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Left with Brain Damage at Birth, 11-Year-Old Boy’s Parents File Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

May 23, 2018
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Southfield, MI (Law Firm Newswire) May 23, 2018 – A baby born in an Illinois in 2007 was allegedly disabled as the result of several medical errors. The boy, now 11-years-old, is unable to take care of himself. He requires around-the-clock care for cerebral palsy and lost vision caused by damage to the brain’s occipital…

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Florida May Limit Access to Medical Malpractice Records

May 22, 2018
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 22, 2018 – In 2004, Florida voters approved Amendment 7, giving patients access to all records of medical-care providers’ known as “adverse medical-incident reports.” Recently, however, some have voiced concern surrounding the implementation of the amendment. As former general counsel to Governor Rick Scott and member of the state…

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Judge Rules New Jersey Man Will Have Medical Marijuana Covered by Workers’ Comp

May 21, 2018
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Pennsauken, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) May 21, 2018 – A South Jersey worker who suffered from a hand injury on the job has won a ruling in which his employer’s workers’ compensation insurance must pay his medical marijuana bills. Andrew Watson, a resident of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey was one of only a few…

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Navigating Doctors, Insurers, and Lawyers After A Car Accident

May 19, 2018
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California Trial Law Group PC Albany, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 19, 2018 – Doctors and insurance companies provide valuable services – that is why we pay them. But if there has been a car accident, there is no guarantee they will not cut corners. An experienced personal injury lawyer – someone who knows the ins…

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Four Changes to Social Security in 2018

May 17, 2018
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 17, 2018 – While Congress did not make as many changes to Social Security guidelines as it did to the IRS Tax Code, there are still some noticeable differences in Social Security in 2018. Read on to learn what is new and changing, to plan accordingly. Increase in full…

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AARP Foundation Files Lawsuit Against California Nursing Home Over Resident Eviction

May 15, 2018
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San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 15, 2018 – The AARP Foundation sued a nursing home in Sacramento, California, and its management company for evicting a resident with Alzheimer’s disease without warning. Gloria Single, 83, was a resident of Pioneer House until her sudden eviction in March 2017. According to court documents, the facility…

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MIT Scientists Develop Email Software to Fight Cyber-Bullying

May 14, 2018
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New York, NY(Law Firm Newswire) May 14, 2018 – Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created new software that aims to combat cyber-bullying through email moderation. The program is called Squadbox. It is a free online service designed to target email-based harassment. MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory developed Squadbox after…

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Production Line Justice: Immigration Judges Told to Meet Quotas

May 11, 2018
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Dallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 11, 2018 – The Department of Justice is imposing quotas on immigration judges with the aim of addressing a backlog of more than 650,000 pending immigration cases. The Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has introduced a new set of…

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What is Sexual Harassment? Los Angeles Attorney Invites Public to Ask Anonymous Questions

May 10, 2018
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May is Sexual Harassment Awareness Month May is Sexual Harassment Awareness Month Los Angeles, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 10, 2018 – Despite increased awareness on sexual harassment in the workplace, it continues to occur and create offensive work conditions. Fortunately, state and federal laws protect victims of sexual harassment and provide avenues for victims…

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New Phishing Scheme Affecting Social Security Disability Recipients

May 10, 2018
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 10, 2018 – A new scheme is targeting social security recipients nationwide. The Social Security Administration(SSA) and the Office of the Inspector General(OIG) received reports of the “imposter phishing” scam from concerned citizens. One method criminals have been using to trick social security disability recipients into revealing their social…

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