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Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits A Needed Parachute, Notes Tampa Social Security Lawyer

December 13, 2012
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 12, 2012 – A recent survey shows that most people support Social Security Disability Insurance . The survey, conducted by Lincoln Park Strategies, discovered that 83 percent of the 1,000 U.S. citizens polled agreed that any Social Security Disability Insurance benefit cuts would be an unfair policy shift. Eight…

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American Airlines May Lay Off up to 1,400 South Florida Employees

December 12, 2012
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Brandon, FL (Law Firm Newswire) December 11 , 2012 – American Airlines, one of the largest U.S. carriers, filed for bankruptcy protection last November. Employees have been waiting anxiously since then to find out whether they would be out of a job, and how soon. Florida-based employees recently received some news on that front, and…

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Man With BB Gun Shot to Death by Police

December 12, 2012
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Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) December 11, 2012 – This wrongful death suit involves police shooting and killing a man armed with a BB gun. “It helps to look before shooting,” suggested Brooks Schuelke, an Austin personal injury lawyer with Perlmutter & Schuelke, L.L.P. “It may save wrongful death lawsuits, such as this one, in…

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Funding Secured For A Louisiana Veterans’ Cemetery

December 12, 2012
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Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) December 11, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) finally awarded Louisiana money for a cemetery. The state had asked for more than $8 million to develop a veterans’ cemetery on land donated by the Louisiana National Guard. The project will be placed within the 75 acre-parcel, and…

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Pets May Be An Issue During A Divorce

December 11, 2012
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Denver, CO (Law Firm Newswire) December 10, 2012 – Pet owners often think of their pets as members of their family. This can be an issue during a divorce for both parties. The much beloved pet in a marriage may become a pawn if the divorce turns acrimonious. “Some people do consider their pet like…

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Pets May Be An Issue During A Divorce

December 11, 2012
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Denver, CO (Law Firm Newswire) December 10, 2012 – Pet owners often think of their pets as members of their family. This can be an issue during a divorce for both parties. The much beloved pet in a marriage may become a pawn if the divorce turns acrimonious. “Some people do consider their pet like…

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Technology Industry Pushes for Immigration Reform

December 11, 2012
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Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) December 10, 2012 – President Obama’s reelection has sparked new hope for the tech community. Top software developers are waiting in foreign counties, startup CEOs say, and it is hoped the White House administration will prioritize immigration reform. “The immigration system, as it currently stands, is not helping high-tech startups…

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Negligent Hazing of County Prisoner Results in Wrongful Death

December 11, 2012
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Atlanta, GA (Law Firm Newswire) December 10, 2012 – Wrongful death may even come calling in a jail cell. This mentally ill inmate died after being attacked. “Wrongful death may result from a car accident, a collision with a truck or other vehicle, or it may come about as a result of an accident with…

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Transvaginal Mesh Kits are Fatally Flawed from the Start

December 8, 2012
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Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) December 7 , 2012 – The idea of transvaginal kits began as a good one. However, the concept was fatally flawed from the beginning. “While the idea of a transvaginal kit had some merit, it turns out that they were flawed before they even got out of the design stage.…

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Elder Law Attorney Bernard A. Krooks to Present on How to Plan for Your Future

December 8, 2012
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White Plains, NY (Law Firm Newswire) December 7, 2012 – Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., a founding partner of Littman Krooks LLP, and Scott Solkoff, founding partner of Solkoff Legal, P.A. and author of a leading book on elder law, both fellows of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) will be featured speakers…

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