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10 Best Attorneys Award Middletown, NY (Law Firm Newswire) January 16, 2019 The Law Offices of Sobo & Sobo have been awarded the 10 Best Attorneys – Client Satisfaction award from AIOPIA, the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys. Each year the American Institute of Legal Counsel honors an exclusive group of attorneys across six…
Continue readingRebecca A. Hobbs, Esq. Pottsville, PA (Law Firm Newswire) January 16, 2019 – Pennsylvania elder law attorney Rebecca A. Hobbs, CELA, has been named ElderLawAnswers’ first National Director. In this role, Hobbs will create new programming, including a new podcast series and a members-only forum, that will add even greater value to an ElderLawAnswers membership.…
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) January 15, 2019 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary assured veterans they will be reimbursed in full for delayed payments of GI Bill benefits amid several days of confusion and mixed messages from the agency. VA officials told House Committee on Veterans Affairs staffers on November 28 that…
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New York, NY(Law Firm Newswire) January 11, 2019 – A New York pediatrician was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for possessing and receiving child pornography after being caught with thousands of sexually explicit images of children. David Blasczak, 70, admitted to taking nude photos of minor patients in his office and molesting…
Continue readingBrooks Schuelke, Esq.Schuelke Law PLLC Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) January 10, 2019 – This on-the-job accident involved a worker allegedly falling down a staircase. The worker in this workers’ compensation case filed a complaint in Harris County District Court against Polyone Corp., alleging that the premises occupier failed to maintain complete control of its…
Continue readingSan Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) January 9, 2019 – Google announced new policies surrounding sexual harassment and assault after more than 20,000 employees participated in a worldwide walkout on November 1. The company promised to end its forced arbitration requirement for sexual misconduct complaints. Protest organizers said that although they were encouraged by the…
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) January 8, 2019 – A psychiatrist in Hobe Sound, Florida, recently pleaded guilty to Social Security disability fraud and other charges after receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent disability benefits over several years. A federal grand jury indicted Arthur John Kranz on wire fraud, mail fraud, theft of…
Continue readingBRILL & RINALDIThe Law Firm Weston, FL (Law Firm Newswire) January 8, 2019 – The Dow Chemical Company, Shell Oil Company Corporate, and Occidental Chemical Corporation have been hit with a lawsuit by former Nicaraguan banana plantation workers accusing the companies of authorizing the sale of Dibromochloropropane (DBCP), the toxic chemical found in pesticides. The…
Continue readingAustin Oil and Gas Attorney, Gregory D. Jordan Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) January 7, 2019 – Recent statistics indicating a sharp upward spike in federal enforcement actions against workplace sexual harassment should serve as a wake-up call for any Texas employer not yet prepared and ready to respond when harassment claims are made by…
Continue readingDean Weitzman, Esq. Philadelphia, PA (Law Firm Newswire) January 7, 2019 – Just recently on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman, managing partner of MyPhillyLawyer, discussed the latest ongoing personal injury lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson, a large American pharmaceutical company, knew for decades, but hid the fact, that there was a problem for women lurking in…
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