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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

Dallas County to Block Vehicle Registrations for Unpaid Tickets

Posted on January 28, 2009
Dallas County is owed more than $200 million by drivers with unpaid traffic tickets. Beginning within a few days, Dallas County will start refusing to renew vehicle registrations for owners with unpaid fines. So if you owe money, you need...

Local Retailers Assure Consumers That They Have Plan in Place for Recalls

Posted on January 26, 2009
The Florida Times-Union (1/25, Salman) reported, "The recent recall of peanut butter products related to a salmonella outbreak that left more than 480 people sick and six dead nationally - although no illnesses were reported in Florida - has local...

The Trouble With Carfax

Posted on January 25, 2009
My friend and Oklahoma attorney Louis M. Green has an interesting post on his blog about the accuracy of Carfax reports. He titles his post The Trouble With Carfax. Here are the opening paragraphs. Check it out. Most people purchasing...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 23, 2009
Who doesn't love the comic strip Peanuts? Unfortunately Charles Schulz passed away in 2000, so there haven?t been any new ones in years. But at least you can see every one of the old Peanuts comic strips at comics.com.

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President-Elect of Pennsylvania AAJ: Remain Tough on Dram Shop Law

Posted on January 22, 2009
In an op-ed in the Legal Intelligencer (1/20) Kevin R. Marciano, president-elect of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice wrote that the people who are the fault of drunk driving related accidents and fatalities are "people who hold parties without watching...

Health Authorities Confirm Source of Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on January 22, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (1/22, Zhang, Jargon) reports, "Federal health authorities confirmed that peanut butter and peanut paste made by a Virginia company are the sole sources of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 486 people in 43 states." The....

Just Hang Up and Drive!

Posted on January 22, 2009
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that distracted drivers account for almost 80% of auto crashes and 65% of near-crashes in the United States. A recent Harvard study showed that approximately 636,000 car accidents happen every year because drivers...

Obama Team Reviewing Last Minute Regulations

Posted on January 20, 2009
The Chicago Tribune (1/20) reports that "Obama's team is conducting a wholesale review of scores of rules and regulations set in motion by Bush administration officials as his term wound down, the aides said, with an eye toward putting them...

President Of Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Disagrees With George Will Column

Posted on January 20, 2009
In an letter to the editor in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1/19) Fred Orr, the president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association wrote, "George Will's column 'Litigious 'cult of safety' puts society at risk'...contained grossly distorted examples of lawsuits and misconstrued...

Featured Link - Lupus Foundation of America

Posted on January 20, 2009
Support groups exist for almost every disabling condition. We were recently hired by an individual who needed help with a Social Security disability appeal in a claim involving severe lupus. Because our firm speaks with many local support groups, we....

Friday Fun

Posted on January 16, 2009
How good are you at plane geometry? How good are you at estimating angles and distances? Find out with the "Eyeballing Game."

Texas Legislature Sets Priorities: Me First

Posted on January 16, 2009
As reported in the Dallas Morning News, one of the first acts of the Texas House, in the biannual session beginning this month, was to vote for an increase in their personal budget. Here are excerpts from the story:The House...

Medtronic Paid Spine Surgeon $19 Million

Posted on January 16, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (1/16, Armstrong, Burton) reports, "A prominent spine surgeon and researcher at the University of Wisconsin received $19 million in payment over five years from Medtronic Inc., one of the country's largest makers of spinal devices, according...

UnitedHealth To Pay $400 Million To Settle Manipulation Allegations

Posted on January 16, 2009
Bloomberg News (1/15, Goldstein, Freifeld) reported, "UnitedHealth Group Inc., the biggest U.S. health insurer, said it will spend $400 million to settle allegations it has manipulated payments to doctors and patients for the last 15 years." UnitedHealth "agreed to put...

GAO Report Says FDA Approved Some Medical Devices Without Close Scientific Review

Posted on January 16, 2009
The New York Times (1/16, A15, Harris) reports, "Most medical devices have never been shown to be safe or effective, and for the riskiest devices this must change, Congressional investigators concluded in a report released Thursday." While the FDA "has...

