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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

Toyota Says It Will Start Fixing Recalled Cars This Week

Posted on February 01, 2010
Toyota has announced (finally) that it will begin repairing defective throttles almost immediately. Here are excerpts from an article in the New York Times: Toyota Motor on Monday said repairs to accelerator pedals in millions of recalled vehicles would begin...

Frequently Asked Questions About Disability Hearings Before Judges

Posted on February 01, 2010
Here are a few frequently asked questions and general answers we give to our clients preparing for their disability hearings before Administrative Law Judges at the Social Security Administration. These only scratch the surface, but give you a good idea...

Dallas Judges Try to Keep Jurors Off Internet

Posted on January 31, 2010
The Dallas Morning News has a good article today about judges struggling to keep jurors from doing their own Internet research during trials. Here are the opening paragraphs: In Florida, a mistrial was declared recently after a federal judge learned....

No Quick Fix for Toyota Throttle Problems?

Posted on January 29, 2010
Toyota continues to have problems with its throttle assembly, and the company doesn't seem to be getting any closer to a solution. The throttles are manufactured by CTS Corporation, and Toyota and CTS have put out differing statements as to...

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Friday Fun

Posted on January 29, 2010
Here's a strange little video showing, among other things, people who narrowly escaped death or disaster. It's poor quality, but I bet you watch it more than once.

Lawsuit Claims Medtronic Promoted Device for Off-Label Uses

Posted on January 28, 2010
CourthouseNews.com reports on a lawsuit involving the Medtronic InfuseBone Graft, and alleged "off-label" marketing by Medtronic. Here are excerpts: Medtronic pays doctors to promote a medical device for off-label uses, and the InfuseBone Graft is "unreasonably dangerous" because its active...

Mediators Object to Texas Law on Patient Billing Disputes

Posted on January 27, 2010
The Dallas Morning News reports that a Texas law that allows patients "to see a mediator for...unexpected hospital bills" requires the intermediary to "decide whether a physician or hospital is acting in 'bad faith' during the mediation process." But, "the...

Toyota Knew of Throttle Problem Last Year

Posted on January 26, 2010
Confirming some suspicions, and according to USA Today, Toyota says it knew there were problems with accelerator-pedal assemblies from supplier CTS late last year, but not enough to warrant a recall. Here are excerpts from the article: The automaker says...

Truckers Banned From Texting While Driving

Posted on January 26, 2010
According to BusinessWeek and other sources, the Department of Transportation announced today that it is prohibiting truck and bus drivers from sending text messages on hand-held devices while operating commercial vehicles. This is a long overdue rule, and there is...

Toyota Suspends Sales of Selected Vehicles

Posted on January 26, 2010
This press release is from Toyota: TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 26 -- Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall for sticking accelerator pedal,...

Comparison of Denial Rate of Social Security Judges

Posted on January 25, 2010
Are you curious as to how different Social Security Administration Administrative Law Judges compare in their ratio of claims allowed to claims denied. All that information is now available online at the Social Security Administration Web site, ALJ Disposition Data...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 22, 2010
Hat tip to the Daily Dish for this great video ? Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions!

Graco Recalls Strollers After Amputation Injuries

Posted on January 22, 2010
In a story appearing on at least 335 news websites, the AP reported, "About 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at Wal-Mart, Target and other major retailers are being recalled after some children's fingertips were amputated by hinges on the products."....

Product Recall Info for McNeil Medicines

Posted on January 21, 2010
McNeil Consumer Healthcare has had to recall so many different products recently the company has set up a special Web site to inform consumers of the details. Visit McNeilProductRecall to learn more about recalls of Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Rolaids, Simply...

Latest Crib Recall Due to Strangulation and Suffocation Hazards

Posted on January 20, 2010
I'm beginning to wonder if there are any safe drop-side cribs. Every few weeks we see another big recall. The latest, announced this week, involves cribs from Dorel Asia, sold at K-Mart, Sears and Wal-Mart stores nationwide. Here is information...

