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Senate Special Committee Holds Hearing on Scams Against Veterans

December 23, 2019
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 23, 2019 – Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, held a hearing on November 6 concerning scams targeting veterans. Committee members sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expressing their concerns and asking what is being done…

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Falling Object Injures Construction Worker

December 20, 2019

Brooks Schuelke, Esq.Schuelke Law PLLC Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) December 20, 2019 – An Austin construction worker was airlifted to hospital in critical condition after an object at a worksite plummeted 29 feet, pinning him to the ground. Other crew members close to the scene of the accident were able to free the man…

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Listen to Todd J. Leonard’s Latest Podcast Featuring Dr. Glen Goldstein

December 19, 2019

Todd J. Leonard, Esq. Denville, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) December 19, 2019 – Those who missed Todd J. Leonard’s most recent podcast featuring Dr. Glen Goldstein can click to listen to the show on WMTR 1250AM here. Each Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m., the Todd Leonard Podcast, which airs on WMTR 1250AM, focuses on the…

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Erika A. Riggs, Member of Disability Law Group, Is Awarded Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating™

December 19, 2019

Disability Law Group Troy, MI (Law Firm Newswire) December 19, 2019 – Erika A. Riggs, a disability attorney from the Michigan based law firm Disability Law Group has achieved a Martindale-Hubbell® Preeminent Peer Review Rating™. The AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating is given by peers as a recognition not only of superior legal knowledge and…

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Peter Brill Obtains Acquittal for NYPD Cop Accused of Sexual Abuse

December 19, 2019
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New York, NY(Law Firm Newswire) December 19, 2019 – Brill Legal Group is proud to announce that the firm’s client was acquitted of 32 felony charges on October 2 after a nearly month-long jury trial in Bronx Supreme Court. New York criminal defense attorney Peter Brill represented a former NYPD officer who was accused of…

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DHS to Charge Employers $10 to Register for the H-1B Lottery

December 19, 2019

Dallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) December 19, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule under which employers filing H-1B cap-subject petitions will be required to pay a $10 nonrefundable fee for each registration they submit to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services…

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New Tools Are Available for Veterans to Access Health Records and File Claims

December 18, 2019
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 18, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced two moves to improve veterans’ access to information. Veterans can now access their VA health data along with their health records from other health care providers in one place. The VA also released a new video tutorial highlighting…

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All Children’s Hospital to Pay 40 Million Dollars to Families of Children Injured by Heart Surgeries

December 17, 2019
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 17, 2019 – Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital will pay close to $40 million to the families of two children who suffered paralysis after undergoing heart surgeries at the St. Petersburg, Florida, pediatric facility. A third family will receive $750,000 after their child died following a heart surgery. The…

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Mark Gilfix Speaks at 2019 SF Autism Society Conference at Stanford University

December 16, 2019
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San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) December 16, 2019 – Attorney Mark Gilfix of Gilfix & La Poll Associates LLP was honored to be a speaker at the 2019 Bay Area Adult Autism/DD Conference at Stanford University on Saturday, November 16. Gilfix’s presentation, Integrated, multi-generational planning: How to provide for a vibrant legal and financial…

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An Employee Cannot Waive the Right to Sue a Third Party as a Condition of Employment

December 13, 2019
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Pennsauken, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) December 13, 2019 – The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that an employer cannot require an employee to agree, as a condition of employment, that they will not sue the employer’s customer in connection with a work injury. Allied Barton Security Services (Allied Barton) hired a security guard. Allied…

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