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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

Guard Against Identity Theft On Social Networks

Posted on December 09, 2008
Today's Dallas Morning News has a good article about how to safeguard your confidential information while using Internet social networking Web sites.Here are excerpts: The next source of identity theft may be social networking Web sites. Thieves are constantly searching...

Advocates Debate Ways To Close Some Texas Schools For The Disabled

Posted on December 08, 2008
I wrote a few days ago about the U.S. Justice Department report blasting the deplorable conditions in Texas schools for the disabled. Now the Dallas Morning News has a front-page article discussing the possibility of improving state schools by closing...

Featured Link - Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST)

Posted on December 08, 2008
The Social Security Administration has a new feature on their Web site. In their words:The Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST) helps you find out if you could get benefits that Social Security administers. Based on your answers to questions, this...

Annual List Of 10 Worst Toys - Help Prevent Childhood Injuries

Posted on December 07, 2008
If you haven't done your holiday shopping for the little kids on your list (actually, even if you have done your shopping), take a look at the annual "10 Worst Toys" list by the consumer group W.A.TC.H. Click the link...

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Can Any Disease Be Disabling For Social Security? Almost.

Posted on December 06, 2008
In our Social Security Disability practice, we have found that almost any disease or disorder can be disabling. We have recently won cases for individuals with severe sarcoidosis, a disease of unknown cause. According to Merk Source, sarcoidosis (sahr?koi-d�sis) is:...

Justice Department Blasts Texas State Schools For The Disabled

Posted on December 05, 2008
The politicians in charge of Texas government for the past decade or so have effectively starved the beast to the point there's no money available for many essential services. One of the services many of us consider essential is proper...

Texas Supreme Court Justices Continue To Have Ethics Lapses

Posted on December 05, 2008
In the continuing saga of the sometimes ethics-challenged Texas Supreme Court, Justice Nathan Hecht was ordered to pay a $29,000 fine yesterday for accepting an illegal campaign contribution and failing to report it. Here are excerpts from a Dallas Morning...

Two Consumer Advocacy Groups Sue Consumer Product Safety Commission Over Toxic Toys

Posted on December 05, 2008
Here is the latest Press Release from the American Association for Justice:The Wall Street Journal (12/5, B6, Trottman) reports that Natural Resources Defense Council and Public Citizen "have gone to court to challenge the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) decision...

Featured Link - Top 100 Blogs

Posted on December 04, 2008
I was devastated to learn this blog is not one of the Top 100 Blogs at Technorati. Oh well, I'll keep trying, and maybe next year...

Featured Link - ReportDangerousDrivers.com

Posted on December 03, 2008
ReportDangerousDrivers.com is another of the sites where you can rat out your fellow drivers. If you see someone driving dangerously, you can file a report at this site. I'm not sure it accomplishes much other than a small sense of...

Toys With Toxins Still On Shelves

Posted on December 03, 2008
Here is the latest news release from the American Association for Justice. Parents, please read before buying toys for your little children. USA Today (12/3, Szabo) reports, "Consumer advocates agree that parents have good reason to be careful" about the...

Bush Administration?s Rule Forces Truckers to Drive to Point of Exhaustion, Puts Motorists at Risk

Posted on December 02, 2008
That's the headline of a recent statement by Joan Claybrook, President of Public Citizen. Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts...

Please Support Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Posted on December 01, 2008
I received a nice letter today from Mothers Against Drunk Driving-North Texas, asking for a donation. I urge each of you to support this fine organization that has done so much to protect us from drunk drivers. Here is the...

Featured Link - IAVA.org

Posted on December 01, 2008
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans. Please visit the site and...

Featured Link - 100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter

Posted on November 29, 2008
The title says it all: 100 Blogs That Will Make You Smarter.

Lawmakers Push Government To Enforce Chemical Ban In Toys

Posted on November 29, 2008
As reported in USA Today, the outgoing Bush administration appears to be trying to protect toy makers that produce toys containing dangerous chemicals, despite legislation outlawing those chemicals. Here are excerpts from the story: Congressional supporters of a new law...

Friday Fun

Posted on November 28, 2008
With a hat tip to Bob Ambrogi, comes this startling announcement from the American Bar Association: 230,000 defective lawyers have been recalled!

Featured Link - BlackFriday.info

Posted on November 27, 2008
I hope each of you is having a wonderful Thanksgiving today, and that you are surrounded by friends and family. For those of you brave enough to fight the mall crowds tomorrow, take a look at BlackFriday.info to learn about...

Keeping Kids Safe During The Holidays

Posted on November 26, 2008
This post was contributed by Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes on the subject of nursing assistant exams. She invites your feedback at kellykilpatrick24 at gmail dot com. ??The holiday season is upon us and many people are making their gift lists...

Medicaid Covering Unapproved Drugs

Posted on November 24, 2008
Our tax dollars at work - Medicaid is risking patients lives by authorizing potentially dangerous drugs. As reported in the Dallas Morning News, Medicaid has paid at least $200 million since 2004 for medicines that have never been reviewed by...

Featured Link - SafeManuals.com

Posted on November 24, 2008
I have a bad habit of putting manuals and instructions for cameras, computers, etc. in safe places where I can never find them again. A site like SafeManuals.com helps me by proving user manuals for dozens of manufacturers and hundreds...

Featured Link - SurvivorCorps.com

Posted on November 23, 2008
SurvivorCorps.com explains their purpose very well. Also be sure to find out how you can help our returning troops. Breaking the Cycle of Violence: Survivor Corps is a global network of people helping each other to overcome the effects of...

Friday Fun

Posted on November 21, 2008
In the spirit of Jay Leno's Headlines, here are some marriage announcements of couples who should not hyphenate their last names.

Featured Link - Tricks of the Trade: How Insurance Companies Deny, Delay, Confuse and Refuse

Posted on November 20, 2008
The American Association for Justice has published an interesting and helpful article titled Tricks of the Trade: How Insurance Companies Deny, Delay, Confuse and Refuse. The topics include:Denying Claims Delaying Until Death Confusing Consumers Discriminating by Credit Score Abandoning the...

Featured Link - Really, Really Basic Computer Tips

Posted on November 19, 2008
This article from the New York Times blog has a list of really basic computer tips that everyone should already know. But I admit that after using computers for at least 30 years, I didn?t know all of them. You...

Featured Link - YouConvertIt.com

Posted on November 18, 2008
YouConvertIt.com is a handy Web site for converting files from one format to another. The site handles pretty much every format I've ever heard of and many that I haven't. Here is the explanation from the site: YouConvertIt.com, the world's...

Featured Link - Texas State Board of Dental Examiners

Posted on November 17, 2008
What do you want to know about dentists or dental hygienists? Whatever it is, you'll probably find it at the Web site of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Warning

Posted on November 15, 2008
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) cases have increased in recent months in our Social Security Disability clients. These are essentially infections that are resistant to a major category of antibiotics such as penicillin and cephalosporins...

Friday Fun

Posted on November 14, 2008
StrangeMaps contains just what you'd think ?strange maps. Like where in the country people refer to a carbonated beverage as "pop," where they refer to it as "soda," and where (including my house) they refer to any carbonated soft drink...

Featured Link - 123People.com

Posted on November 13, 2008
An interesting search engine for people, not words or phrases, is 123People.com. Here's the description from the site: About 123people 123people is a real time people search tool that looks into nearly every corner of the Web. Using our proprietary...

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