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Social Security Still Under the Gun, Notes Social Security Attorney

February 8, 2013
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) February 7, 2013 – Many people are wondering if there will be new changes to Social Security. While the ongoing debate about the U.S. debt ceiling has many people concerned about government spending, the economy, and tax rates, some analysts are watching to see if the lawmakers skip making new…

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Traumatic Brain Injury Does Not Just Happen To Football Players

February 7, 2013
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Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) February 6, 2013 – Even baseball players may succumb to the side effects of traumatic brain injury. “Former Cincinnati Reds baseball player, Ryan Freel, who was only 36-years-old, was recently found dead in his apartment. Police indicated his death was a suicide as the result of a gunshot wound,” said…

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Texas Oil and Gas Attorney Comments on Recent Suit by Texans For Unpaid Royalties

February 7, 2013
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Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) February 6, 2013 – Texas residents have filed suit, alleging they are owed hydrocarbon royalty payments. Several Texas residents have filed a lawsuit against two companies alleging they were denied millions of dollars in royalty payments for hydrocarbons produced from a tract of land in Jefferson County, Texas. “Title issues…

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Surgical Sponges, Other Items Left In Patients About 39 Times A Week

February 6, 2013
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Nashua, NH (Law Firm Newswire) February 5, 2013 – Imagine waking up after surgery only to find out the surgical team is missing something. What are they missing and where is it? “People don’t go to hospital for a procedure and expect to find out later that the doctor left something behind during the operation.…

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Pork Chop Kills Man

February 6, 2013
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Southfield, MI (Law Firm Newswire) February 5, 2013 – This is one strange wrongful death case, involving how to cook a pork chop. “I’ve seen a lot of unusual cases in this line of work,” said Darren Monroe of Litigation Funding Corporation, Michigan, “but this one about topped it. One man was actually killed during…

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Service Dog Programs Applauded For Supporting Vets, Notes Veterans Disability Lawyer

February 6, 2013
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Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) February 5, 2013 – The American Service Animal Society (ASAS) is a nonprofit program which educates veterans with disabilities on how to care for and train their assistance dogs. If the vet does not yet have a service dog, the society, based in Arizona, helps find a suitable one from…

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The Immigration Debate Is Literally and Figuratively Dead

February 5, 2013
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Miami, FL (Law Firm Newswire) February 4, 2013 – There is no more room for debate over immigration reform. It is time to get to work. Just one quick look at the voting results in the presidential election reveals a very telling story. The immigration reform debate is over. It is now time to get…

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Michigan Elder Law Attorney Receives Certification in Elder Law

February 5, 2013
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Bloomfield Hills, MI (Law Firm Newswire) February 4, 2013 – The National Elder Law Foundation (NELF) is the only legal foundation which has the approval of the American Bar Association to offer elder law certification. Christopher J. Berry, attorney with Witzke Berry Carter & Wander PLLC, of BLoomfield Hills, Michigan, has successfully completed the NELF…

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New Study Shows Medical Malpractice Is Alive And Well In The U.S.

February 2, 2013
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Cleveland, OH (Law Firm Newswire) February 1, 2013 – A new study of medical malpractice claims indicates surgeons leave foreign objects in a patient or perform the wrong procedure far too often. “Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine released a report recently that shows medical malpractice is far more prevalent than once thought, which is…

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Montana to Reconsider Withholding State Services to Undocumented Immigrants

February 2, 2013
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Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) February 1, 2013 – Last November, voters in Montana passed LR-121, which prohibits some state services from being used by undocumented immigrants. The law took effect in January, 2013. The Montana Education Association, the Montana Federation of Teachers and the Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance have teamed together to ask the…

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