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P.I.S.S.D. -- Personal Injury, Social Security Disability

The title of this blog reflects Bob Kraft's attitude toward those government agencies and insurance companies that routinely mistreat injured or disabled people.
By Robert Kraft

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Last Entry: May 06, 2009 at 17:44:22

Senator Grassley Questions Wyeth Over Ghostwriting ontract

Posted on December 15, 2008
Latest news release from the American Association for Justice:On the front of its Business section, the New York Times (12/13, B1, Wilson) reported that Senate Finance Committee member Charles Grassley (R), in letters to Wyeth and medical writing company DesignWrite, asked for additional information regarding ghostwriting contracts that produced medical journal articles "favorable to its hormone therapy Prempro...

Do Car Horns Make Us Safer?

Posted on December 15, 2008
No, according to a commentary in the Dallas Morning News. Here is a brief excerpt: In theory, the horn is a safety device; it might rightly be called the world's first "collision-avoidance system." But exactly how many collisions it serves to avoid has never been clear...

Friday Fun

Posted on December 12, 2008
I think the user-submitted photos and videos at the Fail Blog are hilarious.

Texas Tax Dollars At Work In House Of Representatives

Posted on December 11, 2008
The country may be in an official recession, and tax revenues may be plummeting, but nothing ever stops Texas legislators from pampering themselves. As reported in the Dallas Morning News, the Texas House of Representatives is in the process of spending $140,000 for renovations to the members-only (no public riffraff allowed) lounge in the Capitol...

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Midnight Regulations May Continue Bush Legacy

Posted on December 11, 2008
I've written on this topic, but this viewpoint is from Rolling Stone magazine, courtesy of the American Association for Justice news release:Rolling Stone (12/25, Dickinson) magazine reports, "With president-elect Barack Obama already taking command of the financial crisis, it's tempting to think that regime change in America is a done deal...

Suddenly Straight-Party Voting Is A Hazard To Democracy

Posted on December 10, 2008
Strange things have been happening in Texas politics over the past two years. In November 2006 the Democratic Party made a complete sweep in Dallas County - replacing every Republican office holder with a Democrat, including every judge up for election that year...

Wal-Mart Settles Wage Violations Lawsuit For $54.25 Million

Posted on December 10, 2008
From the American Association for Justice news release today:The New York Times (12/10, B7, Greenhouse) reports, "Wal-Mart Stores announced a $54.25 million settlement on Tuesday of a lawsuit accusing it of wage violations in Minnesota -- far less than the $2 billion in fines that it was threatened with when a judge ruled against it last July...

Advocates Debate Ways To Close Some Texas Schools For The Disabled

Posted on December 09, 2008
I wrote a few days ago about the U.S. Justice Department report blasting the deplorable conditions in Texas schools for the disabled. Now the Dallas Morning News has a front-page article discussing the possibility of improving state schools by closing some schools and concentrating resources in the remainder...

EEOC Notice Concerning The ADA Amendments Act Of 2008

Posted on December 08, 2008
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published a notice about the changes to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) that become effective January 1, 2009. The ADA will undergo some rather significant changes. Full details are available at the ADA Web site...

Guard Against Identity Theft On Social Networks

Posted on December 08, 2008
Today's Dallas Morning News has a good article about how to safeguard your confidential information while using Internet social networking Web sites.Here are excerpts: The next source of identity theft may be social networking Web sites. Thieves are constantly searching for new ways to get you to divulge any sliver of personal information so they can tap into your wallet...

Justice Department Blasts Texas State Schools For The Disabled

Posted on December 06, 2008
The politicians in charge of Texas government for the past decade or so have effectively starved the beast to the point there's no money available for many essential services. One of the services many of us consider essential is proper care for disabled Texas residents...

Annual List Of 10 Worst Toys - Help Prevent Childhood Injuries

Posted on December 06, 2008
If you haven't done your holiday shopping for the little kids on your list (actually, even if you have done your shopping), take a look at the annual "10 Worst Toys" list by the consumer group W.A.TC.H. Click the link to see photos and warnings of the toys...

Friday Fun

Posted on December 05, 2008
This isn't really possible for a human to do, is it? This guy is amazing.

Featured Link - Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST)

Posted on December 05, 2008
The Social Security Administration has a new feature on their Web site. In their words:The Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) helps you find out if you could get benefits that Social Security administers. Based on your answers to questions, this tool will list benefits for which you might be eligible and tell you more information about how to qualify and apply...

