills for care related to your workers’ compensation claim, and what you should do about it. As you know, one of the main benefits in Maryland workers’ compensation is the payment of any medical bills related to your on the job injury. So if you get a...

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The Next Steps In A Chapter 7

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Chapter 7 Step 6 – Waiting: After the meeting, the Trustee and the creditors have 80 days to object to your right to a discharge. This does not usually happen, as long as your bankruptcy petition is accurate. Your attorney will handle it if it does happen. Typically, the only extra step may be reaffirmation...

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The Next Steps In A Chapter 13

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Chapter 13 Step 6 – Confirmation Hearing: For Chapter 13 cases only – If you file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, a Confirmation Hearing will be held.  This is part of the negotiating game to determine if the terms of the repayment plan.  In many cases you never have to attend this hearing. The Trustee will agree to...

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Contested Workers Compensation Claim Instructions

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 3 minutes

If you are reading this, the insurance company has filed a challenge to your workers’ compensation claim. They intend to contest it and we will have to fight for your claim at a hearing. Rest assured we will fight for your claim at the hearing. You will have the right to tell your story, present...

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Issues Filed – What Does This Mean?

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 4 minutes

This post explains what happens when “issues” are filed in your workers’ compensation claim. You either have or will receive a paper notice in the mail from the Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) telling you that “issues” have been filed in your case. The WCC uses a lot of odd terminology. If either party has a...

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Independent Medical Examinations

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 5 minutes

If we have a dispute with the workers’ compensation insurer over your medical care, they will often schedule you for an IME. That stands for “Independent Medical Examination.” This post will explain what an IME is and how you should prepare for it. You and I will discuss it a few days before it takes...

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Uncontested Workers’ Compensation Claim Instructions

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 5 minutes

You should have received an initial Award of Compensation from the Workers’ Compensation Commission. I receive a copy, and one is supposed to go to you in the mail. If you do not have it yet, it is coming soon. Congratulations! This means that the insurer will not be contesting your claim. It means you...

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Move Over! Or Get Pulled Over!

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in DUI/DWI & Criminal Law | Reading Time: 4 minutes

Ever heard of Maryland’s “Move Over” Law? Probably not. And you aren’t the only one. Most states have laws that few people know about, but which could land you in Court with a big fat ticket. The “move over” law is just such a law in Maryland. The law is actually a great idea. It is...

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Permanent Partial Disability Benefits

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 6 minutes

In a Maryland Workers’ Compensation claim, the final benefit you should receive is called “permanent partial disability benefits.” If you are reading this post I have probably asked you to look at it to better explain what is going to happen in your case from this point on. Some people talk about their workers’ comp...

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Giving Back – Wills For Heroes

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Legal-ease Blog | Reading Time: < 1 minute

Southern Maryland first responders give so much to their community.  So Dave Gormley joined some other lawyers and gave up a Saturday to help provide them with free estate documents. Working with the Wills for Heroes Foundation, lawyers from the Charles County Bar Association and around the state met with local first responders at the...

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