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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

New York Law Firm Offers Associates One-Third Pay to Take Year Off

Posted on April 13, 2009
In an article on its front page, the New York Times reports, "Looking to cut costs like everyone else, but not prepared to lay off employees," law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom "has chosen instead to offer all...

New Technologies May Improve Social Security Disability Process

Posted on April 13, 2009
An article in the Lufkin Daily News by Daniel Bowline, the district manager for the Social Security Administration in Lufkin, Texas discusses what may be a significant improvement in the way the Social Security Administration will obtain medical records in...

Novel Uses of Botox Raise Concerns

Posted on April 13, 2009
The New York Times reported on the front page of its Sunday Business section that "some health advocates worry that doctors are widely adopting novel uses for Botox" even before "clinical trials and government approval have established safe doses for...

Friday Fun

Posted on April 10, 2009
Stunning collection of architectural and structural optical illusions.

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Texas Peanut Plant Fined Record $14.6 Million

Posted on April 10, 2009
As reported in the Dallas Morning News, the Texas plant owned by a bankrupt peanut company at the heart of a national salmonella outbreak was fined a record $14.6 million by the state this week. Here are excerpts from the...

Texas Peanut Plant Fined Record $14.6 Million

Obama Nominates MADD Top Official for Administrator of National Highway Safety Administration

Posted on April 09, 2009
The AP reports, "President Barack Obama has chosen a top official with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to lead a Transportation agency that oversees safety and fuel efficiency requirements for automakers." Obama nominated Chuck Hurley "to become administrator of the National...

Travel Tender Playpens Recalled Due to Rail Collapse Hazards

Posted on April 08, 2009
The Chicago Tribune reports, "About 25,000 Travel Tender playpens, made in China and imported by Simplicity Inc. and SFCA Inc. of Reading, Pa., have been recalled because one or more rails can collapse unexpectedly, posing a possible hazard to children...

Pistachio Recall to Expand, FDA Says

Posted on April 08, 2009
USA Today reports that the FDA "recall last week of 2 million pounds of pistachios because of concerns about salmonella contamination has been expanded, and federal officials say more recalls of foods containing pistachios are on the horizon." Already this...

Removing Recalled Medtronic Leads Seen As Difficult By Most Experienced Surgeons

Posted on April 07, 2009
The New York Times reports that Sprint Fidelis, which is a heart defibrillator cable, was pulled from the market by Medtronic after "five patients who had the cables died." However, "in the next few years, thousands of those patients may...

After Large Donations From Device Maker, Lawmakers Pressed FDA to Approve Knee-Device.

Posted on April 07, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports that according to campaign donation records, executives of ReGen Biologics Inc, a "small medical-device company, donated $50,000 in the 2008 election campaign to New Jersey Democrats who went to bat for the company's knee implant...

FDA Warns 14 Drugmakers Over Misleading Ads

Posted on April 06, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reported, "The Food and Drug Administration warned 14 major pharmaceutical companies about brief Internet ads that accompany searches on Google and other search engines, saying the ads were misleading because they didn't include risk information...

EEOC Seen as "Laughingstock" Following Ruling

Posted on April 04, 2009
This scathing opinion piece in the New York Times really rips into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after a report by an arbitrator finding the agency to be in violations of the laws it is supposed to be enforcing. Here...

Friday Fun

Posted on April 03, 2009
Not so much fun as fascinating, this is a collection of photographs of every street corner in Manhattan.

Some Health Insurers Reject Patients for Taking Certain Medications; Buy Information Online

Posted on April 03, 2009
McClatchy reports that information used by some insurers who deny coverage due to the use of certain drugs like Seroquel and pre-existing conditions may be found on the internet "if you know where to look." Also, "you can discover that...

Motorcycles, ATVs For Kids Probably Not Exempt From Lead Law

Posted on April 02, 2009
An unintended consequence of the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act is apparently going to be allowed to stand. The law bans lead from products designed for children age 12 and under. It turns out that many ATVs and dirt...

