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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

Post Frequency: 5.9/day

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

Health Insurance Companies Cut Back On Medical Tests - Does This Help Or Hurt Patients?

Posted on March 24, 2008
The Associated Press is running a story today in papers across the country, documenting cutbacks health insurance companies are making in the number of medical tests they approve. Actually, the carriers are requiring pre-approval for more and more tests, which has the effect of cutting back on the total number...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 21, 2008
This Shift game has great potential, but I'm awful at it. Someone do well, and tell me how you did it.

Featured Link - NoEthics.net

Posted on March 20, 2008
The Web site NoEthics.net is interesting, to say the least. It reports information on lawyers, judges, and legislators deemed by the site's author to be unethical. I applaud this effort, and wish there was more public awareness of such ethical lapses as mentioned on this site...

Featured Link - SearchSystems.net

Posted on March 20, 2008
SearchSystems.net is a great collection of searchable databases. You can get access to many of them for free, but for less than $50 per year you can have full access to more than 40,000 searchable databases that contain tons of information about you that you thought was private...

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Featured Link - Texas Fights I.D. Theft

Posted on March 19, 2008
The State of Texas, though the Attorney General's office, has put up a good new Web site about how to fight I.D. theft -- the nations's fastest-growing crime. Check out this site. You'll find some good tips and resources there.

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Posted on March 18, 2008
Arteries carry blood from the heart to the body. In some cases a person?s blood pressure can be too low to push the blood through the extremities. This problem is most commonly found in the lower extremities. When the blood supply is cut off or severely restricted to a body part, that part of the body ?dies? and gangrene can set in, which can eventually lead to amputation...

Peripheral Arterial Disease And Social Security Disability

Posted on March 18, 2008
Arteries carry blood from the heart to the body. In some cases a person???s blood pressure can be too low to push the blood through the extremities. This problem is most commonly found in the lower extremities. When the blood supply is cut off or severely restricted to a body part, that part of the body ???dies??? and gangrene can set in, which can eventually lead to amputation...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 14, 2008
If you enjoyed those terrible 1970's photos from Olan Mills in an earlier post, you'll love the pages from a 1977 J.C. Penney catalog. Thanks to my friend Mark Merenda for this link

Friday Fun

ABA Techshow Is Finally Here!

Posted on March 12, 2008
It's Wednesday night before Techshow begins Thursday morning with a welcome from this year's Chair, my friend Tom Mighell. Having Tom as Chair of ABA Techshow surely means the 2008 conference will be even bigger and better than the other dozen or more that I've attended...

Disorders Of The Spine And Social Security Disability

Posted on March 07, 2008
Many people have back pain. According to the American Chiropractic Center at least 80% of people will suffer from some sort of back pain. Back problems are generally covered by Social Security Listing 1.04 for ?Disorders of the Spine.? The listing covers three causes of back pain...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 07, 2008
Here's a strangely restful little game called Filler. Check it out.

Social Security Administration Hires New Administrative Law Judges

Posted on March 04, 2008
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced this week that the agency has begun making offers to 144 of the 175 new Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) it will hire this fiscal year. Due to litigation and budget cuts, the agency has about ten percent fewer ALJs than it did a decade ago...

Featured Link - OnGuard Online

Posted on March 03, 2008
Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in the United States. There are a number of good Web sites with tips for protecting your identity. One of the best for online tips is OnGuardOnline, from the U.S. government. Check it out.

Friday Fun

Posted on February 29, 2008
This isn't really a normal Friday Fun post. It's just interesting and thought-provoking. Thanks to my friend Matt Homann for pointing it out. The idea is to write a memoir in just six words. My first thought: "Loved his family, helped his clients." Check out the video.

Texas Supreme Court Justices Take Years To Handle Cases

Posted on February 27, 2008
From the consumer group Texas Watch comes this press release about the Texas Supreme Court: TEXAS SUPREME COURT JUSTICES TAKE YEARS TO HANDLE CASESInefficiency of High Court Justices to Blame for Backlog AUSTIN ? The Texas Supreme Court has an ever-growing backlog of cases because the members of the high court are operating at a snail?s pace, leaving individuals, business owners, patients, and families in legal limbo, according to a new report issued today by Texas Watch...

