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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

Experts Chosen to Probe Unintended Vehicle Acceleration

Posted on June 24, 2010
The Detroit News ran a brief article about a panel of experts appointed to investigate unintended acceleration in vehicles. Here are excerpts: The National Academy of Sciences said it had chosen a group of engineers, scientists and auto safety experts...

A Prescription for Malpractice

Posted on June 23, 2010
An interesting editorial on possible solutions for the "medical malpractice crisis" was featured on the Web site of the New York Times Union. The short article mentions several experiments to be tried in New York City: The search for a...

Dispute Between Surgeon and Device Maker Shows Lack of Safety Measures

Posted on June 22, 2010
On the front page of its Sunday Business section, the New York Times described the falling out between Dr. Richard A. Berger, who "designed surgical tools and artificial joints for Zimmer Holdings," and the company. The Times noted that this...

Veterans Affairs Wants To Be Advocate, Not Enemy

Posted on June 21, 2010
The Veterans Affairs Department's disability claims process can be a nightmare to negotiate, and in my opinion is a real insult to the men and women who have been injured in serving our country. There may be some hope for...

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Friday Fun

Posted on June 18, 2010
The Rotterdam Zoo is giving away cardboard glasses that make it appear that you?re looking off to one side. These are gorilla-viewing glasses, meant to avoid incidents in which gorillas attack visitors for making eye contact with them. The glasses?...

Two Texas Auto Insurers Face Investigation Over Huge Number of Consumer Complaints

Posted on June 17, 2010
Finally, someone seems to have noticed the notoriously bad behavior of two of the worst auto insurance companies in Texas. The Dallas Morning News ran a lengthy story this week detailing the volume and variety of complaints the Texas Department...

Recognizing Symptoms of Dementia

Posted on June 16, 2010
This guest post is courtesy of the National Care Planning Council. The Brown family reunion has always been an event everyone looks forward to. Family visits, games, stories and everyone?s favorite foods are always on the agenda. On the top...

Company Involved in G.M. Recall Said the Problem is Not Solved

Posted on June 15, 2010
Last week General Motors recalled more than one million vehicles because GM said a system that heated the windshield-washer fluid could cause fires. Now there is some new troubling information. Apparently the maker of the windshield-washer system, Micro-Heat, is claiming...

New VA Disability Form Available

Posted on June 15, 2010
There is a new form available for filing VA disability (more properly called compensation) claims. The new form is only six pages, in contrast with the earlier 23-page form. I don't think the new one is on the VA Web...

New VA Disability Form Now Available on VA Web Site

Posted on June 15, 2010
The new veterans disability form I mentioned earlier has now been officially debuted by the VA. You can read the VA press release to get more details.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Sues Pfizer Over Drug Marketing and Illegal Kickbacks

Posted on June 14, 2010
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, which is the largest health insurer in Texas, has filed suit in federal court in Texas against Pfizer Inc. for deceptive marketing of drugs and for illegal kickbacks to doctors. The suit alleges that...

Grants Aim to Reduce Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Posted on June 14, 2010
The Wall Street Journal reports that the federal government is ready to begin $25 million in grants, as promised by President Obama, that seek to reduce medical malpractice claims by a variety of methods. Here are excerpts from the article:...

Friday Fun

Posted on June 14, 2010
Yeah, yeah, it's only Monday, but this is too cute not to share. Even if you didn't watch the World Cup soccer game between England and the United States live, you've surely seen replays of the absolute gift the English...

Friday Fun

Posted on June 11, 2010
You will think this is either very cool or disturbingly creepy: Koichiro Tsujikawa - "Eyes" from Passion Paris on Vimeo.

McDonald's Will Refund $3 for "Shrek" Glasses

Posted on June 10, 2010
I wrote here about the recall of 12,000,000 "Shrek" glasses by McDonald's. Now the company has agreed to refund $3.00 to anyone who purchased a glass from them. This is fairly generous, as the glasses cost $1.99 with a food...

