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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

Featured Link - FocusDriven

Posted on July 27, 2010
FocusDriven is a group with a worthy cause ? to reduce auto collisions caused by drivers who talk on the phone while driving. Here is a little information about them, from their site: Who We Are FocusDriven is an advocacy...

Toyota Still Doesn?t Get It

Posted on July 27, 2010
That was the headline in a New York Times editorial, referring to the auto maker's repeated failure to report known safety defects to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Here are excerpts: The latest omission to be brought to light...

Friday Fun

Posted on July 23, 2010
This poor TV reporter makes a lousy car thief.

Glaxo Ordered to End Avandia Drug Trial Enrollment

Posted on July 23, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration has ordered GlaxoSmithKline to stop enrolling people in a controversial clinical trial comparing diabetes drugs, and to notify more than 1,300 people already undergoing tests that they may be at greater risk for heart attacks...

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Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas Toyota Over Potentially Faulty Steering Mechanisms

Posted on July 22, 2010
Bloomberg News (7/21, Ohnsman, Fisk) reports that a Federal grand jury in New York is compelling Toyota to "provide documents related to flaws in steering relay rods, the company said in a filing yesterday." The piece alludes to NHTSA's ongoing...

When Cancer Won?t Bring a Social Security Check

Posted on July 22, 2010
This guest post is by Ms. Alexis Bonari. Although Social Security implemented changes in its ?Malignant Neoplastic Diseases? criteria in November of 2009, determining disability as a result of cancer can still be difficult. In many cases, extra time is...

Panelist Who Backed Avandia Gets Fees From Glaxo

Posted on July 21, 2010
The drug companies just keep doing it ? buying positive reviews and reports. The latest evidence of that is detailed in a Wall Street Journal article about GlaxoSmithKline and it's diabetes drug Avandia. Here are excerpts: One of the panelists...

94 Arrested in Medicare Scams Totaling $251 Million

Posted on July 20, 2010
Almost 100 people were arrested last week for defrauding Medicare. I'm sure this is just a drop in the bucket of Medicare scams across the country. Everyone knows that Medicare poses perhaps the greatest risk to our country's fiscal survival,...

Has Your Lawyer Been Disciplined?

Posted on July 20, 2010
Courtesy of FindLaw, there is a list of appropriate agencies in each state that can tell you, usually online, whether a lawyer has been disciplined in that state. In Texas you just visit the State Bar site. Here is an...

State Farm Raising Texas Auto Insurance Rates Again

Posted on July 19, 2010
State Farm is at it again ? raising auto insurance rates in Texas. Of course under our "business friendly" political environment, the state can't prevent (even if it wanted to) premium increases. The State Farm increase is relatively small at...

25% of Vehicles Uninsured in Dallas County

Posted on July 19, 2010
The Dallas area continues to have the highest percentage of uninsured drivers of all large urban areas in Texas, according to a new report from the State Department of Insurance. Statewide, more than 21% of vehicles are uninsured. In Dallas...

NHTSA Makes No Conclusions Yet in Toyota Acceleration Probe

Posted on July 16, 2010
The Detroit Free Press ran an article yesterday about the Toyota runaway acceleration problem and the possibility that some of the incidents may have been driver error. Here are excerpts: U.S. auto safety regulators have drawn no conclusions about whether...

Friday Fun

Posted on July 16, 2010
"Get out of there" in dozens of movies. How many can you name? Click here for the answers.

Driver Error Found in Some Toyota Acceleration Cases

Posted on July 15, 2010
The recent Toyota runaway acceleration cases may have a bit in common with the Audi cases from the 1980's. Back then Audi took a huge public relations hit after a few well-publicized cases that were later determined to be driver...

FDA Panel Votes to Keep Avandia on Market With More Restrictions

Posted on July 15, 2010
ABC World News (7/14, story 5, 0:25, Sawyer) reported, "A surprise decision on Avandia [rosiglitazone]. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended keeping Avandia on the market," although most "advisers did recommend stricter warning labels and the FDA will...

What "Tort Reform" Is, and Why It Matters to You

Posted on July 14, 2010
The Center for Justice & Democracy has an excellent set of questions and answers about tort reform. Anyone with an interest in this subject should read this information. Here is a description of the Center from its site: The Center...

Attorney General Demands Deceptive Insurance Ad Be Pulled

Posted on July 13, 2010
The consumer group Texas Watch has been working to have a deceptive television commercial pulled from the air, and has been successful. The misleading commercial was by Travelers Insurance Company. Here is a press release from Texas Watch: The state....

Important Help for Vets With PTSD

Posted on July 12, 2010
The Obama administration has announced an important change for veterans who are trying to get disability benefits as a result of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Details are available at the White House Web site. The basic change is that veterans will...

Friday Fun

Posted on July 09, 2010
This video of a Japanese prank is pretty funny:

Complaints Related to Latest Toyota Recall Started in 2007

Posted on July 08, 2010
Bloomberg News reports that Toyota received complaints about engine stalls as far back as March, 2007. The problems "sparked recalls this week of more than 100,000 Lexus and Toyota vehicles in Asia." The first complaints about "defective valve springs" came...

Featured Link - Birth Defect Research for Children

Posted on July 08, 2010
The Birth Defect Research for Children Web site has a great Family Support Center page with links to support groups for dozens of birth defects. If you have a child with a problem, you should check out this site. Here's...

Government Recalls More Children's Jewelry Due to Toxic Cadmium

Posted on July 07, 2010
The latest recall of toxic cadmium toys involves some distributed, ironically, by doctors and dentists. These were little trinkets given to kids for being good patients during their office visit. I used to get a lollipop when I was a...

Friday Fun

Posted on July 02, 2010
Oh big deal. I'm sure I could have done all these stunts when I was his age. I was just never dumb enough to try...

Lawsuit Says Dallas Ambulances Overcharged Federal Government by Millions of Dollars

Posted on July 01, 2010
Has the City of Dallas been over-charging for ambulance services? That's the gist of an article in the Dallas Morning News today. And now the city is facing a lawsuit from the federal government demanding repayment for as much as...

Two Studies Suggest Diabetes Drug Avandia Increases Risk of Heart Problems

Posted on June 30, 2010
ABC World News (6/28, story 7, 2:20, Sawyer) reported, "Two major studies have found the medicine called Avandia [rosiglitazone] could create a significant new risk of heart attack and other serious problems." The Washington Post (6/29, Stein) reports that one...

Pfizer to Withdraw Cancer Drug Mylotarg

Posted on June 29, 2010
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday Pfizer Inc. is withdrawing its cancer drug Mylotarg from the U.S. market after a clinical study showed the drug wasn't effective and had more safety problems. The Wall Street Journal detailed this story...

Two Million More Baby Cribs Recalled

Posted on June 29, 2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of more than two million baby cribs from seven manufacturers. The recall is to give the companies time to investigate entrapment, suffocation, and fall hazards previously linked to drop-side cribs...

Featured Link - Alzheimer Statistics in Texas

Posted on June 28, 2010
The Alzheimer's Association has a Web page of statistics for Texas. It's frightening how many cases are diagnosed each year. Here is a statement from the site: In the United States, 5.3 million people are living with Alzheimer?s disease, and...

Friday Fun

Posted on June 25, 2010
Yes, I know ? you're the most talented handyman ever. Still, here are photos of 20 Home-Made Things That Shouldn?t Be Home-Made.

Featured Link - KnowYourStuff.org

Posted on June 25, 2010
The Insurance Information Institute has set up a helpful Web site called Know Your Stuff. It provides an easy way to enter information about items in your home so in case of a loss you'll be able to prove to...

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