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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

Merck Says It Is "Target" of Federal Investigation Involving Vioxx

Posted on March 24, 2009
The AP reports, "Merck & Co. said Monday it received a letter from federal prosecutors notifying the company it is 'a target' of a grand jury investigation involving the painkiller Vioxx [rofecoxib], which Merck pulled from the market in 2004."...

Many Public Pools Struggle to Comply With New Drain Law

Posted on March 23, 2009
The AP reported, "Nearly three months after a federal deadline to make public swimming pools safer, many have yet to be fitted with equipment aimed at keeping children safe from the powerful and sometimes deadly suction of drains." Now, "industry...

Federal Preemption Seen as Putting Consumers at Risk

Posted on March 23, 2009
In an op-ed in the Des Moines Register Joel Olah, executive director of aging resources of central Iowa, wrote, "Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in favor of medical-device manufacturers and against consumers in a case that has...

Waiting for My Day in Court . . . or Waiting for Godot?

Posted on March 22, 2009
Every year Social Security gets just a little further behind in giving the disabled their ?day in court.? It is very hard, as a lawyer and officer of the court, to explain to clients why the wait is so long....

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Stimulus Bill Gives COBRA a Boost

Posted on March 22, 2009
As reported in the Dallas Morning News, a little-noticed provision of the stimulus bill signed last month by President Barack Obama may give the growing ranks of unemployed workers some relief with their medical bills. COBRA is the federal law...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 20, 2009
Half the fun of watching Jack Bauer fight terrorism on the television show 24 is seeing all the hot new technology his team uses. So how would this show have worked if it had taken place in 1994? See for...

Food Company CEOs Blame Third-Party Audits for PCA Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on March 20, 2009
The AP reports on "new documents and pictures" released Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee's investigations subcommittee detailing unsanitary conditions at facilities owned by Peanut Corp. of America, the company "at the center of a nationwide [salmonella] outbreak...

CPSC Bans Sale of Youth Motorcycles, ATVs

Posted on March 19, 2009
The AP reports that because of the recent lead law passed by Congress, children "will not be able to get dad to buy a miniature version of his motorbike so they can train and maybe compete in the many mini-motorcycle...

Industry Group Calls for Ban on Drop-Side Cribs

Posted on March 19, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports that in the wake of a rash of deaths and injuries of infants in drop-side cribs and the resultant recalls, a coalition of manufacturers is calling for a ban on this type of crib. "Malfunctioning...

Few Librarians Complying With CPSC Lead Recommendations

Posted on March 18, 2009
The AP reports that the Consumer Product Safety Commission is "urging the nation's libraries to take children's books printed before 1986 off their shelves while the federal agency investigates whether the ink contains unsafe levels of lead. Few, if any,...

Manufacturers Sign Proposal to Ban Drop-Side Cribs

Posted on March 18, 2009
The Chicago Tribune reports, "Major manufacturers on Tuesday signed off on a proposal that would ban drop-side cribs in the United States in the wake of repeated recalls, entrapments and deaths, the Tribune has learned." Drop-side "cribs allow parents to...

Jurors Gaining Greater Access to Information Using Cell Phones

Posted on March 18, 2009
In a front-page story, the New York Times reports, "The use of BlackBerrys and iPhones by jurors gathering and sending out information about cases is wreaking havoc on trials around the country, upending deliberations and infuriating judges." Under "the legal...

Seroquel Study Exposed, Drug Risks Kept Secret

Posted on March 18, 2009
In an story that appears on its front page, the Washington Post reports, "The study would come to be called 'cursed,' but it started out just as Study 15" which "was a long-term trial of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel." Recently...

Pre-emption Opponents Push Bill Regarding Medical Devices

Posted on March 17, 2009
Business Insurance reported, "Backers of a bill that would end federal pre-emption of state tort law regarding medical devices say they think the political winds have turned in their favor" and "they hope to overturn last year's U.S. Supreme Court...

Federal Judge Says Process for Picking Judges is Totally Broken

Posted on March 17, 2009
The AP reports that U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth "the chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Washington on Monday said senators are 'injuring the federal judiciary' by holding up nominations and making a political issue out of...