Central Nervous System Vascular Accident And Social Security Disability

Posted on February 25, 2008
A Central Nervous System Vascular Accident, generally called a stroke, can have devastating long term effects. It can cause problems with a victim?s speech, movement, vision, hearing and even the ability to understand. According to a 2005 government survey, the results of which were released early in 2008, stroke was the third leading cause of death in all people...

Friday Fun

Posted on February 22, 2008
I hadn't played Mah Jongg in years until I stumbled across this online version. Very relaxing.

Tips On Preventing Identity Theft

Posted on February 20, 2008
The Federal Trade Commission has some excellent information on their Web site regarding identity theft -- how it happens and how you can help prevent it. Here are a few excerpts from the government's site:FIGHTING BACK AGAINST IDENTITY THEFTIdentity theft is a serious crime...

Medical Insurers Agree To Pay For Online Doctor Visits

Posted on February 16, 2008
Here's a potentially exciting development in the area of health insurance -- carriers may start paying for online medical consultations. More and more doctors and clinics are making themselves available to their patients online, usually for simple questions...

Another Twist In Bizarre Case Of Supreme Court Justice Medina

Posted on February 16, 2008
As reported in the Dallas Morning News, the arson case against the family of Texas Supreme Court justice David Medina just won't go away. Here are excerpts from the latest story:Six members of the grand jury that indicted a Texas Supreme Court justice and his wife over a house fire have filed a lawsuit so they can speak about evidence in the case...

Friday Fun

Posted on February 15, 2008
As an employer, I'm hesitant to mention this site, but at least I'll know what to look for if any of my employees try to use a note from MyExcusedAbsence.com. Here's their description: You'll discover all types of exciting absence notes and here are some examples and potential uses from "MyExcusedAbsence...

One Reason People Don't Like Personal Injury Lawyers

Posted on February 14, 2008
The Associated Press is running a story about out-of-state lawyers swooping in to the grief stricken town of Port Wentworth, Georgia in an effort to get clients from the sugar refinery explosion that happened there recently. While legal, and probably ethical, this type of vulture advertising is just plain sleazy...

Which Presidential Candidate Is Your Best Match?

Posted on February 14, 2008
This is another of those Web sites that lets you put in your political priorities, and then it tells you which presidential candidate best matches up with your interests. This one is a little better than most because it lets you put extra weight on you most important interests...

Bipolar Disorder And Social Security Disability Benefits

Posted on February 12, 2008
Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder which results in extreme emotional changes and mood swings. Most people with Bipolar disorder alternate between extreme ?Highs? (in which their mind races and they sometimes engage in bizarre and irrational behavior) to deep Lows? (in which they have suicidal thoughts and unhappiness)...

Friday Fun

Posted on February 08, 2008
Here's another addicting little game -- Smiley Ball.

New Jersey Lawyer Sent To Jail For Soliciting Cases

Posted on February 08, 2008
Law.com reports that the first lawyer to be sentenced under a recent New Jersey law will be sent to jail in March for soliciting personal injury clients. Good riddance. In Texas, it's a felony for a lawyer, or anyone acting on behalf of a lawyer, to contact an accident victim to try to get that victim to hire the lawyer...

Researchers Find Potentially Dangerous Side Effects Of Arthritis Drug Celebrex

Posted on February 06, 2008
This article was posted today by the University of Buffalo (UB) in its online journal, The Spectrum. The conclusion is that the arthritis drug Celebrex can induce irregular heartbeat rhythms. Here are excerpts: On average, over one million Celebrex prescriptions are filled each month, according to the Celebrex Web site...

A New Way To Locate Missing Alzheimer Patients

Posted on February 02, 2008
A new company has come up with what seems to be a unique solution for the increasing problem of Alzheimer patients who wander away. The company provides a wristband that can be remotely activated, and will then link to a GPS satellite and reveal the location of the patient...

Friday Fun

Posted on February 01, 2008
If you lived through the 1970's, that decade of of enormously bad taste unique in American history, you will appreciate this collection of photos from Olan Mills, Sears, and other photo studios.

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