Friday, November 30, 2012

Around the Blawgosphere: Actor’s Morality Play; What ‘Lincoln’ Left Out; Profs re ‘Fiscal Cliff’

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Around the Blawgosphere: Actor’s Morality Play; What ‘Lincoln’ Left Out; Profs re ‘Fiscal Cliff’

To Be or Not to Be Immoral Many people have watched Two and a Half Men actor Angus T. Jones’ video testimonial for religious group the Forerunner Chronicles in which he calls Two and a Half Men “filth” that no one should watch. E! Online reported this …

Hyundai Elantra Side Impact Airbag Slices Driver's Ear in Half

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Hyundai Elantra Side Impact Airbag Slices Driver"s Ear in Half

At least one unlucky driver of a 2012 Hyundai Elantra has claimed his ear was sliced in half following the deployment of his side airbag. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration looked into the incident, and while it did not issue a recall…

Workers Compensation Attorney | 3 BIGGEST problems with Workers Comp system | Rob A. Rodriguez

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Workers Compensation Attorney | 3 BIGGEST problems with Workers Comp system | Rob A. Rodriguez

www.lawofficeofrobrodriguez.com CONTACT US 909.944.3777 Workers Compensation Attorney | 3 BIGGEST problems with Workers Comp system | Rob A. Rodriguez Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course...

What's Different about Pradaxa?

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What"s Different about Pradaxa?

As many patients know all too well, dangerous drugs can be found throughout health care. They may have risks, but their benefits are well known, too. Together, patients and doctors balance risk and reward when considering treatment options. The patient…

ABA Task Force Seeks Comment on Future of Legal Education

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ABA Task Force Seeks Comment on Future of Legal Education

Have any thoughts you’d like to share on the future of legal education? Then an ABA task force that is studying the subject would like to hear from you. The 19-member Task Force on the Future of Legal Education, created last August by outgoing ABA Pres…

Selecting Natural Incense Online With Free Streaming Involving Price?

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Selecting Natural Incense Online With Free Streaming Involving Price?

Now that you have decided they would sign up for numerous smokings involving herbal products to successfully take advantage of a tranquilizing and peaceful fulfillment it could furnish you with where to get it via …

A Guide to Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer

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A Guide to Hiring a Personal Injury Lawyer

Our lawyers seemed to agree that any non-minor injury requires a personal injury lawyer to advocate for both you and your case. They’ve shared their best tips for when you find yourself needing a personal injury lawyer. 1. The type of injury you sustain should determine the type of...

Evan Guthrie Law Firm Commercial November 2012

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Evan Guthrie Law Firm Commercial November 2012

Evan Guthrie Law Firm 164 Market Street Suite 362 Charleston SC 29401 843-926-3813 www.ekglaw.com The Evan Guthrie Law Firm practices in the areas of estate planning probate wills living trust special needs trusts personal injury accident and divorce and family law Click on the...

Mortician alleges formaldehyde exposure led to leukemia

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Mortician alleges formaldehyde exposure led to leukemia

For 16 years, a 38-year-old man had been working as the funeral director for a funeral home in New Jersey. Nearly every day he was exposed to embalming chemicals such as formaldehyde, which, in 2011 was added to a list…

Drunk Driving Accident Victims Deserve Justice

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Drunk Driving Accident Victims Deserve Justice

Have you or a loved one been involved in a car accident because of a drunk driver? These accidents can be particularly destructive, often the result of a driver who is travelling at excessive speed, driving recklessly, or running a red light. Consequen…

Judge OKs Suit By More Dewey Creditors, But Insurance Might Not Pay

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Judge OKs Suit By More Dewey Creditors, But Insurance Might Not Pay

Although U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn approved a suit for millions by unsecured creditors against former leaders of the now-defunct Dewey & LeBoeuf, it’s unclear whether the firm’s $50 million management policy will cover them. Glenn didn…

Low vehicle damage car accident in Macomb County, Michigan gets $1.485 million jury verdict

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Low vehicle damage car accident in Macomb County, Michigan gets $1.485 million jury verdict

State Farm offers $0, bad faith case against State Farm is next Kevin Seiferheld, an excellent trial lawyer at Michigan Auto Law, recovered a $1.485 million jury verdict for his client in Macomb County. What is notable about this case … Continue reading → The post Low vehicle damage...