Texas Supreme Court Justices Continue To Have Ethics Lapses

Posted on December 05, 2008
In the continuing saga of the sometimes ethics-challenged Texas Supreme Court, Justice Nathan Hecht was ordered to pay a $29,000 fine yesterday for accepting an illegal campaign contribution and failing to report it. Here are excerpts from a Dallas Morning News article today:In a public hearing before the decision of the Texas Ethics Commission, Justice Hecht rigorously denied the accusation that a cut rate he received on a legal bill ? ironically stemming from his defense of an earlier ethical question ? was a gift of services that amounted to a political contribution...

Two Consumer Advocacy Groups Sue Consumer Product Safety Commission Over Toxic Toys

Posted on December 05, 2008
Here is the latest Press Release from the American Association for Justice:The Wall Street Journal (12/5, B6, Trottman) reports that Natural Resources Defense Council and Public Citizen "have gone to court to challenge the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) decision to allow makers of children's products containing phthalates to continue selling those goods so long as they were made before a congressional ban takes effect Feb...

Featured Link - Top 100 Blogs

Posted on December 04, 2008
I was devastated to learn this blog is not one of the Top 100 Blogs at Technorati. Oh well, I'll keep trying, and maybe next year...

Friday Fun (On Thursday Evening)

Posted on December 04, 2008
Why didn't we have this when I was growing up? My brother and I could have had much more fun than just shooting BB guns at each other...

Featured Link - ReportDangerousDrivers.com

Posted on December 03, 2008
ReportDangerousDrivers.com is another of the sites where you can rat out your fellow drivers. If you see someone driving dangerously, you can file a report at this site. I'm not sure it accomplishes much other than a small sense of satisfaction, but at least that's worth something...

Toys With Toxins Still On Shelves

Posted on December 03, 2008
Here is the latest news release from the American Association for Justice. Parents, please read before buying toys for your little children.USA Today (12/3, Szabo) reports, "Consumer advocates agree that parents have good reason to be careful" about the toys they buy for their children...

Featured Link - IAVA.org

Posted on December 02, 2008
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans. Please visit the site and consider making a donation.

Bush Administration?s Rule Forces Truckers to Drive to Point of Exhaustion, Puts Motorists at Risk

Posted on December 01, 2008
That's the headline of a recent statement by Joan Claybrook, President of Public Citizen. Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts...

Please Support Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Posted on December 01, 2008
I received a nice letter today from Mothers Against Drunk Driving-North Texas, asking for a donation. I urge each of you to support this fine organization that has done so much to protect us from drunk drivers. Here is the text of the letter:Dear MADD Supporter, This holiday season, Mothers Against Drunk Driving-North Texas asks you to give a special gift to your friends and family: the gift of safety In 2007 an estimated 12, 998 people died in alcohol-impaired traffic crashes involving a driver with an illegal Blood Alcohol Concentration, BAC (...

Friday Fun

Posted on November 28, 2008
Here's another Impossible Quiz. I'm sure most people think these are silly, but I enjoy them.

Lawmakers Push Government To Enforce Chemical Ban In Toys

Posted on November 28, 2008
As reported in USA Today, the outgoing Bush administration appears to be trying to protect toy makers that produce toys containing dangerous chemicals, despite legislation outlawing those chemicals. Here are excerpts from the story: Congressional supporters of a new law meant to protect children from dangerous chemicals are trying to make sure that the government enforces the legislation as they intended...

Featured Link - BlackFriday.info

Posted on November 27, 2008
I hope each of you is having a wonderful Thanksgiving today, and that you are surrounded by friends and family. For those of you brave enough to fight the mall crowds tomorrow, take a look at BlackFriday.info to learn about all the specials that will be waiting for you...

Featured Link - 230,000 Lawyers Recalled

Posted on November 26, 2008
With a hat tip to Bob Ambrogi, comes this startling announcement from the American Bar Association: 230,000 defective lawyers have been recalled!

Keeping Kids Safe During The Holidays

Posted on November 25, 2008
This post was contributed by Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes on the subject of nursing assistant exams. She invites your feedback at kellykilpatrick24 at gmail dot com. ??The holiday season is upon us and many people are making their gift lists and hitting stores to find the best deals on the hottest toys for the children in their lives...

Survey Finds Litigations Too Costly Because Of E-Discovery

Posted on November 25, 2008
Sharon Nelson, of Sensei Enterprises, recently posted this nugget of information to the ABA Techshow Blog: On September 9th, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) and the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) Task Force on Discovery released the results of a survey of trial lawyers from across the country...