Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC Charleston, W.Va. (Law Firm Newswire) June 10, 2013 – The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that it recently won a favorable ruling for client Fairmont General Hospital (FGH). The West Virginia Supreme Court ended the three-year-long Fairmont General Hospital v. City of Fairmont, et. al. lawsuit…

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) June 7, 2013 – Though not widely known, there are different types of Social Security retirement benefits available to married couples and previously married couples. Social Security benefits are available to a nonworking spouse when both individuals have reached retirement age, but the higher earner continues to work and delay…

Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) June 7, 2013 – Even though some bikers think helmets are a nuisance, statistically, they save lives. “There is a new report just out that indicates if Michigan had not dumped their mandatory helmet law, 26 bikers would still be alive today,” pointed out Austin personal injury attorney Bobby Lee,…

White Plains, NY (Law Firm Newswire) June 7, 2013 – A thorough evacuation plan should be in place in all nursing homes, but that often is not the case. New York Elder Law and Estate Planning Attorney Bernard Krooks As of 2012, at least 1.4 million U.S. seniors are residing in a nursing home, while…

Competition sponsored by the Association of Legal Administrators in conjunction with the Burton Awards The ALA Awards, consisting of six categories, were open only to ALA members and their firms or legal departments. Lincolnshire, Ill. (Law Firm Newswire) June 6, 2013 – Six U.S. law firms received Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) “Best Law Firm…

Cleveland, OH (Law Firm Newswire) June 6, 2013 – Traumatic brain injury stalks those who play contact sports, military personnel deployed in a war and those involved in vehicle accidents. Mellino Robenalt LLC has Cleveland Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Attorneys “It is not a stretch of the imagination to state that traumatic brain injuries…

Lakeland, FL (Law Firm Newswire) June 6, 2013 – In what could have been a scene from a movie, a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy was caught buying fake Oxycodone pills. “While this may sound like an open and shut case,” indicated Thomas Grajek, a Lakeland criminal defense attorney, “it likely isn’t, as things are rarely…

Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) June 5, 2013 – A new study indicates that a cancer drug may be used to treat Alzheimer’s. Hook Law Center (formerly Oast & Hook) Researchers at the Georgetown University Medical Center administered the drug nilotinib to mice in very low doses. They theorized that the drug, which causes…

Little Rock, AR (Law Firm Newswire) June 5, 2013 – Everyone knows that interns are run off their feet and exhausted, opening the door to medical malpractice. Arkansas Personal Injury Lawyer – Michael Smith “Anyone who has been in hospital is likely familiar with the ever present newest batch of interns, run ragged from long…

Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) June 5, 2013 – Employers may make reasonable accommodations for workers with religious restrictions, unless it causes workplace issues. Religion is an important issue to many Americans. Important enough to inform their employer if they follow the teachings of a certain faith that may interfere with them performing the job…