ANIMACJA POCIAGI

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ANIMACJA POCIAGI

animation of the train accident made by graphics on baisis of SM photos 6 hours after the crash Click on the picture to view the video.

Nursing home residents at major risk during disasters

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Nursing home residents at major risk during disasters

Elderly individuals who take residence at Chicago nursing homes rely on the services of those homes for help with everyday tasks. These elderly men and women often need help eating, bathing and walking. Having to rely on a home’s staff…

Strauss-Kahn Reportedly Reaches Settlement with Maid Who Accused Him of Rape

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Strauss-Kahn Reportedly Reaches Settlement with Maid Who Accused Him of Rape

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, has reportedly reached an agreement to settle a civil suit filed by the hotel maid who accused him of rape. The New York Times attributes its information about the purported d…

5 Ways to Pay Too Much Workers Comp

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5 Ways to Pay Too Much Workers Comp

    Employers who do not manage their workers’ compensation program will pay too much for their workers’ compensation insurance.  There are many ways to control the cost of workers’ compensation, but if you are making a…

Chicago Encourages Sustainable Switch to Electric Truck Fleets

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Chicago Encourages Sustainable Switch to Electric Truck Fleets

With $15 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Chicago will distribute vouchers to cover part of the transition cost to electric vehicles.

LPG CYLINDER BUSHFIRE SAFETY GUIDE (GUEST POST)

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LPG CYLINDER BUSHFIRE SAFETY GUIDE (GUEST POST)

Panicking during a fire can often make the situation worse. This is why it is recommended that families living in bushfire risk areas have a fire plan

Jurors Acquit Lawyer Charged with Felony for Allowing Suspect to Use Her Cellphone

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Jurors Acquit Lawyer Charged with Felony for Allowing Suspect to Use Her Cellphone

Jurors on Thursday acquitted a Chicago lawyer charged with a felony for allowing a murder suspect to use her cellphone in an interrogation room. Cook County jurors deliberated less than three hours before acquitting Sladjana Vuckovic, the Chicago Tribu…

Your Rights Are Being Taken Away; It’s Time to Take Justice Back

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Your Rights Are Being Taken Away; It’s Time to Take Justice Back

A few weeks ago, we got to participate in one of the most important exercises in any free democracy – the general election. And while some of us might be elated, some obviously disappointed in some of the outcomes, at least we can take sol…

Commissioner Tours Storm Ravaged Areas

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Commissioner Tours Storm Ravaged Areas

     From the Staten Islander: The Social Security Administration is warning that Social Security beneficiaries have recently been the intended targets of an identity theft scheme. During a tour of the storm ravaged parts of the state Wednesday that began in Staten Island, the commissioner...

FMCSA Shuts Down Trucking Company for Repeat Violations

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FMCSA Shuts Down Trucking Company for Repeat Violations

There are numerous ways to promote improved highway safety, from pushing for safer commercial vehicle equipment to demanding that truck drivers be rested and healthy. Getting high-risk drivers and vehicles off the road is at the top of that list. … [Read more]

Coast Auto Insurance Services -- San Jose, CA

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Coast Auto Insurance Services -- San Jose, CA

Coast Auto Insurance Services Inc. was established in June, 1986. The first office was opened in Seaside, California with the vision of offering automobile insurance options to clients who did not qualify for standard markets. Since opening, Coast Auto Insurance Services, Inc. has...

Copper Ionization Ban Shouldn't Compromise Legionella Control: HSE

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Copper Ionization Ban Shouldn"t Compromise Legionella Control: HSE

The agency alerted users and suppliers of copper ionization water treatment systems that this method is prohibited by the EU beginning Feb. 1, 2013.

Suit Alleges CIA Murdered Scientist Said to Have Leapt to His Death After LSD Experiment

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Suit Alleges CIA Murdered Scientist Said to Have Leapt to His Death After LSD Experiment

The family of a bioweapons expert who died in a fall from a window after the CIA secretly gave him LSD doesn’t believe it was a suicide. In a suit filed on Wednesday, Eric and Nils Olson allege their father, Frank Olson, was pushed from the 13th floo…

Halle Berry Gets Restraining Order Against Her Daughter’s Father

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Halle Berry Gets Restraining Order Against Her Daughter’s Father

Los Angeles, CA –After a Thanksgiving fight between Halle Berry’s fiance and her ex-boyfriend and father of her child, the custody battle over 4-year-old Nahla continues in the courtroom.  Gabriel[...]

