Little Rock, AR (Law Firm Newswire) September 19, 2013 – Reports of nursing home abuse are far too frequent these days. Even if such incidents are isolated, there is never any excuse for abusing seniors in care. Arkansas Personal Injury Lawyer – Michael Smith “While some people think that nursing home abuse is on the…

White Plains, NY (Law Firm Newswire) September 19, 2013 – According to a survey by Findlaw.com, approximately 60 percent of parents have yet to formalize a simple will to protect their children. New York Elder Law and Estate Planning Attorney Bernard Krooks Having an estate plan in place, including a will and possibly trusts as…

Bloomfield Hills, MI (Law Firm Newswire) September 19, 2013 – As part of estate planning, two of the most important documents an individual can have are a healthy care proxy and a durable power of attorney. Both documents allow others to make important decisions should one become incapacitated. But an issue may arise when the…

White Plains, NY (Law Firm Newswire) September 19, 2013 – Sudden wealth may be a six-figure sum for some estates, or may be a five-figure amount. What every amount of sudden wealth has in common is that it is a windfall of sorts, separate from the expected financial shifts and therefore outside the recipient’s financial…

Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) September 18, 2013 – This case deals with a hanging that police labelled a suicide. Family members insist it was murder. Austin Personal Injury Lawyers – Perlmutter & Schuelke, LLP “This reported case is highly unusual. The woman who died was found hanging from a second-floor balcony, with her hands…

Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) September 18, 2013 – In an address to disabled veterans, President Obama announced that the backlog of disability claims was shrinking. Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. At the Disabled American Veterans annual meeting earlier this year, Obama stated that the…

Google's Webmaster Guidelines' Link Schemes Featured in the September 2013 BLF Magazine. The Bigger Law Firm magazine looks at Google’s Link Schemes, the ese of virtual offices, how to use YouTube’s One Channel for marketing and double authentication for enhanced website safety in the new September issue. Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) September 17, 2013…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) September 17, 2013 – A Polk County, Fla., jury awarded $1.1 billion in damages against a nursing home due to negligence. The jury decided that defendants Trans Healthcare, Inc. (THI) and Trans Healthcare Management caused Arlene Townsend years of suffering in their chronically under-staffed nursing home, Auburndale Oaks in Bartow,…

Washington, D.C. (Law Firm Newswire) September 17, 2013 – Seven people, including four children, died in an accident involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 65 in Indiana. The accident occurred in the late evening on a recent Thursday near Roselaw, Ind. A Jeep carrying seven family members was northbound in a construction zone with a semi…

Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) September 17, 2013 – A recent study shows baby boomers may not adequately understand their retirement health care needs. Hook Law Center (formerly Oast & Hook) The Center for Secure Retirement surveyed 1,300 middle-income people aged 49 to 67. Those surveyed tended to underestimate the cost of long-term care…