Johnson & Johnson Accused of Drug Kickbacks

Posted on January 19, 2010
The New York Times reported, "Johnson & Johnson paid kickbacks to the nation's largest nursing home pharmacy to increase the number of elderly patients taking" several of its medications, "according to a complaint filed...by the office of the United States...

President Signs 2010 Budget Bill ? SSA Gets 10% Increase

Posted on January 18, 2010
Congress has passed an omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year (FY) 2010, which was signed into law by President Obama. As expected, the Social Security Administration will receive a 10% increase over the FY 2009 appropriation. This increase will allow...

Can An 18-Year-Old Full-Time Student Still Get Social Security Child?s Benefits?

Posted on January 15, 2010
Colorado attorney Tomasz Stasiuk wrote one of his usual great posts this week at the Colorado Social Security Law blog. Please read his entire post. Here are some of the highlights: According to the regulations, an 18 year old full...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 15, 2010
People of Walmart is really snarky, but the photos and captions are so funny I can't stop turning the page. Check it out.

Baxter International Faces Lawsuits Over Tainted Heparin

Posted on January 14, 2010
"Baxter International Inc., which recalled its blood thinner heparin amid reports of allergic reactions and deaths in 2008, faces at least 30 lawsuits in Chicago by injured people or their estates." That's the opening sentence of a Bloomberg News report...

CPSC Urges Parents to Discard Children's Cheap Metal Jewelry

Posted on January 14, 2010
The AP (1/13) reported that CPSC chairman Inez Tenenbaum "issued an unprecedented warning Wednesday to parents: Don't give your children cheap metal jewelry. And if they already have some, toss it because it could contain hazardous levels of heavy metals...

U.S. to Crack Down on Toxic Metals in Child Products

Posted on January 13, 2010
Chicago Tribune reports, "Federal and state watchdogs opened a new front Monday in the campaign to keep poisons out of Chinese imports." The regulators warned "Asian manufacturers not to substitute other toxins for lead in children's jewelry," and began "an...

Second Store Pulls Cadmium Jewelry and CPSC Launches Investigation

Posted on January 13, 2010
In a story appearing on at least 199 news websites, the AP (1/12) reported, "Despite the risks, manufacturers in factories ringing" Yiwu, a "city on China's east coast, say their top priority is profit. So offering cut-rate goods often means...

Chinese Toys Go From Bad To Worse?

Posted on January 12, 2010
When the U.S. government finally pressured China to stop making baby toys with lead, a potentially poisonous substance that can cause brain damage when ingested, many of us assumed this was a good thing for our kids. But now we...

Insurance "Oversight" In Texas ? FAIL

Posted on January 12, 2010
Sadly, this is what passes for insurance oversight by the Texas state government: Farmers Insurance raised their homeowners coverage rates by 10% last June without permission from the state, which under our "fair and balanced" laws they are allowed to...

How Does Social Security Evaluate Disability Claims?

Posted on January 11, 2010
There is a five-step process set out in the Code of Federal Regulations that determines how disability claims are to be evaluated. 20 C.F.R. �� 404.1520 and 416.920 (2009). If an individual is found disabled or not disabled at any...

Lawn Sprinklers and Cold Weather Create Road Hazards in Dallas

Posted on January 08, 2010
Dallas is going through the coldest weather in a decade, and we're not handling it very well. Fortunately we've only had a little precipitation, which did cause some problems Thursday morning, but didn't shut down the city as ice storms...

Friday Fun

Posted on January 08, 2010
You just never know what the Google Street View camera will find.

Substantial Gainful Activity Amounts for 2010

Posted on January 08, 2010
When Social Security evaluates a disability claim, the first issue they resolve is whether you are engaged in substantial gainful activity (SGA.) As an employee, the amount of monthly earnings are considered. Each year the earnings threshold changes by regulation...

Texas Hospital Settles Medicare Fraud Allegations

Posted on January 07, 2010
The Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram reported, "Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital will pay the federal government just shy of $1 million to settle allegations that it submitted improper claims to Medicare for interpretation of blood tests that in reality didn't...

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