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Personal Injury and Social Security Disability Blog

The purpose of this blog is to provide information to people who have been injured due to negligence, and to those who have filed for Social Security disability benefits, or who are considering filing for Social Security disability benefits.
By Robert Kraft

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Last Entry: August 13, 2012 at 06:06:00

Featured Link - DriveCam.com

Posted on May 04, 2009
DriveCam is an interesting device designed for fleet operators or for families concerned with the driving habits of teenagers. It mounts on the rearview mirror and records the view out the front of the vehicle and also the view toward...

Manufacturer Recalls 14 Hydroxycut Products Following FDA Warning

Posted on May 04, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reported, "Consumers should 'immediately stop' using Hydroxycut weight-loss products amid concerns they may cause jaundice and liver failure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday." Responding to "23 serious reports of health problems with Hydroxycut...

Arthritis and Social Security Disability

Posted on May 04, 2009
A recent study shows that nearly 48 million Americans have a disability, which is a significant increase from the reported 2 million a decade ago. Arthritis tops the list as the most common cause of disability. It is expected that...

Featured Link - ZabaSearch.com

Posted on May 03, 2009
ZabaSearch is another of the many new search engines in the Internet. This one specializes in people searches and has a few feature Google doesn't. It's free, so take a look. Here's their one-paragraph description: Telephone Numbers and Addresses Revealed...

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96,000 Cribs Sold at Toys "R" Us Recalled

Posted on May 02, 2009
About 96,000 Jardine cribs sold at Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us were recalled this week. This was the company's third crib recall in a year. The Taiwanese company recalled about 320,000 cribs in June 2008 and another 56,450...

Friday Fun

Posted on May 01, 2009
This video is guaranteed to make you feel old and tired. These young ladies have amazing talent and incredible energy.

Featured Link - TumbleweedHouses.com

Posted on April 30, 2009
Are you considering downsizing your home because of this recession? Many people are doing just that. My wife and I did a few years ago after our daughters got married and moved out. Downsizing can be taken to an extreme...

Stalled Suits Against Drugmakers Proceeding After Supreme Court Preemption Decision

Posted on April 30, 2009
Bloomberg News reports, "Just two months after the U.S. Supreme Court decided patients can sue drugmakers over injuries from medicines approved by the government, long-stalled lawsuits against GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. are again moving toward trials...

Chamber of Commerce to Unveil Videos on Lawsuit Abuse

Posted on April 29, 2009
In the Law blog on the Wall Street Journal website Ashby Jones wrote, "Next month, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will unveil four short clips to run before feature films in Washington, D.C.-area movie houses." All of the clips will...

Columnist Criticizes Chamber of Commerce Ad Campaign Against Arbitration Act

Posted on April 28, 2009
In a column in Bloomberg News Susan Antill writes that the Chamber of Commerce's "'Faces of Lawsuit Abuse' ad campaign is but a piece of a larger publicity war that's heating up as legislators begin considering the merits of the...

House and Senate to Consider Credit Card Bill, Cramdown Legislation

Posted on April 28, 2009
The Hill reports, "House and Senate lawmakers are heading toward votes by the end of this week on legislation that would clamp down on two major segments of the financial industry that have long fought additional regulations." The Hill says,...

Transportation Secretary Pushes Carmakers to Crash-Test Child Safety Seats

Posted on April 27, 2009
The Chicago Tribune reported, "U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Friday said he planned to urge carmakers to crash-test child safety seats in their vehicles and recommend which child restraints are the safest in each auto, responding to a Chicago...

Washington Times Urges Senate To Reject Hurley Nomination For NHTSA

Posted on April 26, 2009
The Washington Times editorializes, "President Obama's pick to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration raises a few red flags. If confirmed by the Senate, Chuck Hurley, CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, will drive motorists over the cliff with...

FAA to Propose New Medical Helicopter Safety Rules

Posted on April 24, 2009
The New York Times reports, "A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) official said Wednesday that the agency planned to propose new rules requiring medical helicopters to use additional safety equipment, including collision avoidance systems." The decision comes after "a series of...

Friday Fun

Posted on April 24, 2009
Factory Balls is a simple little game that will let you waste time while you're on boring phone calls. Just be sure to mute the sound!

