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Driving Can Become Dangerous for Aging Adults

August 10, 2015
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Petrillo & Goldberg Law. Pennsauken, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) August 10, 2015 – Recently, there were two collisions in Millburn, New Jersey, involving elderly drivers. Such accidents are indicative of a problem that is all too prevalent among aging adults. According to police, an 82-year-old man hit a pedestrian on June 11 in the downtown…

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VA to Pay Benefits to Veterans Suffering from Agent Orange Exposure

August 10, 2015
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) August 10, 2015 – Ending years of contention between Air Force veterans and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the agency on June 19 agreed to provide millions of dollars in disability benefits to former service personnel who might have been exposed to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange on…

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North Carolina Basketball Coach Dean Smith Leaves Players Revocable Living Trust

August 8, 2015
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Fairfax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) August 7, 2014 – The late North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith left $200 to each of approximately 180 players he had coached for years. The payments are not from his will, but rather from his revocable living trust. A revocable living trust is an estate planning tool that is…

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Stop and Frisk Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against City of Chicago and Chicago Police Department Still Pending

August 7, 2015
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) August 7, 2015 – Personal injury law firm, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, recognizes the efforts of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) who announced today an agreement going into effect immediately regarding monitoring how officers go about conducting street stops of citizens…

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Visibly Drunk Teen Served Alcohol at Wedding and Later Dies in Car Crash

August 7, 2015
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Southfield, MI (Law Firm Newswire) August 7, 2015 – A state trooper’s son died as a result of driving under the influence. He was served alcohol continuously at a wedding, despite clearly being inebriated. 18-year-old Johnathan Taylor was heading home after attending a wedding party and was driving while under the influence when he lost…

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Is Paper.li a Good Match for Lawyers? BLF Magazine Readers Finds Out

August 7, 2015
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San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) August 7, 2015 – The latest issue of The Bigger Law Firm magazine (BLF) explores several tools law firms can use to improve their online outreach to clients. In the issue, Brendan Conley reviews Paper.li, a news aggregation site that can help law firms, as well as other businesses,…

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Illinois Woman Awarded $2.6 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Says Briskman, Briskman & Greenberg

August 6, 2015
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) August 6, 2015 – An Illinois woman who filed a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of her husband has been awarded $2.6 million. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKUyVd6LYy4 Jacqueline Kotlarz filed the lawsuit after her husband died, claiming that he was not given an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) in time to save…

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Parental Alienation Leads to Jailing of Children in Michigan Child Custody Case

August 6, 2015
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Orange County, CA (Law Firm Newswire) August 6, 2015 – Children caught in the middle of contentious custody battles between divorcing parents can sometimes become victims of parental alienation. In a case that has grabbed nationwide attention, a judge in Oakland County, Michigan, held three kids — ages 9, 10 and 15 — in contempt…

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The FRA and Google Team Up to Make Railroad Crossings Safer Says Lee, Gober & Reyna

August 5, 2015
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Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) August 5, 2015 – Mobile devices are responsible for thousands of deaths across the country. In an attempt to prevent these accidents, Google and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have teamed up. What do railroads and Google have in common? Mapping. The FRA has data relating to railway crossings and…

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Two Students Sue UCLA Regents for Not Taking Action Against Alleged Sexual Harassment

August 5, 2015
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Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) August 5, 2015 – Graduate students Kristen Glasgow and Nefertiti Takla are suing the University of California, Los Angeles Board of Regents for not taking action against a professor that allegedly sexually harassed and assaulted them repeatedly. “UCLA insists it has a harassment/discrimination-free environment, but two students have stepped up…

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