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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

Eli Lilly In Settlement Talks With U.S. Over Zyprexa

Posted on January 31, 2008
The New York Times is reporting that drug maker Eli Lilly is in settlement talks with the federal government regarding the company?s marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa. The talks could result in Lilly?s paying more than $1 billion to federal and state governments -- the largest such settlement in history...

Virginia "Bad Driver" Law Is Backfiring

Posted on January 30, 2008
My friend, Virginia lawyer Ben Glass, has written about the recent (and ridiculous) Virginia laws that charge bad drivers enormous fines. Besides the outrage from drivers being fined literally thousands of dollars for minor traffic violations, there now exists the very real possibility that hundreds of thousands of drivers could have their licenses suspended for inability to pay the fines...

Texas Supreme Court Backlog Reaches Record Level

Posted on January 29, 2008
I have mixed feelings about the story in the Dallas Morning News today reporting that the backlog of cases pending before the Texas Supreme Court has reached a record level. On the one hand, if the justices would quit illegally using their campaign funds for frequent trips home, maybe they could clear more cases...

Texas Supreme Court Is Simply Out Of Control

Posted on January 28, 2008
I have written a couple of times about the recent ethics charges against certain justices on our Texas Supreme Court, and many times about the moral challenges this Court seems unable to overcome. Now Paul Burka has today written an excellent post on his blog about the same subjects...

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Library Of Congress Photo Collection

Posted on January 28, 2008
I'm sure there must be a legal application for this, but you'll have to figure that out on your own. For me, the photographic collection from the U.S. Library of Congress is just interesting.

Texas Supreme Court & Ethics Laws -- A Bad Mix?

Posted on January 25, 2008
This is getting ridiculous. Now we have three Texas Supreme Court justices under ethics investigations. And one of the three just had criminal charges controversially dismissed in an unrelated matter. There have been a series of stories recently in the Dallas Morning News about these justices...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 25, 2008
Do you love golf? Do you have a job? That's a bad combination. But now you can spend your working hours playing photo-realistic golf on your computer, keeping one eye on the screen and one eye out for the boss. Visit WorldGolfTour for a stunningly realistic demo game...

Baby Boomer Retirement - What Effect Will It Have On Social Security Solvency?

Posted on January 24, 2008
What effect will aging Baby Boomers have on the Social Security retirement and disability programs? Huge might be an understatement. The Baby Boom generation is defined as those roughly 80 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964. The first of the Baby Boomers began to turn 62 in January of 2008...

Finding Wi-Fi On The Road

Posted on January 22, 2008
I've written before about finding Wi-Fi hot spots on the road. It's getting easier to do as more and more businesses and hotels offer connections. In Texas, all the highway rest stops have Wi-Fi now, and other states are joining this trend. Besides the usual Starbucks hot spots, Wi-Fi can be found in many public libraries...

Allstate Temporarily Banned From Florida

Posted on January 21, 2008
As reported in the Florida Sun-Sentinel, the State of Florida temporarily banned Allstate insurance Company from doing business in Florida because of Allstate's failure to turn over certain documents in an investigation into Allstate's pricing practices...

Is There Anything Politicians Won't Lie About?

Posted on January 19, 2008
OK, this is just a silly little thing, but it completely plays into the attitude so many people have now about our politicians -- they never let truth stand in the way of getting a vote. According to CNN, A mailer from a congressional candidate's campaign contains a photo of his head attached to an image of a different body that makes him look thinner...

Indictment Against Texas Supreme Court Justice Is Dismissed

Posted on January 18, 2008
The curious story of Republican Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina and his wife just keeps getting curiouser. Justice Medina and his wife have been the subject of a great deal of talk since their suburban Houston home burned down last summer. At the time, the Medinas were in financial distress...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 18, 2008
This astonishing video of a young Korean online skater has been around a while, but if you haven't seen it, take a look. In fact, if you have already seen it, watch it again. It's amazing. and there are more like it at Joystick6. Click the arrow twice to view.

Multiple Sclerosis And Social Security Disability

Posted on January 18, 2008
"But you look so good," is something that people often think or say when they meet someone with Multiple Sclerosis. However Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, can be a debilitating disease. Social Security recognizes MS as grounds for disability under Social Security Listing 11...

