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Safety Tips for the New School Year
August 2010

There’s a lot to think about and prepare for as the first days of school approach—carpool schedules, teacher orientations, school supplies, and more. As injury lawyers in your community, it’s our job to think about safety. Click here to read some basic back-to-school safety tips.

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Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.
August 20 – September 6, 2010

ChasenBoscolo proudly supports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s national enforcement effort—Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.—that aims to crack down on impaired driving and reduce roadway fatalities. Read more.

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ChasenBoscolo Wins Landmark Case Representing Former NHL Hockey Player, Jamie Huscroft - Ruling Paves Way for Other Injured Pro Athletes in D.C.
August 2, 2010

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld an award of District of Columbia workers' compensation benefits to a former minor league player in the Washington Capitals' hockey organization, Jamie Huscroft (No. 08-AA-1476). The outcome of the case enables minor league professional athletes under two-way contracts to seek workers' compensation benefits from the parent club. Read more.

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The Lyn and Barry Chasen Fund Announces 2010 Scholarship Recipients
July 2010

Congratulations to this year’s Lyn and Barry Chasen Fund scholarship recipients! Since 1990, annual scholarships have been awarded to graduate students or third or fourth year undergraduate students at the University of Maryland University College. Read more.

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ChasenBoscolo encourages safe co-ed and recreational sports this season
May 17, 2010

ChasenBoscolo is cheering on area workers and residents who participate in co-ed and recreational sports leagues organized by local businesses, organizations and federal agencies this spring and summer. Read more.

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ChasenBoscolo Launches Effort to Warn against Dangers of Distracted Driving and Pedestrian Texting
April 19, 2010

ChasenBoscolo has launched a region-wide effort to educate area residents about the dangers of distracted driving. The firm hopes the effort will raise people's awareness on the legal and personal consequences of distracted driving as well as provide individuals with tips to prevent them from texting while driving. Read more.

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ChasenBoscolo Welcomes Four Associates
April 2010

We've recently added four associates to the firm's Greenbelt office. Amy Schaeffer, Joseph M. Yahr, and Jason Zappasodi will be working in the firm's Maryland workers' compensation department, and Tiffani Sterrette will be working in the negligence department. Read more.

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Attorney Benjamin Boscolo Named in Montclair Who's Who Among Law Professionals
April 2010

ChasenBoscolo attorney Benjamin Boscolo has been named in the Montclair Who's Who Among Law Professionals (2010 - 2011 Edition), which recognizes men and women of excellence in the legal profession throughout North America.

"The Montclair Who's Who recognizes individuals of the highest caliber of professionalism within our legal system," Mr. Boscolo said. "I am honored to be included in their publication and accompanied by such notable global thought leaders and influencers in the legal field."

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Attorney Tom Teodori Accepted into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
April 2010

Partnering attorney Tom Teodori was recently awarded membership to Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, two of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. The groups award lawyers who have demonstrated, in an objective and tangible way, their abilities to accomplish superior results in complex cases. Less than 1 percent of the nation's lawyers are members.

"I am honored to become a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum," Mr. Teodori said. "To be included among the country's top lawyers is personally satisfying. More important, however, it is representative of the service our clients can expect from ChasenBoscolo."

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ChasenBoscolo Featured on Washington D.C.'s National Public Radio
April 2010

ChasenBoscolo’s partnering attorney, Tom Teodori, discusses the dangers of distracted driving and pedestrian texting on Washington D.C.'s National Public Radio (WAMU 88.5) on Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 6:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Tune in to get the facts on these two important topics or click here to listen to the “Conversation” interview with Michael Cottman. More information on distracted driving and texting can be found on our Facebook page.

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Latest Legal News

Botox Maker to Pay $600 Million in Settlement Over Off-Label Uses
September 2, 2010

AIG Derivative Suit Against Greenberg Settles for $90 Million
August 31, 2010

Diabetes now tops Vietnam vets' claims
August 30, 2010

J&J unit recalls hip replacement products
August 27, 2010

Significant Settlements

Chasenboscolo Injury Lawyers continue to achieve significant outcomes for their injured clients. Some recent verdicts and settlements include:

• Attorney David Falcon recently settled a claim for a laborer who was working for a construction company in Gainesville, Virginia, on March 18, 2008, when a train cart he was unloading flipped and rolled over on top of him. He suffered severe injuries to all four extremities, and ultimately underwent multiple surgeries to his arms and legs and was left with permanent nerve damage in his leg and limited use of his left arm. As a result of Mr. Falcon’s representation, the insurance company paid out $493,541 in benefits.

