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Personal Injury and Social Security Disability Blog

The purpose of this blog is to provide information to people who have been injured due to negligence, and to those who have filed for Social Security disability benefits, or who are considering filing for Social Security disability benefits.
By Robert Kraft

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Last Entry: August 13, 2012 at 06:06:00

Strangulation Concerns Cause Graco to Recall Two Million Strollers

Posted on November 02, 2010
Here we go again with another stroller recall. This is becoming way too familiar. Graco is the latest manufacturer to issue a recall, and it's the largest stroller recall yet. These strollers were all manufactured before July 2007, so it...

Allegation: Toyota Knew of Sudden Acceleration But Kept Owners Quiet

Posted on November 01, 2010
The AP (10/29, Risling) reports that court documents filed in a suit against Toyota claim that the company "bought back cars from drivers who reported sudden acceleration defects, but" didn't report "purchasing concerned owners' vehicles to the National Highway Traffic...

Friday Fun

Posted on October 29, 2010
We all know about a "pride" of lions, and a "colony" of bats. But what about a "bloat" of hippopotamuses? A "romp" of otters? All these and many more can be found at Animal Congregations, a service of the Northern...

Glaxo Agrees to Pay $750 Million to Settle Defective Drug Suit

Posted on October 28, 2010
The CBS Evening News reported, "Glaxo-Smith-Kline agreed to pay $750 million to settle a case involving defective drugs, including the anti-depressant Paxil [paroxetine]." NBC Nightly News reported pointed out that company "admits it sold drugs of questionable safety made at...

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Ethan Allen Recalls Drop-Side Cribs Due to Suffocation and Fall Hazards

Posted on October 27, 2010
I'm getting tired of writing about drop-side crib recalls. If you have any drop-side crib, it's dangerous. Check online to find out if there has been a recall of your particular crib. Stop using it if you can. The latest...

Senator Says Government Should Investigate High-Prescribing Doctors

Posted on October 26, 2010
Medicare fraud is a huge problem in the United States, as I've written about several times before. The good news is that Congress finally seems to be figuring this out ? probably because of the federal budget situation. Whatever the...

Texas Orders Produce Plant Closed After Alleged Link to Four Listeria Deaths

Posted on October 25, 2010
USA Today reports, "Texas officials have ordered a plant that makes cut-fresh produce to close after its chopped celery was linked to at least four deaths and two other illnesses in the state over the past eight months." The move...

Friday Fun

Posted on October 22, 2010
What are you willing to do for $5.00? Oh, grow up ? that's not what I meant. What legitimate skill or talent would you share for five bucks? Find out what other people will do at Fiverr.com.

Toyota to Repair More Than 1.5 Million Cars Worldwide

Posted on October 22, 2010
Here we go again with a Toyota recall. This one is worldwide, and really big. There is apparently a problem with the brake master cylinder seal and fuel pump wiring on Toyota Avalons and other vehicles. Only a couple of...

U.S. Seeks Limits on Cadmium for Toys and Jewelry

Posted on October 21, 2010
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a report this week calling for limits to the amount of cadmium that toy and jewelry manufacturers can include in their products. Cadmium fumes can lead to lung disease. There has been a...

Featured Link - Senior Medicare Patrol

Posted on October 20, 2010
I had occasion last week to listen to an excellent presentation by volunteer Gary Travers, a member of the SMP, or Senior Medicare Patrol program. I have to admit I was not familiar with this group's work, but their goal...

GM Recalls 300,000 Impalas Due To Seat Belt Problem

Posted on October 19, 2010
General Motors has announced the recall of more than 300,000 Chevrolet Impala sedans because the front seat belts may fail to restrain people in a collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the front-seat belt webbing may not be...

Featured Link - ZocDoc.com

Posted on October 19, 2010
ZocDoc.com is a site with an interesting concept -? you not only search for a medical specialist in your area, but you actually schedule an appointment with that doctor right on the ZocDoc site. Not all doctors are listed there...

Medtronic Agrees to Settle Sprint Fidelis Suits for $268 Million

Posted on October 18, 2010
The AP reports, "Medtronic said Thursday it has agreed to pay $268 million to settle US lawsuits and claims related to its Sprint Fidelis family of defibrillation leads which it recalled three years ago." Last year, the company "estimated that...

