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Injured Worker Sues Railway Company for Negligence and Safety Violations

July 16, 2021
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) July 16, 2021 –  The family of a Chicago man who suffered serious injuries in a heavy machinery accident while working at a South Side railyard sued Norfolk Southern Railway for negligence. The lawsuit alleged the railway company deliberately put employees at risk of accidents by openly violating safety regulations.…

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Texas Prisons Allegedly Cooking Inmates

July 14, 2021

Brooks Schuelke, Esq.Schuelke Law PLLC Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 14, 2021 – A recent news story revealed that Texas prisons are hot and deadly. According to state Representative Terry Canales, “… we are cooking people in prisons.”   Currently, roughly 70 percent of prisons in Texas do not have air-conditioning in the living…

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President Biden’s Executive Order Targets Immediate Review of Public Charge Agency Actions

July 13, 2021

Dallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 13, 2021 – President Joe Biden signed an executive order that mandates an immediate “top-to-bottom” review of the Trump Administration’s restrictive immigration policies centering on inadmissibility on public charge grounds. Executive Order 14012, issued on February 2, 2021, directs the Departments…

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Grace Episcopal Church Alexandria Set to Appear in Federal District Court

July 13, 2021
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Fairfax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) July 13, 2021 – No date has been set for the Virginia Supreme Court to hear the case. Grace Episcopal Church, located in Alexandria VA, together with defendant Bob Malm, an Episcopal priest, are scheduled for hearings before the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on July…

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Ten Long Island Residents Charged in Nationwide Identity Fraud Scheme

July 12, 2021
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New York, NY(Law Firm Newswire) July 12, 2021 – Thirteen people and three corporations were charged on a 108-count indictment in relation to a nationwide synthetic identity fraud scheme that netted over $1 million from financial institutions. Authorities believe the defendants also amassed a credit limit of hundreds of millions of dollars across the United…

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City of Joliet Resolves July 4th Slip and Fall Lawsuit With $150,000 Settlement

July 9, 2021
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) July 9, 2021 – A Joliet woman received a $150,000 settlement in a slip and fall lawsuit against the city and its officials. Lorraine Fitzsimmons sued the City of Joliet for negligence and carelessness in the maintenance of a sidewalk. City officials resolved the 2017 lawsuit with a settlement at…

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Lawmakers Look Into Medical Marijuana to Help Veterans Relying on Opioid Medication

July 8, 2021
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 8, 2021 – It is well-known that many veterans suffer service-related injuries and disabilities requiring ongoing medical treatment. Additionally, many former service members face debilitating mental health issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. For years, the Veterans Administration has relied on powerful medications, including opioids, to…

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Episcopal Priest Robert H. Malm Lawsuit Heads to Virginia Supreme Court

July 7, 2021
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Fairfax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) July 7, 2021 – A lawsuit against Episcopal priest Robert H. Malm, canonically resident in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, has gone to the Virginia Supreme Court on interlocutory appeal. Filed pro se by retired attorney Eric J. Bonetti, the suit alleges that Malm engaged in tortious abuse of process…

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Texas Court Discusses Allocation of Post-Production Costs in Recent Oil and Gas Royalty Dispute

July 7, 2021

Austin Oil and Gas Attorney, Gregory D. Jordan Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 7, 2021 – The state’s high court recently issued a written opinion that provides some clarity in an often murky area of the state’s oil and gas jurisprudence. The case involved a dispute over the costs that a lessee of a…

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No World Borders Announces Expanded Electronic Health Record Forensics Expert Capabilities

July 7, 2021

Michael F. Arrigo Newport Beach, CA (Law Firm Newswire) July 7, 2021 – Electronic Medical record forensics applies in HIPAA Privacy Breaches, Medical Malpractice, and Medical Billing Fraud Litigation. No World Borders, Inc. announced that it is expanding its healthcare expert consulting and technology with its Electronic Health Record Forensic litigation consulting practice. Medicare and…

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