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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.
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Friday Fun

Posted on August 28, 2009
Here's the follow-up to last week's Friday Fun. This one is movie actresses. Try to name them as they appear.

Gruesome and Graphic Cigarette Warnings Coming Soon?

Posted on August 28, 2009
HealthDay News is reporting on the possible changes to cigarette packages under new U.S. regulations contained in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. These regulations apparently will require manufacturers to devote a large percentage of the front and...

Chrysler Will Accept More Product Liability Claims

Posted on August 28, 2009
In an announcement that is good news for injury victims, Chrysler said it will accept product liability claims in a broader number of cases than originally planned in its reorganization under bankruptcy protection. The story was reported by the Associated...

Social Security to Test Use of Microsoft?s HealthVault in Disability Process

Posted on August 28, 2009
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced Thursday that the agency has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to test the use of Microsoft?s HealthVault application in the disability process. HealthVault is a free online service that enables people...

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Strangulation Deaths Prompt Recalls of Roman Shades and Other Window Coverings

Posted on August 27, 2009
The Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued recall announcements of several types of window shades because of the risk of strangulation. These recalls are important for all parents of small children to understand. Here is a summary from the CPSC:...

Tort Reform Would Remove Check on Medical Malpractice

Posted on August 27, 2009
My friend Herb Friedman has an excellent column in the Lincoln Journal Star saying that tort reform in medical malpractice claims would remove the checks currently in place on medical treatment. Friedman states, "Malpractice amounts to less than 2 percent...

Health Care - Tort Reform Is Not The Answer

Posted on August 26, 2009
In a column in the Baltimore Sun today Jay Hancock discuss some of the myths about health care reform. One is that "tort reform" would significantly cut the costs of medical care in the United States. His conclusion is that...

Aetna Tightens Reimbursement Policies for Hospital "Never Events"

Posted on August 26, 2009
Modern Healthcare reported, Aetna has "established new, tighter policies" to constitute whether it will pay for "medical care related to errors made by providers." Under the policies, Aetna has "broken errors into two categories: 'never events'-- three events involving surgery:...

Obama Administration Supports Medical Error Reporting Only For Infections

Posted on August 25, 2009
Hearst Newspapers reported, "While the White House acknowledges that hospital medical errors are 'a big and serious problem,' a senior administration official says President Barack Obama does not favor a mandatory reporting system for all medical mistakes, just for infections...

Study Says Many Physicians Unaware They're Prescribing Off Label

Posted on August 25, 2009
In continuing coverage in a column in the New York Times, Roni Caryn Rabin writes, "Physicians are allowed to use drugs in ways that are not specifically approved by the Food and Drug Administration, a practice called off-label prescribing," but...

The Hidden Secret of Elder Abuse

Posted on August 24, 2009
Many elderly people rely entirely on family or other trusted individuals to help them. Whether it is for physical needs or emotional needs, as people grow older they tend to need more and more help from others. This dependence on...

Negligence Suits Likely Over VA Procedures

Posted on August 24, 2009
As reported today in the Washington Post, the Department of Veterans Affairs is facing the possibility of a series of negligence lawsuits over contaminated medical equipment used in colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures. Here are excerpts: Army veteran Juan Rivera reported...

Friday Fun

Posted on August 21, 2009
Here's a totally cool morphing montage of movie leading men. See how many you can name as the faces appear.

Bassinet Warnings Renewed After More Deaths

Posted on August 21, 2009
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has renewed a warning to parents about close-sleeper/bedside sleeper bassinets after two more infants were killed when they became trapped in the bassinets. The bassinets were manufactured by Simplicity. According to the Washington Post, "The...

Malpractice Reform Expected to Become a Major Issue

Posted on August 21, 2009
In a 5-page story, ABC News on its Web site reported, "As the national health care debate continues into the fall, malpractice reform is expected to come to the forefront. But the question remains as to whether malpractice reform really...

Piloting Medical Helicopters Is One Of The Most Dangerous Jobs

Posted on August 21, 2009
The Washington Post has a very interesting article about the medical transport helicopter business. Alarmingly, this "multibillion-dollar air-medical business" is "now one of the most dangerous jobs in America...with 113 deaths for every 100,000 employees...

Glaxo Used Ghostwriting Program to Promote Paxil

Posted on August 20, 2009
As reported in the New York Times, a drug manufacturer used " a sophisticated ghostwriting program to promote its antidepressant Paxil." Here are the opening paragraphs of the story: Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline used a sophisticated ghostwriting program to promote its antidepressant...

Best and Worst Places to Drive in the U.S.

Posted on August 20, 2009
Here's an interesting list of the Best and Worst Places to Drive, based on several factors.

Should I Work While Social Security Decides My Disability Status?

Posted on August 17, 2009
We are frequently asked this question by our clients and people who contact our office for information. Our general response is that all activity, including volunteer work done for no pay, can be considered in your disability determination. The response...

Tort Reform Doesn't Cut Health Costs

Posted on August 17, 2009
The Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader today writes "Sen. Mitch McConnell's No. 1 idea for fixing what ails our health care system is to limit the rights of those maimed by medical malpractice. But states that have enacted curbs on what McConnell...

Families Urge Passage of Medical Device Safety Act

Posted on August 17, 2009
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on families who earlier this month went to Washington to urge Congress to pass the Medical Device Safety Act. Among the families was Michele Meyer, whose daughter Katie "died in 2008 after surgery to remove...

Fibromyalgia and Social Security Disability

Posted on August 14, 2009
A number of our Social Security Disability clients suffer from fibromyalgia. Individuals suffering from this disorder frequently experience the following symptoms: ? dull muscular pain, ? multiple tender points (e.g., between shoulder blades, upper chest, etc...

Featured Link - NewGIBill.org

Posted on August 14, 2009
The Post 9/11 GI Bill is the largest investment in veterans? education since World War II, covering the full cost of an undergraduate education at any public university or college in the country and many private schools for our nation's...

Friday Fun

Posted on August 14, 2009
RunPee.com is one of the all-time funniest software ideas. It's a Web site or iPhone application that tells you the best time (to the minute) to leave a movie and "run pee." It even provides a synopsis of what happened...

Social Security Administration Settles $500M Class-Action Claim

Posted on August 12, 2009
The Los Angeles Times reports, "Up to 200,000 people who were cut off on unfounded suspicions that they were felons evading law enforcement or prosecution will receive back payments. Legal advocates for the poor, elderly and disabled secured a $500-million...

Editorials Praise Increased Food Safety Monitoring

Posted on August 11, 2009
In an editorial, the Oregonian opines, "No matter what your food preferences are, or your politics, and even if you never eat anything except protein bars and spinach (both of which have been subject to recalls in recent years), you...

Swimming Pool Safety Tips For Children

Posted on August 10, 2009
Sadly, the number of child drowning deaths in Texas reached 84 in early August of 2009, passing the previous record of 82 set in 2008. We all need to take better care of our kid when they?re near water --...

Investigation Finds Little Progress Correcting Medical Errors

Posted on August 10, 2009
Hearst Newspapers runs a series of articles called " Dead by Mistake," analyzing the causes and effects medical errors across the United States. In the lead article, Hearst Newspapers reported that "experts estimate that a staggering 98,000 people die from...

Friday Fun

Posted on August 07, 2009
WhizzWords is a nifty little word-scramble game with a bit of Yhatzee rules thrown in. Check it out.

Sotomayor Confirmed As First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

Posted on August 07, 2009
USA Today reports, "Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who grew up speaking Spanish in a public housing project, is headed for a seat on the Supreme Court after an overwhelming Senate vote Thursday to make her the first Hispanic member of the...

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