Little-Known Government Program Pays the Cost of Elder Care

Posted on March 17, 2009
WHAT IF 33% OF ALL SENIORS IN THIS COUNTRY could receive up to $1,949 a month in additional income from the government to help cover their elder care costs? THEY CAN! Under the right circumstances, a little-known federal program will...

Texas Workers' Compensation Issue Left Unresolved

Posted on March 17, 2009
Statesman.com has an article about the efforts of the Texas Legislature to undo damage done by the Texas Supreme Court in a recent, flawed decision regarding lawsuit protection for work-site owners. The Court twisted logic to take laws intended to...

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sees Rise in Workplace Discrimination Cases

Posted on March 17, 2009
The Washington Times reports, "The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week said workplace discrimination charge filings in 2008 had spiked by 15 percent over the previous year with an 'unprecedented' 13,000 more cases reported." The acting chairman, Stuart Ishimaru...

Pre-emption Opponents Push Bill Regarding Medical Devices

Medtronic Says Number of Deaths Possibly Due to Faulty Leads Now 13

Posted on March 16, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (3/14, B5, Burton) reported that "Medtronic Inc. said the number of deaths in which its fractured defibrillator wires may have been a 'possible or likely contributing factor' has risen to 13." The new number "is the...

277,000 GM Vehicles Recalled Due to Shift Lever Defect

Posted on March 14, 2009
The Associated Press reports that General Motors has recalled about 277,000 vehicles because of a potential defect in the shift lever that could cause a vehicle to roll away. GM said the recall involves 2009 model year versions of the...

Texas: Why Not Elect Judges on Merit, Not Whim?

Posted on March 13, 2009
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas has an interesting and well-written op-ed piece in today's Dallas Morning News. The gist of the article is that Texas should move from partisan judicial elections to gubernatorial appointments, with retention...

Consumer-Friendly Language in National Highway Traffic Safety Regulation

Posted on March 13, 2009
Lawyers USA reported that the American Association for Justice "praised language in a new regulation published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that departs from the stance on federal preemption of state law asserted under the Bush administration...

Fifth Circuit Appeals Court Overturns Homeowner Insurance Ruling Against State Farm

Posted on March 13, 2009
The New Orleans Times-Picayune (3/13, Mowbray) reports, "A Port Sulfur couple whose home vanished in Hurricane Katrina won't be able to collect penalties, bad faith and attorneys fees from State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. after the 5th Circuit Court...

Massachusetts Bans Drug Company Gifts to Physicians

Posted on March 13, 2009
In the Wall Street Journal (3/12) Health Blog, Jacob Goldstein wrote, "Massachusetts has adopted a strict set of rules that bans most gifts" from drug companies to physicians "and requires companies to report some payments." Under the rules, companies are...

Friday Fun

Posted on March 13, 2009
More funny signs.

American Airlines Sued Over Lifetime Pass

Posted on March 12, 2009
The AP reported that Steve Rothsetin, "a man who paid about $400,000 to fly first-class anywhere in the world with a companion for the rest of his life is suing American Airlines for revoking that right." He "paid nearly $250,000...

Reform of FDA Food Safety Oversight Attracts Broad Bipartisan Support

Posted on March 12, 2009
The New York Times (3/12, A20, Harris) reports, "A parade of Democratic and Republican lawmakers promised at a House hearing on Wednesday that they would work to pass a broad array of changes in the nation's food safety system, although...

Judge Allows Twitter in Court

Posted on March 12, 2009
The AP (3/11, Hegeman) reported, "In a victory for news technology in federal courts, a judge is allowing a reporter to use the microblogging service Twitter to provide constant updates from a racketeering gang trial this week." The practice of...

Baby Toys Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

Posted on March 12, 2009
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel (3/12, Lade) reports, "About 184,000 baby toys sold at major retailers -- including Target, Wal-Mart and Babies 'R' Us -- are being voluntarily recalled because they pose a choking hazard to children, the Consumer Product Safety...

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