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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

Post Frequency: 8.1/day

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

Featured Link - ALS Association

Posted on November 12, 2008
The ALS Association is dedicated to fighting the disease of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a motor neuron disease. The disease is frequently referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, after one of its most prominent victims. The Web site has a...

Veterans Groups Sue Bush Administration Over Delayed Benefits Claims

Posted on November 11, 2008
As reported in U.S. News, two groups have filed suit in order to speed up the process of deciding veterans benefits claims. As is, the procedure takes an unacceptably long time - as much as 4-5 years from start to...

Veterans Day

Posted on November 11, 2008
Today is Veterans Day in the United States. Please take the time to thank anyone you know who has served in our armed forces, and also take a few minutes to think about those who served and now are not...

Obama Expected To Address Tort Reform Early

Posted on November 10, 2008
Here is the latest news release from the American Association for Justice. It involves the question of tort reform under the new Barack Obama administration:CQ Weekly (11/10, Zeller) reports, "One early policy battle in the Obama years will probably be...

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Limits Placed On Medicaid Outpatient Services

Posted on November 09, 2008
I wrote a few days ago about the Bush administration's plan to push through a raft of new regulations loosening restrictions on such matters as pollution and consumer safety. Now the New York Times reports on another regulation change?this one...

Friday Fun

Posted on November 07, 2008
This great video features a former Dallas Mavericks player getting "schooled" in the tactics of street basketball. The great move comes about 1:30 into the video.

The Day After The Election

Posted on November 05, 2008
Is it really over? After two long years of campaigning? Has the result hit you yet? Personally, I am absolutely thrilled about the national results. What a long way we have come in my lifetime. I wasn't sure I would...

Featured Link - Pixolu

Posted on November 05, 2008
Pixolu is an Internet search engine for images. The unique feature is that you can refine your searches by choosing images that you like best from the original search. You drag and drop your favorites over to the side, and...

Please Vote Today

Posted on November 04, 2008
This is election day, of course. Please do not leave these important decisions to others - get out and vote yourself. Here is a list of voting locations in Dallas County. If you live outside Dallas County, you can use...

Featured Link - Polling Place Locator

Posted on November 03, 2008
OK, tomorrow is the big day. GO VOTE! If you aren't sure where you're supposed to go, you can use the Polling Place Locator at Vote411.org. Just enter your address and you'll get an address and map of your polling...

Featured Link - The Committee For Justice For All

Posted on November 03, 2008
I recently met attorney David Fallk, president of The Committee For Justice For All. Their Web site is a great resource for information about "tort reform" and the myths driving this political juggernaut. Please visit this site.

Friday Fun

Posted on October 31, 2008
Great costumes for this pre-election Halloween!

President Bush Launches Last-Minute Deregulation Push

Posted on October 31, 2008
An MSNBC story today talks about a big rush by the administration to push through a raft of new regulations loosening restrictions on such matters as pollution and consumer safety. Here are the opening paragraphs. Please click the link to...

Featured Link - BrowserShots.org

Posted on October 28, 2008
If you maintain a Web site, you should know how it looks in different browsers. Although most people use Internet Explorer, more and more are using Firefox, Safari, or any of a dozen others. One Web site that lets you...

Camera Lets You Spy On Your Teenage Driver

Posted on October 27, 2008
I just wrote a few days ago about making it easier for people to snitch on your teenage driver. Now here's a story from the Washington Post about actually installing a camera inside your car so you can spy on...

Heart Device Maker Thoratec Recalls Implant

Posted on October 27, 2008
The Associated Press reports that heart device maker Thoratec is recalling certain implants after five patients who used these implants have died. Only certain batches of the device have been recalled. The apparent defect is an electrical wire that needs...

Featured Link - CoverTheUninsured.org

Posted on October 25, 2008
Those of us who represent personal injury clients and Social Security disability claimants have to see every day the problems caused by lack of health insurance. Regardless of your politics, no one can argue that our country wouldn't be better...

Friday Fun

Posted on October 24, 2008
I love optical illusions, and this is a good collection of optical illusions. For some of them you need to click the link to the original site to get the full benefit. Enjoy!

Computer Crash Hinders Texas Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Case

Posted on October 24, 2008
According to the Dallas Morning News, the Texas Attorney General has hit a major speed bump in his investigation into Medicaid fraud in Texas, and all because of a computer crash and a failure to backup data. Let this be...

Television Ad About The Texas Supreme Court

Posted on October 24, 2008
The ad says it all:

Disturbing Study Warns Of Dangers Of Approved Medications

Posted on October 23, 2008
The American Association for Justice has issued this news release: Study indicates many biological medicines trigger safety warnings after coming on the market. USA Today (10/22, Rubin) reports that about "one in four recently approved products in a relatively new...

Featured Link - ReportMyTeen.com

Posted on October 23, 2008
Do you want to make it easy for people to snitch on your teenage driver? If so, ReportMyTeen will do the job for you. In a nutshell, you sign up for a cheap annual subscription, you get a bumper sticker...

Chantix And Heparin Lead Reports Of Serious Drug Reactions

Posted on October 23, 2008
The Dallas Morning News today has an alarming story about the dangers of the prescription drugs Chantix and Heparin. Here are excerpts:Previous research from ISMP has shown that serious drug safety problems reported to the FDA increased markedly from 1998-2005...

Featured Link - CaringBridge.org

Posted on October 22, 2008
One of the unfortunate aspects of representing Social Security disability clients is that many of them become gravely ill during the course of representation. We do what we can to help them, but of course we can't offer the kind...

Delta Recalls Nearly 1.6 Million Cribs Linked To Infant Deaths

Posted on October 21, 2008
Today's Wall Street Journal reports: "Children's products maker Delta Enterprise Corp. will announce a recall [today] of 1.59 million cribs linked to two infant deaths, the company said, continuing a string of recent recalls of cribs and bassinets involving other...

Featured Link - WorldMapper

Posted on October 20, 2008
This should be a Friday Fun post, but sometimes we need to waste time on Mondays too, right? WorldMapper shows distorted global maps weighted by birthrate, religion, and many other categories. If you like maps and trivial information, you'll enjoy...

Friday Fun - Bonus

Posted on October 17, 2008
This is blatantly political, so I'll include it as a bonus Friday Fun. Be sure to mouse over everything and click when you see the hand. Check out PalinAsPresident.

Friday Fun

Posted on October 17, 2008
Here's another Impossible Quiz. I'm sure most people think these are silly, but I enjoy them.

Social Security Administration Releases 2009 COLA Numbers

Posted on October 17, 2008
Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2007 through the third quarter of 2008, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 5.8 percent COLA for 2009. Other important...

Featured Link - Dallas County Most Wanted List

Posted on October 16, 2008
I made sure I wasn't on this list before posting the link. It's a list and a search engine for finding out who owes the most money in fines and fees to Dallas County. If you live here, you better...

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