June, 2011 | Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A.

NFL players come home to Maryland to recover from injuries

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Jun 30, 2011 | Workers' Compensation

As the National Football League lockout drones on, injured players need to use their workers' compensation benefits. Like other Maryland workers who are injured on the job, they are entitled to compensation for their work-related injuries. In the context of the...

For first time in 30 years, new safety rules for cribs

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Jun 28, 2011 | Product Liability

For years, we have known about the dangers of drop-side cribs. Today, advocates for consumer safety are hailing what seems to be long overdue change. A revision to the safety standards of baby cribs, the first in three decades, is hoping to eliminate these dangerous...

Baltimore officer critically injured in car accident

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Jun 24, 2011 | Car Accidents

Baltimore authorities are continuing to investigate a serious car accident that sent a 27-year-old police officer to Maryland Shock Trauma Center with severe injuries, including multiple fractures to her legs.Last October, Maryland created a new 'move over' law that...

Teen driver, police officer involved in Maryland crash

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Jun 23, 2011 | Car Accidents

A two-car crash in Columbia sent a Howard County police officer to the hospital earlier this week. The crash also involved a teenage driver who, authorities believe, caused the accident by not obeying traffic signs. The accident reflects the concerns of many who...

Family hurt by medical malpractice wins verdict

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Jun 17, 2011 | Medical Malpractice

Pregnant women and infants are especially vulnerable during childbirth. Like in other medical situations, people who entrust their health to a physician have the right to expect that their physicians will give them the best possible care. Unfortunately, physicians can...

Safety regulators debate table saw safety

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Jun 15, 2011 | Product Liability

Many homeowners and construction workers throughout Baltimore and Maryland rely on power tools to get important projects done. One of the most important tools in any extensive building project is the table saw. The table saw is an old standby and most models have not...

I-270 car accident underscores importance of road construction awareness

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Jun 13, 2011 | Car Accidents

An accident involving three vehicles and a tractor-trailer hauling cement closed part of Interstate 270 recently. The crash occurred near a road construction site, proving once again that drivers must be especially careful during summer road construction season to...

Police, OSHA investigating fatal forklift accident at Random House warehouse

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Jun 9, 2011 | Workers' Compensation

Police are investigating the death of a Hampstead, Maryland, man after the forklift he was operating crashed into a shelving unit. The Maryland workplace accident happened at the Random House Publishing warehouse in Westminster while the man was moving books stacked...

Ice cream truck and cyclist collide

On behalf of Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg, P.A. | Jun 1, 2011 | Truck Accidents

Now that summer has unofficially arrived in Maryland, pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles and other seasonal vehicles are returning to the road after a long winter in hibernation. Unfortunately, the additional traffic on the road can lead to additional accidents on the...