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April 2025: Warnken, LLC Recovered $3,869,853.19 for 49 Injured Clients
Warnken, LLC recovered nearly FOUR MILLION DOLLARS for our injured clients in April of 2025. Forty-nine cases concluded, either permanently, or, in the case of some workers’ comp cases, for now. Of the 49, ten cases resulted in recoveries to the injured client in excess of $100,000.
Please remember, when considering your personal injury, workers’ compensation, or car crash case – no two matters are ever the same and our successes in the past don’t guarantee success in your case. There are a lot of variables that go into determining the value of the case. The injuries, the lost wages, the medicals are just the start. Our job is to help you recover the most compensation possible for your injuries. We never promise specific results or specific numbers – no honest lawyer should. However, we promise our best efforts. Also, you don’t pay our fee or expenses, unless you win.
Understand that the amount of insurance coverage available in any given case can often define how much is recovered. GET MORE UIM INSURANCE COVERAGE AND STACK THAT COVERAGE. You will thank us if the worst ever happens to you.
Please see last month’s results below.
- Body Part(s): Head
- Injury: TBI
- Amount: $200,000
- Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury and Insurer Refused to make good on insurance policy until Matt Grogan convinced a Baltimore County jury to force the insurance company to pay
- Body Part(s): Arm
- Injury: Dog bite
- Amount: $500,000
- Attacked by a dog while delivering a package
- Body Part(s): Lungs
- Injury: Hypoxia
- Amount: $100,000
- Rear-ended by a distracted driver
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Sprain
- Amount: $7,500
- Rear-ended while stopped at a red light
- Body Part(s): Hip
- Injury: Fracture
- Amount: $100,000
- Struck by a motor vehicle as a pedestrian in a crosswalk
- Body Part(s): Arm
- Injury: Pain
- Amount: Undisclosed
- T-boned by a vehicle that ran a red light
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Cervicalgia
- Amount: Undisclosed
- T-boned by a vehicle that ran a red light
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: Radiculopathy
- Amount: $12,000
- T-boned by a vehicle that ran a red light
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Disc bulging
- Amount: $31,000
- Rear-ended in a hit and run
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: Labral tear
- Amount: $192,000
- Side-swiped by vehicle making improper lane change
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Radiculopathy
- Amount: $150,000
- Struck by vehicle that failed to yield right of way and pushed into oncoming traffic
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Sprain
- Amount: Undisclosed
- Struck on the side by vehicle that failed to yield when it attempted to enter from unfavored road
- Injury: Emotional injuries
- Amount: $6,000
- Rear-ended while in motion by another vehicle driving at a high rate of speed
- Injury: Emotional injuries
- Amount: $6,000
- Rear-ended while in motion by another vehicle driving at a high rate of speed
- Body Part(s): Body
- Injury: Soreness
- Amount: $18,000
- Rear-ended while in motion by another vehicle driving at a high rate of speed
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Pinched nerve
- Amount: $30,000
- Rear-ended while in motion by another vehicle driving at a high rate of speed
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: Myalgia
- Amount: $10,000
- Rear-ended while stopped at a red light
- Body Part(s): Face
- Injury: Fracture
- Amount: $30,000 (We all need MORE UIM insurance coverage)
- Rear-ended while slowing for traffic on I-695
- Dependenacy Claim for Death at Work
- Amount: $154,974
- Dependency claim for spouse.
- Body Part(s): Hip
- Injury: Avascular necrosis
- Amount: $15,000
- Worker aggravated hip and back while digging at construction site. Claim disallowed by WCC and settled prior to appeal.
- Body Part(s): Neck
- Injury: C2 to C4 herniated discs
- Amount: $40,140
- Worker was struck on the head by a boom lift. Sustained multiple herniated cervical discs. Underwent multiple injections and radiofrequency ablations. Returned to work in different position.
- Body Part(s): Wrist
- Injury: Distal radial fracture
- Amount: $98,000
- Worker fell and fractured wrist and multiple ribs. Also aggravated pre-existing genetic autoimmune disease. After care, worker returned to work with restrictions.
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: Herniated discs at L1-L2
- Amount: $52,596
- Worker fell from horse and aggravated back injury and fractured sacrum. Underwent a series of sacroiliac injections and return to work in same duty assignment.
- Body Part(s): Knee
- Injury: Torn medial meniscus
- Amount: $61,450
- Worker fell into a hold and injured the knee. Arthroscopic repair of the torn medial meniscus. Worker returned to work with permanent restrictions.
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: Moderate L4-5 central disc protrusion
- Amount: $12,200
- Claimant slipped and fell onto concrete floor. Conservative care and return to work with no restrictions.
- Body Part(s): Leg
- Injury: Below the knee amputation
- Amount: $953,242
- Worker sustained a below the knee amputation as a result of a co-employee running into the worker with a forklift.
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: Spondylolisthesis L4-L5 with disc space narrowing
- Amount: $16,000
- Worker sustained injury from a fall to the floor.
- Body Part(s): Foot
- Injury: Contusion and sprain
- Amount: $3,050
- Worker aggravated pre-existing foot injury when a loaded cart ran into his Achilles.
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: L5-S1 Herniation
- Amount: $25,000
- Claimant injured back lifting and moving product.
- Injury: paracentral disc extrusion at L3-4
- Amount: $45,000
- Claimant was working as millwright when he injured back while pulling heavy pipe. Treatment consisted of PT, WH and medication.