Social Security Disability - A "Culture To Deny"?

Posted on January 17, 2008
CBS News ran a story this week about the "culture to deny" of the current Social Security disability system. Here are excerpts:Each year, millions of people who are disabled from an accident or disease turn to the federal government for Social Security disability payments - a benefit that every worker who is declared disabled is eligible to receive...

The Truth About Medical Malpractice Litigation

Posted on January 15, 2008
Here is a very good discussion of the medical malpractice insurance crisis by the Center for Justice & Democracy.

Featured Link - Find Out If Someone Has Died

Posted on January 15, 2008
Whether you're trying to locate a defendant in a personal injury claim or just curious about a long-lost acquaintance, sometimes you might wonder if the person has passed away. I've written before about the very helpful Social Security Death Index. Now a fellow member of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association has reminded me about Legacy...

How To Burglarproof Your Home

Posted on January 14, 2008
My friend, Fairfax, Virginia business lawyer David Z. Kaufman, recommended this article on how to burglarproof your home. David is a personal safety expert, and the article is an excellent one.

Workers' Compensation Insurance Company Attempts To Defraud The Court

Posted on January 11, 2008
WFAA TV in Dallas reports that a Texas District Court judge has ruled that the state's largest workers' compensation insurance carrier committed fraud against an injured worker. It is interesting to note that this insurance company has lobbied extensively before the Texas Legislature for immunity from bad faith claims arising from the wrongful denial of benefits to injured workers...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 11, 2008
Help! Bird flu is threatening to spread from Asia to England. Only you can stop its progress, by shooting all the birds. Warning: this game features blood and feathers.

Honda To Recall 40,000 ATVs

Posted on January 10, 2008
From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission comes this announcement of a recall of Honda all-terrain vehicles: The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed...

Please Don't Drink And Drive

Posted on January 09, 2008
Let this be one of your New Year's resolutions -- don't drink and drive. After almost 37 years of representing auto accident victims, I have seen far more than my share of the misery drunk driving can cause. Everyone always thinks it won't happen to them, that even though they're a bit tipsy they'll be able to drive all right...

Featured Link - Travel Tips

Posted on January 08, 2008
Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or both, flying seems to be a bigger hassle than ever before. That's where JohnnyJet comes to the rescue. This Web site is published by a fellow who travels practically nonstop, and has an enormous variety of travel tips and resources...

Tips If You Slip And Fall

Posted on January 07, 2008
Last month, our firm obtained a large settlement in a premise liability case. These cases are commonly referred to as "slip and fall" or "trip and fall" cases. Fortunately, there are steps injured persons can take to make pursuit of such a claim easier...

Anti-Consumer Preemption Case Nears Completion

Posted on January 06, 2008
A case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court has the potential of stripping consumer rights established over long years of legislative and judicial processes. The case involves the doctrine of preemption, and specifically relates to a medical device approved for sale by the U...

"Shocking" Report About Heart Attacks

Posted on January 05, 2008
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a study showing that the survival rate for people who suffer heart attacks is actually greater if the attack is suffered in an airport or in a casino rather than in a hospital. The difference is the response time for the heart attack victim to receive an electric shock from a defibrillator...

Iowa Caucuses Produce A Momentous Event

Posted on January 04, 2008
Regardless of your politics, you have to agree that the Iowa Democratic caucuses last night produced a glowing moment in American political (and cultural) history. The fact that Barak Obama defeated two well-qualified presidential candidates in a state that's more than 90% white represents a true breakthrough in this country...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 04, 2008
I love this silly little game called Zwingo. It's sort of a ball-on-a-string, protect-your-base-from-the-bad-guys game. Check it out.

A Bad "Solution" To A Perceived Medical Malpractice Insurance Problem

Posted on January 03, 2008
Here's a truly bad idea from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). This nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute advocates private solutions to public policy problems. In December they came up with a really bad "private solution" for the alleged medical malpractice insurance problem...

DOT Finally Adopts Tougher Standards In Side-Impact Crashes

Posted on January 02, 2008
After many years of lawsuits by plaintiff lawyers against auto manufacturers for improper and inadequate side-impact protection, the Department of Transportation has finally taken steps to mandate higher passenger safety. Better late than never. Here is the DOT statement:U...

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