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Last Entry: May 11, 2010 at 13:36:54

When to Hire a Social Security Lawyer?

Posted on May 11, 2010
Contrary to popular belief, the doors to Social Security benefits are not opened only to those who have reached retirement age. While Social Security is primarily a federal program to provide a fixed income for retired Americans, Social Security also offers Social Security Disability Income for Americans who are younger than retirement age but suffer from disabilities under the Social Security Administration's rules...

Heparin Overdose Leads to Dallas Toddlers Death

Posted on May 11, 2010
Last week, Almariah Duque, was admitted to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. She was just a toddler, twenty-three months old. It was her second visit to the Medical Center in six months. She was hospitalized there in December to receive a multiple organ transplant...

Top 10 Mistakes in Hiring a Lawyer

Posted on April 06, 2010
Hiring a lawyer is an intensive process. You will often hear people complaining about their relationship with their attorney. Issues can be circumvented if you make a concerted effort to avoid the following common mistakes when hiring an attorney. 1...

Young Mother Killed by the Irresponsible Actions of Officer, Bar

Posted on March 10, 2010
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Texas on behalf of a family that lost a loved one in a drunken driving accident involving an off-duty police officer.The lawsuit was has been filed in Tarrant County, and is filed against the establishment that continued to over serve the officer, even though he showed obvious signs of inebriation...

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Types of On the Job Construction Accidents

Posted on March 09, 2010
When you are injured at work there are steps you should take in order to insure that your rights and benefits are not harmed as a result of the injury. Taking appropriate action after the injury could not only decrease the imminent danger and pain of the situation, but also pay off in the long run in the form of workers' compensation, insurance pay out, or other settlement...

Toyota- Another Example of Manufacturer Negligence

Posted on March 09, 2010
By now, most of America has heard about the recall of thousands of Toyota vehicles. These vehicles have a dangerous problem that causes them to accelerate out of control, often resulting in serious injuries or death for the people trapped inside of the car...

Pneumonia- Surprisingly the Most Common Disease in Nursing Homes

Posted on March 09, 2010
When you think of the diseases that would be found in a nursing home, you probably think of degenerative diseases like Alzheimers or Parkinson's. But in reality, one of the most common diseases found in nursing homes is pneumonia. Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia and Aspiration Pneumonia are both common diseases found in nursing homes, and they are significant causes of death for the elderly, with mortality rates ranging from 7-41%, depending on the severity of the case...

CT Scans are supposed to detect cancer, but are they really causing it?

Posted on January 07, 2010
Recent studies have raised questions about the safety of CT scans. Commonly used to detect cancer, the scans are now being looked at as a potential cause of cancer. The scans use X-rays and computer processing tomography to produce three-dimensional images of the body and its various parts...

What are hypotonic cerebral palsy symptoms?

Posted on December 15, 2009
Having a child is a beautiful and rewarding experience, but that doesn't make it any less terrifying. A vast array of subtle and possibly harmful diseases or disorders can affect our infants. Rather than becoming alarmed or overprotective, though, parents should simply try to stay well informed about risk factors and remain vigilant for any possible symptoms...

A contract with my new teen driver.

Posted on September 15, 2009
When your sixteen year old start to drive, it opens up all kinds of new worlds! Each of us has a different perspective on what it means for our teenager to start driving but at the same time we are all in agreement – we want them to be safe. I did what I do best to make sure my teenager is safe…I drew up a contract...

Yes, it pays to be a PPC Attorney

Posted on September 08, 2009
Last week we addressed the cost of being a PPC attorney. Just a little nudge to measure conversions when doing pay per click (PPC) campaigns like Adwords. Of course it is worth the investment but, you need to take a look at your keyword selections for tweaking and getting in to your niche...

The cost of being a PPC attorney.

Posted on September 02, 2009
Finance and travel have the top costs in the pay per click (PPC) campaigns run online by search engines like Google. But, being an attorney is right up there in cost per clicks. Just read this article by the New York Times or go directly to cwire.org and see a list of the highest paid search terms on the web...

'Technology feeds' about drivers and driver studies

Posted on August 26, 2009
Here are some good videos on drivers and driver studies. Safety belt fetes 50 years Drivers get virtual "guardian angel" Crash test warning Marijuana makes for bad drivers Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jeff Rasansky

Are Tanning Booths as Dangerous as Tobacco?(2)

Posted on August 21, 2009
Tanning beds first arrived in the United States in 1978, and their design has not changed much since then. They contain a special blend of phosphors that bombard users with a combination of UVA and UVB ultraviolet radiation. This wavelength of light does two things...

Are Tanning Booths as Dangerous as Tobacco?

How Damaging Can Social Networks Be?

Posted on August 19, 2009
Today it's not so much about what we say but when and how we say it. People who are posting on social networks need to realize it has repercussions across all aspects of their life. They can't just post a personal message without a business colleague finding it and reading it...

