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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

Judge Decertifies Class in Case of Pfizer's Neurontin Off-Label Drug Use

Posted on February 11, 2009
The Legal Intelligencer (2/11, Elliot-Engel) reports, "A month before a pharmaceutical class action was set for trial, a Philadelphia judge decertified the class of users of an epilepsy and neuralgia drug seeking reimbursement from the drug's maker after being prescribed...

Toy Stores Scramble to Comply With Lead Law

Posted on February 10, 2009
The AP (2/10, Anderson) reports, "Toy stores across the country scrambled Monday to abide by tough new lead and chemical standards for toys that go into effect on Tuesday" and "many toy sellers pulled questionable items off their shelves after...

FDA Needs "Shot in the Arm" From Obama

Posted on February 10, 2009
A St. Petersburg Times (2/10) editorial argues that the FDA deserves a "White House rebuke" for its failures in the salmonella outbreak. The agency "responsible for protecting the nation's food supply looks as if it learned nothing from grappling with...

Justice Ginsberg Plans to Return Amid Illness

Posted on February 10, 2009
The Legal Times (2/9, Mauro) reported, "The stunning news on Feb. 5 of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's tough new battle with cancer instantly changed the dynamics of the Supreme Court, posing painful challenges not only for the feisty justice but...

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Consumer Product Safety Commission Works to Clarify Lead Law

Posted on February 10, 2009
The AP (2/7) reported, "Librarians, clothing makers, craft sellers and thrift-store owners received a reprieve Friday from federal regulators who moved to quell confusion over a new product safety law." Now, "under the new guidelines, people who sell or make...

Texas AG Sues Company for Marketing Candy as Alzheimer Cure

Posted on February 07, 2009
According to the Austin Business Journal, the Texas Attorney General has filed suit against Nature?s Candy Inc. of Fredericksburgs for deceptive trade practices and violations of the Texas Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in marketing their candy as being helpful...

Peanut Corporation Says It Was Inspected Regularly

Posted on February 06, 2009
The New York Times (2/5, B10, Martin) reports, "A company at the center of a huge and deadly salmonella outbreak said Wednesday that its peanut plant was regularly visited last year by private inspectors, several of whom declared it to...

Friday Fun

Posted on February 06, 2009
Beautiful painted hands. Amazing art work.

Loopholes May Have Allowed Salmonella-Contaminated Food to Circulate

Posted on February 06, 2009
The AP (2/6, Alonso-Zaldivar, Blackledge) reports, "Lawmakers reacted angrily Thursday when told that food makers and state safety inspectors are allowed to keep tests results secret," which "keeps federal health officials in the dark even when products have been contaminated...

FDA Orders Certain Antidepressants to Carry Warning for Life-Threatening Side Effect

Posted on February 06, 2009
The Los Angeles Times (2/6) reports, "The FDA has ordered a wide range of antidepressants to carry new warnings of an unusual but potentially deadly side effect seen most often in the first few weeks of treatment or when a...

Democrats & Republicans Blame Each Other Over Confusion With Lead Law

Posted on February 05, 2009
The AP (2/5, Kerr) reports, "Strict new safety rules for toys and other children's products take effect next week, a move that has been applauded by parents and consumer advocates but jeered by industry groups as overly broad and a...

Judges Can Adjust Jury Awards in Employment Cases to Account for Tax Burden?

Posted on February 05, 2009
The Legal Intelligencer (2/4, Duffy) reports, "Deepening a split in the federal circuits, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that winning plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases may be entitled to an additional award to compensate for the...

Stimulus Provision Seen as Gift for Trial Lawyers

Posted on February 05, 2009
The National Law Journal (2/3, Coyle) reported, "Both the House-passed economic stimulus bill and the proposed Senate version would give state attorneys general new enforcement authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts for violations of...

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to Require Dramatic Increase in Vehicle Roof Strength

Posted on February 05, 2009
The Detroit News (2/5, Shepardson) reports, "The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Wednesday it will require automakers to dramatically increase the strength of vehicle roofs to receive its top safety pick ratings." Adrian Lund, president of IIHS said, "We...

Texas Politicians Stopped for DWI Refuse Blood and Breath Tests

Posted on February 04, 2009
Our Texas politicians, as usual, are not setting very good examples for the citizens. A study by the Austin American-Statesman has revealed that every politician stopped for suspected DWI in Texas in recent years refused to take a blood or...