Suicide Warnings Strengthened for Two Drugs

Posted on June 09, 2010
The drug maker Johnson & Johnson recently strengthened warnings about the risk of suicide with both Ultram and Ultracet painkillers. The impetus was the fact that deaths were reported in patients with histories of emotional disturbance or drug abuse. These...

Featured Link - DisasterAssistance.gov

Posted on June 08, 2010
DisasterAssistance.gov is a site established by the federal government to help victims of, duh, disasters. It really does have very helpful information for anyone who has suffered, and is especially relevant during this time of terrible difficulty in the Gulf...

Watered Down Vehicle Safety Bills Reflect Influence of Automakers

Posted on June 08, 2010
New auto safety bills have been introduced in the House and Senate. These bills are basically good for consumers, but they are considerably weaker than previous versions. This is due to negotiations with the auto manufacturers. The story is reported....

Need to Get Into the Texas Capitol Fast? Carry a Gun!

Posted on June 07, 2010
Only in Texas could this story be true. Not long ago there was a scare at the State Capitol in Austin when a man fired several shots into the air outside the Capitol building after visiting his senator. The rather...

McDonald's Recalls 12,000,000 Cadmium-Tainted Shrek Glasses

Posted on June 07, 2010
The Associated Press is one of many news outlets reporting on the recall by McDonald's of 12,000,000 "Shrek" drinking glasses because they may be contaminated with cadmium. The cadmium is in the paint on the outside of the glasses, which...

Friday Fun

Posted on June 04, 2010
I've always admired men who could grow a full beard, but I'm a bit suspicions of guys who have what I consider "unusual" facial hair. Now I've finally found a chart that perfectly explains my feelings. Check out The Trustworthiness...

Congress Investigating Johnson & Jonson's "Phantom Recall"

Posted on June 03, 2010
Here's a strange story about a mysterious "phantom" recall of Motrin drugs by the Johnson & Johnson company. Allegedly, the company hired a contractor to go to stores and buy all the available stock of defective tablets rather than announce...

Medicaid Fraud by Doctors and Nursing Homes

Posted on June 03, 2010
This story about doctors and nursing homes committing Medicaid fraud and abusing helpless patients involves facilities in Illinois. I hope the same thing isn't happening in Texas. It's really sad and disgusting. Here is the beginning of an article in...

Curbing Drug-Company Abuses: Are Fines Enough?

Posted on June 02, 2010
That's the headline of a recent Time Magazine article. The question is whether relatively small fines (relative to drug company profits) are any real deterrent to continued false marketing practices. The article is a good read. Here are the opening...

Featured Link - Money and Politics

Posted on June 01, 2010
MAPLight.org is all about the influence of money in politics today. That's a connection I find frightening and disgusting. The site's subhead is Connect the Dots Between Money and Votes. That pretty much says it all, and there's a lot...

Memorial Day History

Posted on May 31, 2010
The Web site USMemorialDay.org has an interesting section on the history of Memorial Day. As we pause today to honor our veterans, the history of this day is important. This is the opening section of the Web page: Memorial Day,...

House Committee Approves Auto Safety Bill

Posted on May 28, 2010
This week, pushed on by the recent Toyota recalls and runaway acceleration issues, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a new auto safety bill that would impose stricter standards on car makers. The bill now goes to the full...

Friday Fun

Posted on May 28, 2010
Here's a terrific Diane Birch music video of the song Valentino. After you watch it you'll want to see how it was made. You can even see both versions on a split-screen.

Government Now Says 89 Deaths Linked to Toyota Acceleration Problems

Posted on May 27, 2010
According to the Associated Press the government now says unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles may have been involved in the deaths of 89 people over the past decade. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that from 2000 to mid-May,...

Featured Link - Disability History Timeline

Posted on May 26, 2010
Here is an interesting list of important events from 1817 to 2001 "...highlighting people, events and legislation that effect disability rights." It begins with: 1817 The American School for the Deaf is founded in Hartford, Connecticut. This is the first...

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