What influences whiplash recovery?

Posted on August 13, 2009
Whiplash is the most common traffic injury and has a lot of side effects and long lasting syptoms. A study by the Arthritis Care & Research Center author states "The results agree with our previous analysis in a cohort of patients compensated under a no-fault insurance scheme and support the hypothesis that the prognosis of whiplash injuries is influenced by the type and intensity of care received within the first month after injury," Over the years, evidence has grown that suggests the type and intensity of treatment received shortly after the injury can have long-lasting effects on the results of the care...

Texas Drivers, Meet Big Brother and Big Insurance

Posted on July 22, 2009
Rarely drive your car? Rarely drive your car at night, during rush hour, or in major cities? Do you always accelerate and deccelerate smoothly? Do you live in a state that would guarantee a discount for providing your insurance company information about your driving habits? Have no privacy concerns about your personal driving habits? You must not live in Texas...

Top 10 Worst Insurance Companies in the United States

Posted on July 16, 2009
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) has recently published a lengthy report detailing America's ten worst insurance companies. The majority of these companies are household names, each of which advertises as the best company and most customer friendly...

Top 10 Worst Insurance Companies in the United States

All aTwitter at the FDA

Posted on July 08, 2009
The growing popularity of social media websites, such as Twitter, is reaching places some never thought possible. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently created various twitter accounts and can be seen tweeting regularly. Twitter is a social media network that allows for people to microblog under the topic of 'what are you doing?' Twitter has been growing at an exponential rate with many companies recently creating accounts...

An Exploding Concern: Fireworks & the 4th of July

Posted on July 02, 2009
The office has been chatty all day regarding 4th of July plans, including barbeques, boating, and of course, the best fireworks displays across all of Texas. Rules and regulations vary across cities, counties and other jurisdictions, but that doesn't stop the colorfully exploding fun of these celebrations...

Texas On-Track for Record Drownings in 2009

Posted on July 01, 2009
Every couple days, Texas is reporting a new drowning victim. So far this year, 50 children have died from drowning, a number nearing the record-high 82 deaths from last year. Last week alone, 7 child drowning incidents were reported. At the current pace, the record will surely be eclipsed...

18-Wheeler Jackknifes on I-35E in Dallas, Hits Motorists, Flips, Crashes, Burns, and Kills

Posted on June 24, 2009
About 1pm this afternoon, an 18-wheeler truck struck two parked cars on the shoulder of the southbound side I-35E in Dallas, Texas, then jackknifed, went through concrete barriers, flipped, crashed, and then caught fire in what is sure to be one of the most traumatic and deadly truck wrecks to occur recently in Dallas...

How to Wreck, Ruin, and Terminate Your Personal Injury Case

Posted on June 10, 2009
Warning: Your Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter profile may keep you from getting the money you deserve after an injury. Consider this: Information is flowing faster and more effectively than ever before – all without your explicit consent. While you may set your own profile privacy, other individuals can link their pictures and comments to you – all under their own privacy settings...

Coleman Camping Heater at Center of Potential Fraud & Dangerous Product Case in California

Posted on May 20, 2009
From time to time, we receive reports from not only our clients about current personal injury news, but from friends of the law firm as well. John Bisnar and Brian Chase, of the Orange County, California law firm Bisnar | Chase sent out a press release yesterday, looking to shine a little bit of attention on a personal injury case they're working on, this one involving a popular camping equipment manufacturer, Coleman...

When are Personal Injury Verdicts Excessive?

Posted on April 01, 2009
Or maybe this should be titled "How the Oregon Courts Fought the Law - and Won." A silly idea, right? Infighting within the judiciary? First, some backstory: in 1997, Mayola Williams was widowed after her husband, a long-term smoker, died of lung cancer...

The Power of Apology

Posted on March 23, 2009
One of the first lessons a child learns, after the use of 'please' and 'thank you' is 'I'm sorry.' And in the development of a legal claim, 'I'm sorry' can often correlate not with the expression of sympathy, but with the expression of wrongdoing. Thirty-three states currently provide a form of protection for actors who apologize during the course of an injury or civil claim, though the protection varies from state to state...

Employee Right to Choose Doctor When Injured On the Job

Posted on March 13, 2009
Each morning when I arrive at work – usually by about six - I'm surprised to see the construction crews already on site next door. Next door to our Dallas office another gargantuan office tower is going up, and each day I glance out the window and see those men and women hard at work, in wonderment of what's been accomplished so far...

Over-the-Counter Drug Truths & Myths

Posted on March 11, 2009
Don't get me wrong, I love email forwards as much as the next person. It really means someone cares enough about us to make us laugh, cry, think, or be warned. Unfortunately, the information in these emails is not always true. Even more unfortunately, while the information may be true, it's so far out of date to no longer be relevant...

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