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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 Area Ranks 3rd In Mail Carrier Dog Bites

Posted on August 01, 2008
Here's an interesting fact: Dallas ranks number three in the nation for most postal employees bitten by dogs. For more information about dog bites in general, visit our Web site at DogBiteInjuries.com. Here are excerpts from a Dallas Morning News...

Social Security Launches New Retirement Estimator

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Social Security Administration has made available a new online tool for calculating retirement benefits. Here is the description from the Social Security Administration Web site: Social Security is proud to announce the new ?Retirement Estimator? at www...

Featured Link - Cuil.com

Posted on July 30, 2008
There's a new rival to search engine powerhouse Google ?this time from former Google employees. Their new site is Cuil.com, and here is their explanation: Welcome to Cuil?the world?s biggest search engine. The Internet has grown. We think it?s time...

Pilot Program Works In Catching Uninsured Drivers

Posted on July 30, 2008
I've written before about the pilot program underway in Texas to catch uninsured motorists. The program has been in test mode long enough now for some results to come in. According to the Dallas Morning News, it's working in Austin....

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Featured Link - Gas-Guzzler Trade-In Calculator

Posted on July 29, 2008
Edmunds.com has an interesting Gas-Guzzler Trade-in Calculator on its Web site. If you're trying to decide whether it makes sense to keep your old SUV or trade it in, you can get your answer here. This is the site's description:...

Compromise Reached On Product Safety Bill

Posted on July 29, 2008
The House and Senate have finally reached a compromise agreement on a products safety bill that has been many months in the planning. The result seems to be a victory for consumers. The bill, which is expected to be signed...

Yet Another Texas Child Left Inside Hot Car Dies

Posted on July 28, 2008
Another North Texas infant has died after being left in a hot car yesterday. This is so terribly tragic, so utterly predictable, and so completely preventable. It's summer in Texas, people. It gets hot. Yesterday was about 105 degrees. That's...

Featured Link - Inflation Calculator

Posted on July 27, 2008
Ever wonder what a dollar's worth of groceries in 1929 would cost today? Well, I can tell you that one ? $12.61. But if you have any other questions like that you can visit the inflation calculator on the Web...

Featured Link - Texas Department Of Assistive And Rehabilitative Services

Posted on July 26, 2008
From the Web site of the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services: The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, or DARS, administers programs that ensure Texas is a state where people with disabilities, and children who have developmental delays,...

Friday Fun

Posted on July 25, 2008
Not all of this is strictly for fun, but I'm including it as Friday Fun anyway. There are an astonishing number of do-it-yourself video sites popping up on the Internet. I think that's fantastic. What better way to learn to...

Featured Link - CiteHealth.com - Health Care Ratings

Posted on July 24, 2008
The Web site CiteHealth lets you "Give your health care providers a checkup." From the site: CiteHealth is a health care ratings website for consumers to evaluate their health care providers quality in an effort to enable them to make...

Featured Link - BenefitsLink.com - ERISA Information

Posted on July 23, 2008
Need to know something about ERISA plans? Chances are, you'll find the answer at BenefitsLink. Welcome! Our goal is to help you, the employee benefits professional, do your job. Every day we link you to the freshest news, analysis, opinions...

Study: Sick Truckers Causing Fatal Wrecks

Posted on July 23, 2008
The Dallas Morning News has reported a shocking story about long-haul truckers who are legally disabled yet continuing to drive. These drivers have contributed to many fatal collisions. This story was especially timely to our law firm because two lawyers...

Why Doctors Should Worry About Preemption

Posted on July 22, 2008
Doctors, trial lawyers, and consumers actually have mutual interests in the continuing battle over "preemption." Preemption is the doctrine, whether by statute or case law that basically says if a product, such as a medical device or drug, is approved...