Friday Fun

Posted on October 15, 2010
Can you have a play on words without using words? Yes. This is a marvelous "visual poem" from NPR:

Despite Washington State Law, Medical Errors Will Likely Go Unreported

Posted on October 15, 2010
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently ran an important story about the reporting of hospital errors, and the reasons why the Washington law requiring this reporting is inadequate. Even though the story is specific to Washington state, it has implications for any...

High Court Considers State Lawsuits Against Vaccine Manufacturers

Posted on October 14, 2010
The AP (10/13, Sherman) reports, "The Supreme Court is trying to sort out whether drug companies can be sued for claims of serious side effects from childhood vaccines without driving vaccine makers from the market and risking a public health...

Toy Makers Fight for Exemptions From New Product Safety Rules

Posted on October 14, 2010
Under the new administration in Washington federal agencies are taking a tougher stance, weighted more toward consumer protection, than in the recent past. One example is the enforcement provisions of the 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. And of course...

Transportation Department Toughens Standards for 5-Star Safety Rating System

Posted on October 13, 2010
As further evidence the new administration in Washington is taking a greater interest in consumer safety, the Transportation Department has toughened its safety standards for vehicle testing. Getting a coveted five-star rating is going to be considerably more difficult now...

Social Security Fast-Track Disability Processes Get Even Faster

Posted on October 13, 2010
This press release was issued today by the Social Security Administration: New Rules Will Further Speed Benefits to Tens of Thousands of Americans with Disabilities Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced that the agency has published final...

Don't Hold Your Breath for a Social Security Cost-of-Living-Adjustment for 2011

Posted on October 12, 2010
The official announcement as to whether there will be a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) to Social Security benefits for 2011 will come later in October. But as the situation stands now, the odds are good there will not be an adjustment. That...

Obesity Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market Due to FDA Safety Concerns

Posted on October 12, 2010
The New York Times reported, "The diet drug Meridia is being withdrawn from the market because it can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes." Meridia's manufacturer, Abbott Laboratories, "said on Friday that it was taking the action voluntarily...

Meridia Recall Shows How FDA Has Changed

Posted on October 11, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration announced last Friday that the diet drug Meridia is being taken off the market. This follows literally years of complaints that Meridia increases the risks of heart attacks and strokes for those people taking the...

Friday Fun

Posted on October 08, 2010
Do you have an old washing machine that you wish would just go ahead and die so you can replace it with a nice new model? Here's one way to speed up that process ? throw a brick into it!

FDA Warns Mouthwash Makers to Stop Making Unsupported Claims

Posted on October 07, 2010
This is all the proof we need that the Food & Drug Administration is becoming more active: the agency is taking on companies that manufacture and market mouthwash, and insisting they quit making unsupported medical claims about their products. The...

Toyota Says Most Sudden Acceleration Recall Repairs Complete

Posted on October 07, 2010
Chris Woodyard writes for the USA Today "Drive On" blog that Toyota announced it has repaired some 3.9 million vehicles it has recalled in relation to its unintended acceleration crisis. "Almost 58% of the floor-mat entrapment modifications have been completed...

J&J CEO Admits Lax Quality Standards Led to Recalls

Posted on October 06, 2010
The Los Angeles Times reports, "The head of pharmaceuticals giant Johnson & Johnson, testifying on the massive recall of its widely used children's pain relievers, admitted Thursday that 'we did not maintain our high quality standards,'" and consequently, "children do...

Fisher-Price Recalls Millions of Toys Over Safety Hazards

Posted on October 05, 2010
The Houston Chronicle reports, "Local retailers pulled Fisher-Price tricycles, high chairs and toys from their shelves Thursday after the company announced a recall of more than 10 million products because of safety hazards. .. The recall is the largest for...

J&J Accused of Defrauding Louisiana's Medicaid System With Risperdal Claims

Posted on October 04, 2010
Bloomberg News reports, "Johnson & Johnson should pay $351 million to Louisiana for defrauding the state's Medicaid system with false claims about the safety of its antipsychotic drug Risperdal [risperidone], a lawyer for the state told jurors." The "case centers...

Texting Bans May Add Risk to Driving

Posted on October 04, 2010
Oh my, this is disturbing information: bans on texting while driving may actually increase risks! That was the story reported USA Today recently. The key point of the article is that drivers may try to hide their texting by holding...

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