Austin Personal Injury Lawyers – Perlmutter & Schuelke, LLP Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 14, 2015 – According to this wrongful death case, Jose Suarez’s body was not located until four hours after a search crew began looking for him. “Divers found Suarez’s body in 16 feet of water. He had drowned,” says Austin…

Fairfax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) May 13, 2015 – Enactment of the measure would allow residents to avoid probate on their property. On April 9, California took a major step toward allowing transfer-on-death deeds for real estate. The state Assembly passed a bill to permit such deeds by a unanimous 73-0 vote. If approved by…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) May 12, 2015 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking information from insurance companies and local and state government to ensure an appropriate offset of disability benefits. In April, the SSA forwarded a proposal that, if enacted, will require states, local governments and private insurers to report workers’ compensation…

Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) May 12, 2015 – Personal injury law firm, Romanucci & Blandin, announced the $3 million dollar settlement of a civil lawsuit filed in 2008 against a major Chicago-area hospital. The original complaint alleged medical negligence against resident and fellows in training at a local Maywood Teaching Hospital in regard to…

Southfield, MI (Law Firm Newswire) May 11, 2015 – February 2015 was a deadly month for the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. More than 179 may have been infected with the potentially deadly bacteria Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), leading to two deaths. “It’s a patients worst nightmare; receiving a deadly infection while in hospital for treatment,”…

Mark Gilfix (Left) and Michael Gilfix (Right) appear on NBC’s “Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa” San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 8, 2015 – Attorneys from Gilfix and La Poll will appear on NBC’s “Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa” this weekend. Michael Gilfix and Mark Gilfix will discuss how best to provide…

Sacramento, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 8, 2015 – The glass ceiling, a name given to the concept of the invisible barrier to advancement for and equal treatment of women due to discrimination in the workplace, has long been acknowledged in many circles, but is not often talked about. The Ellen Pao case is noteworthy…

Anders, Riegel & Masington, LLC Stroudsburg, PA (Law Firm Newswire) May 8, 2015 – Joshua B. Goldberg, of Anders, Riegel & Masington, LLC, has been selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest…

Petrillo & Goldberg Law Pennsauken, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) May 7, 2015 – Philapelphia’s city and state Departments of Transportation have teamed up to focus on distraction caused by the use of smartphones. On April 9, the city of Philadelphia, in tandem with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) launched a public safety campaign urging…

Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) May 6, 2015 – Conflicts, especially war in Syria, contributed to swelling total of immigrants seeking safe haven. For several years, widespread anecdotal reports have suggested that the number of asylum-seekers worldwide has substantially increased. Many of these reports pointed to a growing rash of conflicts around the globe as…