Helping Clients Who Have Language Challenges

Posted on July 21, 2008
Guest Post By Cheryl Stephens ?thanks Cheryl. Lawyers who represent people with language challenges or other disabilities ought to be aware that many of those disabilities can affect their clients? ability to process information. But you can help make it...

Facebook Gets A Facelift

Posted on July 21, 2008
An increasing number of lawyers are using the social networking Web site Facebook for making connections with lawyers in other practice areas or other geographic areas. Personally, I have three of my firm's blogs listed at Facebook, and encourage readers...

Fake Speed Bumps Slow Traffic (Temporarily)

Posted on July 19, 2008
Here's the latest technological innovation to control traffic ?fake three-dimensional speed bumps embedded in streets in Philadelphia. From a distance, the bumps look real and drivers slow down (at least the drivers slow down until they catch on to the...

Friday Fun

Posted on July 18, 2008
I'm sorry, this is blatantly political, but it's just so funny. If you're a Republican please do not watch Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Presidency.

Texas Needs Homeowner Insurance Rate Relief

Posted on July 18, 2008
The Dallas Morning News published a good letter to the editor today regarding the outrageous homeowner insurance premiums in Texas. The letter is from the executive director of Texas Watch. Re: "Let Deregulation Work ? Prices for homeowners insurance have...

Texas Has Hired Ineligible People To Care For The Disabled

Posted on July 17, 2008
A disturbing story in the Dallas Morning News gives details from a state audit finding that Texas has hired caregivers who should have been ineligible due to past records of abuse. Here are excerpts: The state institutions for people with...

Featured Link - RepairPal.com

Posted on July 17, 2008
A Tip of the Hat to Tom Mighell for telling me about this great Web site. RepairPal.com points out auto repair shops with good reputations that are in your neighborhood, tells you what certain repairs and maintenance should cost, and...

Featured Link - NowThatYouAre18.org

Posted on July 16, 2008
A county bar association in the state of Nevada has published an excellent Web site filled with information for teens who turn 18 and become legal adults. The name of the site is NowThatYouAre18. While much of the information is...

Doctors-Insurers Confrontation Heats Up

Posted on July 15, 2008
The Dallas Morning News ran a long but interesting story about the increasing frictions between doctors and health insurance companies regarding reimbursement for medical bills. The gist of the story is that insurance companies are denying so many claims that...

Need Computer Repairs ? Be Careful Who You Hire!

Posted on July 15, 2008
The geniuses in our Texas Legislature have been at it again. This time they managed to pass a law, admittedly written by the private investigators' lobby, that will require every person who does computer repair in Texas to be a...

Featured Link - Mesothelioma & Asbestos Support Groups

Posted on July 14, 2008
From the very good Web site of the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center comes this information about support available for those who have been diagnosed with this terrible disease. Mesothelioma Support With the numbers steadily rising for those infected with...

Will Technology Solve Our Parking Problems?

Posted on July 13, 2008
This article from the New York Times has nothing at all to do with personal injury clients and Social Security disability claimants, but seeing it made me realize how far we've progressed technologically in the past few years. Who could...

Signs And Speed Limits Make America Less Safe?

Posted on July 13, 2008
Today's Dallas Morning News has a fascinating editorial piece by John Staddon, who "explains why stop signs and speed limits make America less safe." The article is worth reading in full, but the gist is that America's roads are less...

Traffic Fatalities In Texas Drop For Fifth Straight Year

Posted on July 11, 2008
The number of traffic fatalities dropped in Texas for the fifth straight year, despite the record number of cars and drivers on state roadways, according to a report released this month. The 3,422 traffic deaths in 2007 reflect a 2.7...

Friday Fun

Posted on July 11, 2008
I love the original Bloons game, and now there's a Players Pack version that's also fun. Try it.

Featured Link - American Sign Language Video Dictionary

Posted on July 10, 2008
From the good people at ASLPro comes an excellent video dictionary of American Sign Language letters and words. If you're trying to learn sign language to help a person who has a disability or if you're wanting to teach sign...

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