Drunk SEO Salesman to Law Firm: "You're an Idiot"

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Drunk SEO Salesman to Law Firm: "You"re an Idiot"

Friends of mine – David McCollum and Annette Griggs – shared this hilarious drunk dial marketing pitch tirade from an SEO cold call salesman trying to sell them a particular domain name. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0WL6t47d2E While this is ab…

Is the GOP Leadership Ripping You Off Again?

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Is the GOP Leadership Ripping You Off Again?

Judge Nap on the false congressional fiscal conservatives in the Republican Party

*Cricket Fight* Rahul Dravid vs Shoaib Akhtar

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*Cricket Fight* Rahul Dravid vs Shoaib Akhtar

The Wall vs Rawalpindi Express – Rahul Dravid Angry that’s very rare. Dont you just love this sight on crick Dhoni Biggest Six IPL 2012 Dhoni 183 vs Srilanka Dhoni Fastest Stumping ever Ms Dhoni Six vs srilanka Final 2011 World cup Chris Gayle 5 Sixes Chris Gayle 13 Sixes...

Thursday, November 29, 2012

FDA Warns Women with Breast Implants about new cancer risk

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FDA Warns Women with Breast Implants about new cancer risk

The FDA has a new warning out about breast implants. The U.S Food and Drug Administration has identified a possible link between implants and the development of a rare type of cancer called anaplastic large cell lymphoma. The FDA isn't warning wo…

Municipal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Top Texas Criminal Judge Over Unpaid Speeding Ticket

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Municipal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Top Texas Criminal Judge Over Unpaid Speeding Ticket

An arrest warrant has been issued by a Texas municipal court for the longest-serving judge on the state’s top criminal bench over an unpaid speeding ticket. A lengthy legal battle over a $193 ticket for driving 19 miles over the limit appeared to reach…

Attorneys: How to Maximize Your Tax Deferrals Before the End of 2012

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Attorneys: How to Maximize Your Tax Deferrals Before the End of 2012

In this economy, we are all looking for ways to increase our financial security. As attorneys, perhaps you've encouraged your clients to explore structured settlements, after taking into account the various tax advantages. You probably know tha…

“You Wanna Be #1 on Google Forever?”

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“You Wanna Be #1 on Google Forever?”

Oh, lordy, lordy, lordy, it just doesn’t get much better than this. An SEO salesman, trying to sell a lawyer a domain name, sounding drunk as a skunk, leaves a wonderfully rambling message. Not wonderful for him, of course, but for us. And all of it deliciously placed on YouTube. Go ahead....

What Happens if I Reinjure a Work Comp Injury at a New Job?

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What Happens if I Reinjure a Work Comp Injury at a New Job?

Roger explains to his daughter what happens if an existing work comp injury is reinjured at a new job. Click on the picture to view the video.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Fails to Warn Patients of Risks Associated with Actos

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals Fails to Warn Patients of Risks Associated with Actos

Here at LawInfo.com, we make it our goal to keep the readers of this blog informed about prescription drugs that may harm them so they can seek proper representation and care. Unfortunately, many patients who use prescription drugs suffer severe side effects because drug manufacturers fail to...

Handcuffed in A.M. re NYC Club Fight, Lindsay Lohan Is Charged in Calif. in P.M. re Accident Account

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Handcuffed in A.M. re NYC Club Fight, Lindsay Lohan Is Charged in Calif. in P.M. re Accident Account

Actress Lindsay Lohan has doubled down in an ongoing saga of legal troubles. Handcuffed in the wee hours Thursday morning by New York City police after she was accused of hitting another woman in a nightclub fight and charged with suspicion of misdemea…

3 Criteria Determine If A Workers Comp Claim is Covered

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3 Criteria Determine If A Workers Comp Claim is Covered

  Most workers’ compensation claims are clear cut and there is no question by the employer that the claim is ‘covered’ for workers’ compensation.  However, when the unusual situation occurs, the employer may not know …

Sara Lee Voluntarily Recalls their Butter Streusel Coffee Cake

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Sara Lee Voluntarily Recalls their Butter Streusel Coffee Cake

“Everybody doesn’t like something, but nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee!”  While this may be true, many individuals with nut allergies may feel differently about Sara Lee.  The popular brand is voluntarily recalling its Butter Streusel Coffee Cakes due to undeclared pecans...

