The Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE) elected David Bulitt to their Board of Directors on August 7, 2023.
CASE is a nationwide organization that offers mental health services and educational resources for all members of the adoption and foster community. For more information about CASE can be found on their website www.adoptionsupport.org
JGL was recognized as one of the Maryland law firms that has 100% participation in membership.
Debora Fajer-Smith was interviewed on the BIAMD’s podcast “Brain Injury Connector” – #5Thoughts Friday: BMI, Barbara, and Braun on July 31, 2023. (For more information you can visit www.biamd.org or call the free helpline at 1-800-221-6443.)
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Employers and employees must work together to safeguard the workforce – but what if the worst happens?
Recent events across the country have precipitated workers to fight for remedies due to the excessive heat wave this summer. They are experiencing many problems including heat exhaustion, stroke, and other illnesses – even death. Unions employees were forced to have sit outs, threat to strike, and make demands for their safety. The national news is filled with reports, with one of the largest groups being the drivers for UPS. A recent threat to strike by the UPS drivers has temporarily been averted with a tentative agreement, but what about all the other workers? We have become dependent since the pandemic on all types of delivery drivers who are new to work force – the newly named “GIG” economy – but what about all our traditional trades that protect us such as postal workers, firefighters, public safety, construction workers, landscapers, and many others?
Maryland is a state that recognizes this issue in workers’ compensation cases in the following inclusion in the statute:
Section 9-101(b) “Accidental personal injury” means
(3) a disease or infection that naturally results from an accidental injury that arises out of and in the course of employment, including
(i) an occupational injury
(ii) frostbite or sunstroke caused by a weather condition
The City of Boston, published the Labor Compliance and Worker Protection update, July 26, 2023, cited that heat related deaths are underreported. Often cause of death is listed as the event, such as heart attack, without mention of the heat.
OSHA has set guidelines and there are many reasonable and not expensive protocols that employers can implement to assist in keeping the workforce safe, such as hydration, breaks, and monitoring.
In Maryland, if you think you have had an episode, and it might have been brought on by excessive heat, you should consult an attorney to explore whether it should be covered under workers’ compensation. If accepted, the insurance company for the employer or the self-insured employer, will provide disability benefits for loss wages, medical treatment, potentially permanent benefits and vocational rehabilitation. Meanwhile – keep cool!
Debora Fajer-Smith, Of Counsel to Joseph Greenwald and Laake, PA, has handled personal injuries and work-related injuries for 38 years. She was named Leader in the Law by the Daily Record 2014 and sits as an appointed member of the Maryland Legislature Senate House Oversight Committee on Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Insurance. DFS@JGLLAW.COM
Suit filed in federal district court this week by Joseph Greenwald & Laake, P.A. on behalf of plaintiffs
Joseph Greenwald & Laake, P.A. (JGL) today announced that it recently filed a lawsuit in federal district court (District of Columbia) against the United States Secret Service and U.S. Park Police – including their leadership – alleging numerous egregious violations of the Fourth Amendment rights of their clients, Yasmeen Winston and India Johnson. Winston and Johnson are represented by JGL partner Tim Maloney, senior counsel Drew Laframboise and associate Bridget Cardinale.
The lawsuit arises from an incident at the National Mall during the summer of 2020 in which Secret Service officers rammed Ms. Johnson’s car, detained her and Ms. Winston unlawfully, and pointed loaded rifles at their heads, all predicated on a faulty belief that they had stolen a car. The complaint alleges severe violations of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and includes several accusations of excessive force, as well as practice and pattern violations and a history of excessive force by both agencies.
“Beyond the physical assault our clients experienced, there’s a profound emotional impact that accompanies such an outrageous violation of personal rights and dignity,” explained Tim Maloney and the lead litigator on the suit. “No person should ever be subjected to such wanton disregard for their constitutional rights. We intend to shine a light on these egregious abuses, with the hope that no other individuals will ever have to experience such deep-seated trauma at the hands of those who are supposed to protect us.”
More details and a PDF copy of the complaint are available here (PDF). To schedule an interview with Maloney and the plaintiffs, please contact Barbara Lauterbach at blauterbach@jgllaw.com with your request.
Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A., is one of the most trusted law firms serving Washington, DC, and the suburban Maryland area. For more than 50 years. The firm has represented a variety of clients, including individuals, small businesses and multimillion-dollar corporations. From simple to complex legal needs, JGL is prepared to deliver strategic solutions with high standards. For more information, please visit the firm’s website at jgllaw.com.
Meet the 11 JGL attorneys named Super Lawyers for 2024:
Jay P. Holland – Employment & Labor, Business/Corporate Civil Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts. Health Care
Timothy F. Maloney – General Litigation, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, White Collar, Personal Injury – General, Appellate, Employment & Labor
Steven M. Pavsner – Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, Professional Liability
David M. Bulitt – Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Litigation, Personal Injury – General
Patrick W. Dragga – Family Law
Jeffrey N. Greenblatt – Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Lindsay Parvis – Family Law, Listed in the Top 100 Super Lawyers for MD and Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in MD
Christopher R. Castellano* – Family Law and Civil Litigation
Bridget Cardinale* – Civil Litigation
Drew LaFramboise* – Personal Injury- Products, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Consumer Law, Personal Injury – General
Alyse Prawde* – Civil Litigation
JGL Partner Erika Jacobsen White will work at a fundraiser entitled “ELEVATE: A Benefit for ATLAS’ City at Peace,” hosted by Foundation for Creative Cultural Expression on August 5, 2023 from 1-9pm.
City at Peace is a youth development program rooted in social justice for teens and young adults ages 14-24, which provides a safe, collaborative and nurturing space outside of school and other environments where they can examine issues and conditions that divide them. City at Peace uses performing arts as a learning tool to develop skills in dance, theatre, voice and state production, as well as skills in conflict resolution, personal storytelling, empathy, understanding and leadership.
Reversing the district court’s grant of motions to dismiss in five cases in favor of defendant lenders in Real Estate Settlement Procedures (RESPA) and reviving consumer plaintiffs’ claims of fraudulent kickbacks in real estate settlements. Edmonson v. Eagle Nat’l Bank, 922 F.3d 535 (4th Cir. 2019) (PDF)
JGL Senior Counsel, Michal Shinnar, spoke at the 2023 National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference panel “25 Years Since Faragher-Ellerth” with Allegra Fishel and Phillip Kitzer, taking an in-depth look at the standards for employer liability for harassment in the 25 years since these seminal Supreme Court cases were decided.
JGL Associate Virginia “Gia” Grimm, has been heavily involved in the recent passage of HB 16, and recently attended the bill signing.
HB 16 requires Maryland public schools to inform students, parents and families about how they can file sexual misconduct complaints, what supports are in place for people who file complaints and who serves as the institutions’ Title IX coordinator.
A Prince George’s County Jury awarded $1.19 Million in a case where a Maryland state trooper pulled over a Prince George’s county police lieutenant for talking on her cell phone, arrested her, and filed false charges against her.
Principal Tim Maloney was quoted in the Washington Post article “Pr. George’s Police Office Acquitted in Alleged Traffic Stop Assault.”
