Preeclampsia, Placental Abruption and Birth Injuries
It is estimated that every 1 in 100 births is affected by preeclampsia and placental abruption. These conditions can not only cause harm to the baby, but to the mother as well. Often times these birth injuries can have an impact on the child for the rest of their life. Preeclampsia occurs when an expectant...
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Vulnerable Children and Adults in Group Homes Face Risk of Abuse
Many questions and concerns should be considered when an individual and their family members or guardian explore long-term residential care options. The terminology used to describe these residential facilities varies. For example, they may be referred to as group homes, care homes, or residential care facilities. Sadly, one consideration concerns whether placing an individual in...
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Complications from Fetal Macrosomia
A baby born weighing more than 8 pounds 13 ounces (or 4,000 grams) weighs significantly more than the average baby, and so meets the definition for macrosomia, or “big baby syndrome”, which carries with it the risk of injury during delivery. If the baby’s birthweight is even greater – 9 pounds 15 ounces (or 4,500...
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Increasing Motorcycle Fatalities in Maryland
The Governors’ Highway Safety Association’s most recent report indicates that nearly 5,000 people are killed in motorcycle accidents each year. Even with Maryland’s strict helmet laws, motorcyclists are still dying at a higher rate than other motorists. When a motorcycle rider does survive a crash, their injuries can be life-changing. Injuries such as fractures, loss...
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The Catholic Church’s Sexual Abuse Conspiracy in America
Few institutions commanded more trust and respect from followers than the Catholic Church. But that is changing. It has been reported that over the last 40 years, the Catholic Church in the United States and its insurance companies have paid out more than $3.8 billion in lawsuits and claims involving allegations of clerical sexual abuse....
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Injury During Spinal Surgery
Spinal surgeries can be very long and involved procedures. Despite the fact that it is not common, patients are at risk of a spinal injury during surgery – such as nerve root or spinal cord damage resulting in paralysis, numbness, loss of bladder and/or bowel function, limited mobility or disabling pain. Sometimes the hardware implanted...
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Traumatic Brain Injury
A TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) is known to be the leading cause of death from sports injuries. Even mild TBIs can have serious and long-lasting consequences. TBI disrupts the normal function of the brain. Normally caused by a blow to the head or a penetrating brain injury, for example, a soccer player who falls and...
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Seizure Activity in Newborns – Hypoxia
According to the Florida Neonatal Neurological Network about 20 out of every 1,000 full term births will be affected by a lack of oxygen to the brain (hypoxia) during labor and delivery. Babies who are born prematurely are at even greater risk, because their lungs are not fully developed and they are unable to fully...
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Periventricular Leukomalacia in Newborns
Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is an injury to the brain which occurs when tissue deep in the baby’s brain, called the white matter, dies away or is damaged. If a baby’s brain does not receive enough oxygen during labor and delivery, the brain cells in the baby’s white matter can die or be damaged. The patches...
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Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage – What Every Maryland Driver Needs to Know
Effective July 1, 2018, Maryland insurance companies will begin to offer Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage (“EUIM”) to individuals with private passenger automobile insurance policies, including motorcyclists. Commonly referred to as “stacking”, this new coverage will allow you to combine, or “stack”, your underinsured motorist coverage (UM) with the policy limits of the at-fault driver, ultimately...
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