- Injury: medial meniscus tear
- Amount: $44,500
- Claimant was working as lawn technician when he stepped in ditch, injuring his knee. Treatment consisted of PT, injection and medication
- Injury: C3-4, C4-5, V5-6 disc protrusion, T10-11 dis protrusion
- Amount: $70,000
- Claimant was working as surgical tech, when he slipped and fell on waxed floor, injuring his back and neck. Treatment consisted of PT, PM, and medication.
- Injury: mildly displaced fx of distal fibula
- Amount: $250,000
- Claimant was working as electrician when he tripped off curb, injuring his foot/ankle. Treatment consisted of mulitple surgeries, PT, psychotherapy and medication
- Injury: disfigurement
- Amount: $940
- Claimant was working as tutor when she was pushed by student and fell, cutting her thigh on A/C unit. Treatment consisted of sutures.
- Injury: bite
- Amount: $60,000
- Claimant was working as mental health worker when he was bitten by paitent . Treatment consisted of OT and medication.
- Injury: L4-L5 disc bulge
- Amount: $17,500
- Claimant was working as sous chef when he injured back while picking up boxes. Treatment consisted of PT, aquatic PT, PM, injections, and medication
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: Strain
- Amount: $3,675
- Claimant slipped and fell at work. Claimant had a course of physical therapy.
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: strain
- Amount: $7,050
- Claimant was involved in a motor vehicle accident while working. Claimant had therapy for the injuries sustained.
- Body Part(s): Psych
- Injury: PTSD
- Amount: $220,446
- Claimant was attacked while working and sustained multiple injuries. Claimant was able to return to work eventually, but has devastating and lasting impacts on her life as a result of the injuries.
- Body Part(s): Shoulder
- Injury: torn rotator cuff
- Amount: $46,830
- Claimant sustained injury after lifting a heavy object at work. Claimant underwent two surgeries and was released to return to work with restrictions.
- Body Part(s): Wrist
- Injury: Tear of the TFCC
- Amount: $56,216
- Claimant sustained a wrist injury after lifting an object at work. Claimant had two surgeries to the wrist.
- Body Part(s): Heart
- Injury: Hypertension
- Amount: $12,450
- Claimant developed hypertension due to stress from career as a police officer. Claimant’s condition is controlled with medication.
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: Strain
- Amount: $12,000
- Claimant lifted a heavy object at work and sustained injury to the back. The claim was disallowed by the Commission, finding that no accidental injury occurred. The matter resolved on appeal.
- Body Part(s): Wrist
- Injury: TFCC Tear
- Amount: $35,000
- Claimant injured the right wrist and had surgery. Claimant had pain management approved by the Commission but the Insurer appealed. The case resolved on appeal.
- Body Part(s): Elbow
- Injury: Strain
- Amount: $6,588
- Claimant slipped and fell causing injury to the elbow. Claimant was seen by the doctor and was given a brace and medication.
- Body Part(s): Knee
- Injury: Torn meniscus
- Amount: $38,610
- Claimant twisted knee while working and had surgery. While recovering from surgery, Claimant developed plantar fasciitis due to altered gait.
- Body Part(s): Back
- Injury: strain
- Amount: $5,000
- Claimant slipped and fell at work. Claimant had no treatment. The claim settled in lieu of litigation.
- Body Part(s): Knee
- Injury: Torn ACL
- Amount: $52,500
- Claimant slipped getting out of a vehicle while doing a delivery. Claimant was recommended for surgery, which was denied by the Commission. The matter resolved on appeal.
- Body Part(s): Wrists
- Injury: Bilateral Carpal Tunnel
- Amount: $44,955
- Claimant developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome due to repetitive use of the hands from working with a K9 partner. Claimant had surgery to each wrist.
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Warnken, LLC Attorneys At Law
Warnken, LLC started more than 20 years ago. The firm’s founder, Byron L. Warnken, Esq., has been an attorney for more than 40 years. He is also a full-time law professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law. In the early 1990’s, Warnken, LLC consisted of Byron L. Warnken and his wife Bonnie L. Warnken, who handled mostly medical malpractice and personal injury cases. In 1997, the firm began to expand, with more lawyers being hired to handle the work associated with representing the Maryland Troopers Association. Since then, the MTA has been a focus for Warnken, LLC. Warnken, LLC also has a reputation throughout the State for success in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases.
Personal Injury Attorneys
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Warnken, LLC handles personal injury cases and workers’ compensation cases. We also handle medical malpractice, birth injuries, truck accidents, negligence, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, and other injuries or disputes.
Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
Workers’ compensation is by far the fastest growing practice area at Warnken, LLC. A decade ago, Warnken, LLC had less than 20 comp files at any given time a few years ago. Today there are more than 500. Some of the best workers’ compensation lawyers in Baltimore practice law at Warnken, LLC
Our comp practice grew from serving law enforcement. Being one of the most dangerous jobs, police officers and other public safety employees often need counsel for workplace injuries. In order to serve our existing clients, we gained the expertise.
Law Enforcement
Since 1997, Warnken, LLC has been general counsel to the Maryland Troopers Association. We handle administrative discipline, trial boards, disability retirement, grievances, and generally anything else active or retired law enforcement personnel face. We take great pride in the work.