Granuflo Wrongful Death Lawsuit During Dialysis Treatment

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Granuflo Wrongful Death Lawsuit During Dialysis Treatment

Recently, a bereaved Ohio family filed a wrongful death product liabilty claim against Fresenius Medical Care. The plaintiffs' family claim in their lawsuit that the company’s dialysis product Granuflo led to the patient's cardiac arres…

Illinois company cited; Hazards increase odds of work accident

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Illinois company cited; Hazards increase odds of work accident

An Illinois company has received OSHA citations for safety reasons. The Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. has been cited for three safety violations after allegedly failing to protect their workers from the machines unexpectedly starting up. A violation like this one…

BACKOVER ACCIDENTS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES (GUEST POST)

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BACKOVER ACCIDENTS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES (GUEST POST)

A very real danger that exists on a construction site is one that is often overlooked. Everyone knows that falling from great heights or injuries from machinery are common with this type of work. However, many may not know that backover accidents also cause numerous deaths each year on...

How to Object to a Traffic Engineering Survey or Speed Trap Evidence on a CA Speeding Ticket.

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How to Object to a Traffic Engineering Survey or Speed Trap Evidence on a CA Speeding Ticket.

Tweet| Free Attorney Case Review   When a speeding ticket lists the violation code as California Vehicle Code 22350 on a Highway, and there is the use of a Radar or LIDAR measurement of speed, a well prepared Defendant should be … Cont…

Tis the Season: Skadden and Simpson Thacher Match Cravath Year-End Bonuses of $10K to $60K

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Tis the Season: Skadden and Simpson Thacher Match Cravath Year-End Bonuses of $10K to $60K

Two other major New York-based law firms have followed the lead of Cravath Swaine & Moore, increasing end-of-year bonuses for associates to a range of $10,000 to $60,000. Both Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett…

China Increases Controls on Hazmats

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China Increases Controls on Hazmats

The Chinese government is taking steps to promote increased safety in some workplaces.

Online Legal Advice – Expert Answers in the Dragons Den

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Online Legal Advice – Expert Answers in the Dragons Den

Expert Answers recent appearance in the Dragons Den

Law Dean Criticizes ‘Overwrought Atmosphere’ Discouraging Prospective Students

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Law Dean Criticizes ‘Overwrought Atmosphere’ Discouraging Prospective Students

Case Western Reserve University law dean Lawrence Mitchell is tired of the detractors. “I’m a law dean, and I’m proud,” Mitchell writes in a New York Times op-ed. “And I think it’s time to stop the nonsense. After two years of almost relent…

How to maximize auto accident settlements with Colossus claims software

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How to maximize auto accident settlements with Colossus claims software

Helping injury lawyers understand value inputs to increase case value under Colossus Today I’ll be presenting during a CLE webinar to personal injury lawyers on the effect of Colossus software on car and truck accident lawsuits. Colossus is designed to … Continue reading → The...

Massey Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Related to Upper Big Branch Disaster

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Massey Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Related to Upper Big Branch Disaster

In an unprecedented move, a Massey division president faced charges of conspiracy related to the 2010 mining explosion that killed 29 workers.

Were You Harmed by an IVC Disintegration?

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Were You Harmed by an IVC Disintegration?

Tragically, every year numerous patients learn the distressing news that their inferior vena cava (IVC) filter disintegrated in their blood vessels. The consequences of this disintegration may be serious and, according to leading medical experts, can i…

What Happens if I Reinjure a Work Comp Injury at a New Job?

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What Happens if I Reinjure a Work Comp Injury at a New Job?

Roger explains to his daughter what happens if an existing work comp injury is reinjured at a new job. Click on the picture to view the video.