Eli Lilly Close To Settlement Over Marketing Of Zyprexa

Posted on January 15, 2009
The AP (1/15) reports, "Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. is close to agreeing to a $1.4 billion settlement related to a government investigation into the marketing of its top seller Zyprexa, according to a New York Times report." There were...

Editorial: Texans Deserve To Know Hospital Mistakes

Posted on January 13, 2009
This Dallas Morning News editorial is in follow-up to the excellent series the paper has run (and that I have written about) over the past few weeks. In 2007, state Sen. Jane Nelson did yeoman's work in passing legislation that...

Report: FDA Hasn't Done Enough To Disclose Financial Conflicts Of Interest

Posted on January 13, 2009
Bloomberg News (1/13, Blum) reports, "Drug regulators haven't done enough to force disclosure of financial conflicts of interest among the researchers who conduct clinical trials of medications and medical devices, according to a US government investigation...

Amid Controversy, FDA Allows Drug Companies To Use Journals To Promote Off-Label Uses

Posted on January 13, 2009
In an article published on the web sites of over 100 media outlets the AP (1/13, Perrone) reports, "Food and Drug Administration officials have finalized guidelines that make it easier for pharmaceutical companies to use medical journal articles to promote...

Passengers May Soon Be Able To Sue For Flight Delays

Posted on January 13, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (1/13, Phillips) reports, "Passengers may be able to sue airlines for breach of contract if flights are delayed too long on the tarmac, according to rules proposed by the Department of Transportation." If the rules are...

FDA Official Says Cases Of Esophageal Cancer Have Been Reported In Patients Taking Osteoporosis Drug

Posted on January 12, 2009
The Los Angeles Times (1/12, Adams) reports, "In a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine published Jan. 1, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official reported that since Fosamax (alendronate) was first marketed in 1995, 23 cases of...

Study Finds FDA May Have Conflict Of Interest In Investigating Procedures

Posted on January 12, 2009
The AP (1/12) reports, "An internal watchdog finds that financial conflicts involving outside researchers who test experimental drugs often remain hidden," and "missing information, loopholes, and weak oversight hamper efforts to uncover financial conflicts involving researchers who test experimental drugs...

Democrats Promise New Era Of Regulation On Behalf Of Consumers

Posted on January 11, 2009
McClatchy (1/8, Hall) reported, "With the 111th Congress newly seated this week and a new president who promises change coming into office soon, the era of hands-off regulation for a wide number of industries appears to be over." McClatchy says,...

Texas - State Of Neglect, Part 2

Posted on January 11, 2009
I wrote recently about a continuing series in the Dallas Morning News, and how it reflected my loss of pride in my native state. The second of a four-part series is in the paper today, and continues to discuss in...

Asbestos - The Silent Killer

Posted on January 10, 2009
Regarded as the silent killer, asbestos was highly touted as one of the most versatile forms of building applications throughout the 20th century. Due to its heat and fire resistant qualities, asbestos was used as a form of insulation, piping,...

Democrats To Push Labor Rights Bills Immediately

Posted on January 09, 2009
The Los Angeles Times (1/9, Oliphant) reports, "Democrats in Congress are pushing legislation that would undo a controversial 2007 decision by the Supreme Court that tossed out a workplace discrimination suit brought by a female supervisor at Goodyear Tire &...

Harris County Has More Railroad Collisions Than Any Other Texas County

Posted on January 09, 2009
The Associated Press reports that Harris County is the most dangerous county in Texas for railway accidents, according to a report released Thursday by the Texas Relocation and Improvement Association. Here are the details: HARRIS COUNTY NUMBERSHarris County reported 1,376...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 09, 2009
Why didn't we have this when I was growing up? My brother and I could have had much more fun than just shooting BB guns at each other...

Bush Implementing Series Of Pro-Business Regulations

Posted on January 08, 2009
Bloomberg News (1/8, Rosenkrantz, Drajem) reports, "George W. Bush is using the waning days of his presidency to implement a raft of pro-business regulations, triggering vows by the incoming Obama administration and congressional Democrats to gut the measures...

Disability Resources For Social Security Disability Claimants

Posted on January 08, 2009
Last month we posted about how nearly any disease can be disabling if it is sufficiently severe. A good information resource for individuals with various disabilities is available from The U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes...

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