New Law for Toy Safety Goes Into Effect on February 10

Posted on February 04, 2009
The Washington Post (2/3, Garfinkle) reports, "Congressionally mandated toy safety rules that take effect Feb. 10 have left freecyclers and resellers of children's products scrambling to understand the law and how it affects them" and "the result has been word-of-mouth...

Governor Declares Overhaul of State Schools for Disabled a Priority

Posted on February 04, 2009
I've written several times about the deplorable conditions in the Texas state schools for the disabled. Now the Dallas Morning News reports that Governor Rick Perry will declare protection of residents in state schools for the disabled a legislative emergency,...

State Farm Explains Reasons for Leaving Florida

Posted on February 04, 2009
The AP (2/4, Kallestad) reports, "State Farm Florida has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in the state in the last decade and risks insolvency if it continues writing property insurance here, company executives told a legislative committee Tuesday" and...

Hearing Begins on Medical Helicopter Safety

Posted on February 04, 2009
The Washington Post (2/4, B2, Johnson) reports, "The National Transportation Safety Board began a four-day hearing in Washington yesterday to examine a spike last year in fatal crashes of medical helicopters, including one in Maryland that killed four people...

Peanut Plant Operated for Years Uninspected and Unlicensed

Posted on February 04, 2009
The AP (2/3, Blackledge) reported, "A peanut processing plant in Texas run by the same company blamed for a national salmonella outbreak operated for years uninspected and unlicensed by government health officials, The Associated Press has learned." The processing "plant...

Rhode Island May Soon Have Private Trials

Posted on February 03, 2009
In his column in the Providence Journal (2/1) Edward Fitzpatrick wrote, "In his first days in office, President Obama has called for more openness in government, saying, 'Transparency promotes accountability.'" He said, "That's a welcome message after years of increasing...

Do Red-Light Cameras Increase Auto Collisions?

Posted on February 03, 2009
That was the question asked in a study of red light cameras in Houston, and the answer apparently is yes, some types of collisions do increase when red-light cameras are installed. The study is open to various interpretations though. It...

Study Shows Basic Checklist Cut Surgical Deaths in Half

Posted on February 02, 2009
We see way too many instances of medical malpractice at our law firm. It's a shame, because 90+ percent of the doctors I've known have been careful, caring professionals. Like lawyers, doctors are sometimes ill-served by staff, and of course...

Everyone Wins The Super Bowl With A Sober Designated Driver

Posted on February 01, 2009
Today, finally, we come to the Super Bowl. For those of us with a favotite team that didn't make it into the playoffs it seems forever since the end of the regular season.I hope each of you enjoys the game,...

Do Ignition Interlocks Stop Drunk Drivers?

Posted on January 31, 2009
From Parade Magazine comes this quick survey about the use of vehicle ignition interlocks for people convicted of drunk driving. Visit the link to vote in the survey. Here are the details: Drunk drivers kill about 13,000 Americans each year...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 30, 2009
The Oops List - photos and videos of "oops" moments.

Social Security Expands Fast-Track Disability Processes

Posted on January 30, 2009
The Social Security Administration has announced this week that more than 100,000 disabled applicants are to get quick decisions in their claims. This is of course great news for those in the small percentage who have managed to get their...

Obama Signs Equal-Pay Bill Into Law

Posted on January 30, 2009
President Obama yesterday signed his first bill into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. USA Today (1/30, Jackson) reports the new law "makes it easier for workers to sue companies for pay discrimination and effectively reverses a 2007 Supreme...

Tainted Peanut Butter Recall May Become Largest Product Recall In History

Posted on January 29, 2009
News sources quickly picked up on the implications of Tuesday's revelation that the Peanut Corporation Of America had been knowingly shipping tainted peanut butter since the beginning of 2007. NBC Nightly News (1/28, story 4, 2:10, Williams) reported early in...

Obama Administration Has Issued Stay to Stop Pending Preemption Rules

Posted on January 28, 2009
In a blog entry on the Huffington Post website (1/28) Les Weisbrod writes, "It has become devastatingly clear that the drug and medical device companies will do just about anything to make a buck, regardless of the effect on public...

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