Insurance Premiums Rise Due To Stock Market Losses

Posted on April 20, 2009
USAToday has an article today about the increases in auto, life and home insurance premiums, brought on by loss of insurance company investment returns. Normally, when there is a downturn in the stock market and insurance companies bring in less...

Bankruptcy Filings Up Despite Law Meant to Make the Process Harder

Posted on April 19, 2009
Unfortunately, many of our personal injury clients and Social Security disability claimants suffer serious financial difficulties because of the length of time between suffering their injuries or disabilities and receiving settlements or benefits. As a result, some of our clients...

Featured Link - Readability

Posted on April 18, 2009
Do you read a lot of articles on the Internet? If so, you're going to love this nifty tool. Readability is a Web browser plug-in that you add to your links toolbar. When you find a long article you want...

Texas Senate Passes Asbestos Bill

Posted on April 17, 2009
A publication of the Chamber of Commerce, the Southeast Texas Record reports, "A bill that critics fear will expose thousands of additional businesses to asbestos lawsuits has passed the Texas Senate." The legislation "relates to the standards of causation in...

Friday Fun

Posted on April 17, 2009
What's your least favorite sound ?fingernails on a chalk board? Coughing? Creaky door hinges? Vote for the worst sound in the world at Sound101, and compare your votes with those of other people.

Spending Bill Aims at Texas Nursing Home Fire Hazards

Posted on April 17, 2009
As reported in the Dallas Morning News today, a spending provision approved by the Texas House this week might reduce fire hazards at Texas nursing homes. This is a long overdue step, as safety conditions at many Texas nursing homes...

Editorial: Safety vs. Car Weight Issue Seen As Largely Ignored

Posted on April 17, 2009
In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Sam Kazman, general counsel of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, writes, "The super-high efficiency minicar has become the Holy Grail for many environmentalists," but an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study found...

Editorial: Lawmakers Should Correct Texas Supreme Court Workers' Compensation Decision

Posted on April 17, 2009
The Austin American-Statesman ran an editorial today speaking out on a really bad decision by the pro-business Texas Supreme Court. The case is a little complicated, but boils down to allowing property owners to avoid liability for negligence if the....

Report Indicates Drugmakers Spent Over $2.9 Million on Vermont Physicians to Market Products

Posted on April 16, 2009
The AP reports, "The nation's pharmaceutical makers spent more than $2.9 million on Vermont's doctors, hospitals and universities to market their products in the last fiscal year, according to a report issued Wednesday by the state attorney general's office...

Long Distance Care Givers Receive Help

Posted on April 15, 2009
This guest article is from the National Care Planning Council: Living in a different city or state -- miles from aging parents -- can be very difficult. Keeping in touch by telephone and making long trips to help parents or...

FDA Suspends Clinical Trials Firm

Posted on April 15, 2009
The New York Times reports that, "under pressure from the Food and Drug Administration," Coast Independent Review Board of Colorado Springs "got a dose of reality" when it "agreed to temporarily suspend approving federally regulated medical studies or enrolling new...

Network News Covers Microcars' Poor Safety Rating

Posted on April 15, 2009
Television coverage of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's poor rating given to microcars during crashes with large vehicles followed the print reporting yesterday. All three major networks ran segments on the story.NBC Nightly News (4/14, story 6, 2:05, Williams)...

Better Answers Needed in Debate Over Vaccines and Autism

Posted on April 15, 2009
In her U.S. News & World Report column, Bernadine Healy, MD, wrote about the debate over vaccinating children, saying, "Less than a year ago, the National Institutes of Health put out a call for expanded research on vaccine safety that...

GM Recalls Cars Over Possible Fires

Posted on April 14, 2009
CNN reports, "The possibility of engine fires has prompted General Motors to recall nearly 1.5 million passenger sedans manufactured between 1997 and 2003" under GM's Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac brands. "The affected vehicles have naturally aspirated 3...

Pacifiers Recalled As Choking Hazard

Posted on April 14, 2009
The West Virginia State Journal reports, "Forty-thousand Zoo Pacifiers by Healthtex have been recalled because they failed to meet federal safety standards. The nipples can separate from the base easily and pose a choking hazard." From the American Association for...

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