Some Physicians Opting Out of Medicare Due to Low Reimbursements and Paperwork

Posted on April 02, 2009
The New York Times reports, "Some doctors -- often internists but also gastroenterologists, gynecologists, psychiatrists and other specialists -- are no longer accepting Medicare, either because they have opted out of the insurance system or they are not accepting new...

Yamaha Recalls ATVs After 46 Deaths

Posted on March 31, 2009
Yamaha has finally recalled its Rhino ATVs. These vehicles have been the subject of a number of products liability lawsuits, and have been shown to be very dangerous. It's sad that Yamaha waited until there were 46 deaths from incidents...

Study Finds That Consumers Overlook Over-The-Counter Drug Warnings

Posted on March 31, 2009
Bloomberg News reported, "Consumers overlook warnings about potential tampering on over-the-counter medications at least 80 percent of the time, suggesting packages and labels need to be redesigned to attract attention and improve safety, a study found...

FDA Announces Large Pistachio Recall Due to Salmonella Fears

Posted on March 31, 2009
NBC Nightly News (3/30, story 9, 0:30, Williams) reported, "A California nut producer is recalling its entire yearly crop of pistachios, over a million pounds of them. And a California processing plant is under investigation for a possible salmonella outbreak...

Continuing Work in Congress to Reduce Social Security?s Backlog

Posted on March 30, 2009
With the average waiting time to get a hearing before an administrative law judge taking well over a year, Congress is always considering ways to reduce Social Security?s disability backlog. Claimants are often required or at least encouraged by theirlong-term...

UnitedHealth to Face Senate Tuesday

Posted on March 30, 2009
The AP reports, "Sen. Jay Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, wants answers at a hearing Tuesday from the chief executives of UnitedHealth Group Inc. and its subsidiary Ingenix Inc., a claims database used by insurers...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 27, 2009
449 useless facts.

Houston Hospital Agrees to $10 Million Settlement of Medicare Fraud Allegations

Posted on March 27, 2009
The AP reports that, according to a statement from the Justice Department Thursday, "One of Houston's most prestigious hospitals has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to settle allegations it defrauded the federal Medicare program." Under the agreement, the Methodist...

Witnesses Tell Senate UnitedHealth May Have Defrauded One In Three Insured Americans

Posted on March 27, 2009
CQ Healthbeat (3/27) reports, "UnitedHealth Group officials are in for an unpleasant experience at a Senate hearing next week - if a set-up session on Thursday was any indication." At a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing today, witnesses...

Report Calls for Separate Food Safety Administration

Posted on March 26, 2009
The Los Angeles Times reports that a paper issued Wednesday by Trust for America's Health in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has "called on the Obama administration to put someone in charge of safeguarding the food supply and...

Investigation Finds That Surgeon Fell Asleep While Operating

Posted on March 25, 2009
Very high on the list of things I do NOT want to happen during surgery is having my surgeon fall asleep. That's apparently what happened last summer in Massachusetts, according to an article in the Boston Globe. Here are excerpts:...

Family Fights For Right To Sue Military Over Medical Malpractice

Posted on March 25, 2009
The CBS Evening News (3/24, story 5, 3:40, Couric) reported, "About a year ago, we brought you the tragic story of Marine Sergeant Carmelo Rodriguez. Military doctors noticed he had melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, but they left...

Judge Rules That Congressman Is Immune From Lawyer's Questions

Posted on March 25, 2009
The AP reports, "A judge has ruled Sen. Saxby Chambliss doesn't have to answer questions from a lawyer suing Imperial Sugar on behalf of victims of the explosion at the company's Georgia refinery last year." The lawyer, Mark Tate, who...

Fisher-Price High Chairs Recalled After Child Injured

Posted on March 25, 2009
Fisher-Price has voluntarily recalled 24,000 convertible high chairs after a report of a child falling out and fracturing his skull when a seat back detached. Consumers should stop using the chairs immediately. The Fisher-Price high chair, called the 3-in-1, converts...

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