• Benjamin Boscolo successfully argued to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals that a bus operator developed arthritis in his knees as a result of 27 years of bending and straightening his knees while driving for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). WMATA argued the arthritis was a product of the driver’s weight and age, but the evidence established the bus operator’s job required him to bend and straighten his knees more than 23,500 times during his career. As a result, the jury found that the arthritis was an occupational disease for bus operators. This verdict will require WMATA to cover three knee surgeries and the time the driver lost from work while recuperating.

• Benjamin Boscolo successfully represented a former Washington Redskins wide receiver. On June 16, 2010, a jury found that the professional football franchise was responsible for providing medical care for the player’s left shoulder injury sustained when he landed on his left shoulder during a game at FedExField in December 2003. Counsel for the Redskins argued employment as a professional football player was hazardous, and the injuries suffered by the player could not be accidental. In rejecting this argument, the jury found the client’s shoulder injury was neither expected nor intended by him when it occurred. As a result, the Redskins will have to provide medical care for the player’s shoulder injury for the rest of his life.

• Benjamin Boscolo successfully represented an injured HVAC technician before a Prince George’s County jury. Based on the client’s neck, shoulder, and hand injuries, the Workers’ Compensation Commission determined he suffered from a 34 percent permanent disability. This resulted in the client being entitled to slightly more than $35,000 in benefits. Mr. Boscolo appealed this decision to a jury, which reversed the Commission’s ruling and found that—as a result of the client’s herniated disc in his neck, tendonitis of his shoulder, and carpal tunnel syndrome—he suffered a 68 percent disability, entitling him to more than $143,000 in additional tax-free benefits.

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

• David Falcon 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.

• Howard Ackerman and Tom Teodori resolved a disputed Virginia automobile accident claim for $525,000. The insurance company refused to consider settlement until suit was filed. The settlement proceeds were on behalf of the surviving wife and children of a man from Ghana.

• Benjamin Boscolo recovered $603,000 in a D.C. workers' compensation claim for a construction company superintendent who sustained a lower back injury after lifting a box.

• Benjamin Boscolo also 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 coworker. Mr. Boscolo also negotiated a $624,704.08 settlement for a housekeeper who was injured while lifting a bucket of water.

• Matt Peffer successfully recovered $200,000 and lifetime medical coverage in a D.C. Workers' Compensation claim for a WMATA bus operator.

• We represented a truck driver who was injured when he rolled his truck over to avoid smashing into a car that had cut him off. The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission awarded him a 25% permanent disability worth $33,375. We appealed to the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, and a jury found that he had a 71% disability worth $148,956 in benefits.

• We represented a laborer who injured his lower back when he slipped and fell in a garage. The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission found that he had a 55% disability despite the fact that he was unable to work. We appealed to the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, and the Court found that he was permanently and totally disabled. This resulted in our client receiving weekly benefits for the remainder of his life. The present value of this award is in excess of $165,000.

• We represented a bartender who injured his back when he fell through an open trap door. The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission ruled that he only sustained a 26% permanent partial impairment. We appealed to better the award for our client. A circuit court jury for Queen Anne’s County found that he had a 60% disability, entitling our client to $45,000.

• We settled a longshore case for $600,000 for a stevedore who injured his back when the cab of a crane shook and threw him to the ground.

• We successfully argued that a professional soccer player’s appearance fees and endorsement deals were part of his wages and, therefore, increased the benefits awarded to the player.

• State Farm only offered our client $2,227 to settle a car accident claim. We rejected the insurance company low ball offer and tried the case in court, and the judge awarded our client $18,200.

• GEICO offered $5,000 to settle a car accident claim. We tried the case in court, and our client was awarded $16,830.

• Allstate refused to offer more than $6,950 to settle our client’s car accident claim. We tried the claim in court, and our client was awarded $17,330.

• We agreed to handle a claim for a client after another well-respected law firm told him he didn't have a case. We settled the case within two months for $70,000.

• We settled a car accident claim for $100,000 on behalf of a client who was struck from behind.

In addition to these notable outcomes, Barry Chasen and Benjamin Boscolo were selected as 2007 Maryland Super Lawyers! Only five percent of Maryland attorneys are listed in Maryland Super Lawyers magazine.

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If you or a loved one has been injured, contact ChasenBoscolo today for a free case consultation. Complete a free consultation form online or call (800) 728-5898.

Our Maryland personal injury lawyers concentrate on auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers’ compensation, maritime injuries, social security disability, athletic injuries, pedestrian accidents, and pharmaceutical/drug recalls. We also handle cases involving spinal/disc injuries, broken bones, disfigurement, wrongful death, defective machinery / products, construction accidents, and slip and fall accidents among other personal injury cases. Find out how our Maryland or Virginia injury lawyers can help you, contact us today.