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Litigation Partner Eric B. Post Joins New York Law Office of Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP

November 15, 2012
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New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) November 14, 2012 – Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP (“AGMB”) is excited to announce that Eric B. Post has joined the firm as partner in its Litigation Practice Group, working in the firm’s New York office. Prior to becoming a partner at AGMB, Mr. Post was a litigation associate…

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Undocumented Immigrants Need Driver’s Licenses To Be Productive Members of Society, Agrees Immigration Attorney

November 15, 2012
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Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) November 14, 2012 – California Gov. Jerry Brown recently announced signing a bill allowing undocumented immigrants to get driver licenses. AB2189, helmed by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, allows the California Department of Motor Vehicles to issue drivers’ licenses to undocumented immigrants, eligible to work under Obama’s new administration policy. The Department…

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Financial Medical Malpractice on the Rise

November 15, 2012
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Nashua, NH (Law Firm Newswire) November 14, 2012 – Medical malpractice is not always the result of a botched operation. It may be the result of medical billing abuse. “While most people think of medical malpractice as a failed operation or a misdiagnosed illness, there is another form of medical malpractice beginning to rear its…

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Family Sues Employer of Man Killed By Industrial Chemical Burns

November 14, 2012
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) November 13, 2012 – The family of a Chicago resident killed in a workplace accident in 2011 has filed a wrongful death suit against the plant where the accident happened. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKUyVd6LYy4 Carlos Centeno Sr. was working last November at Raani Corporation, a private label manufacturing and packaging firm in Bedford…

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Nursing home abuse does not just happen to seniors

November 14, 2012
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Little Rock, AR (Law Firm Newswire) November 13, 2012 – When people think of nursing homes, they think of older people, not young adults. This case is shocking. “It takes all kinds to make a world,” remarked Mike Smith, an Arkansas injury lawyer and Arkansas accident lawyer, practicing personal injury law in Arkansas. “And there…

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Magazine for Lawyers Goes Digital with 13th Issue

November 14, 2012
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November 13, 2012 – One year after it launched as a print publication, the Bigger Law Firm magazine is offering digital subscriptions and selling single issues for AmazonKindle. Last year, the Bigger Law Firm magazine’s premier issue hit mailboxes. That month, hundreds of lawyers received the publication for the first…

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Teens Parrot Parents in Texting While Driving

November 13, 2012
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Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) November 12 , 2012 – Texting while driving is not the only thing teens mimic. They closely watch what their parents do versus what they say. “It’s not much of a stretch of the imagination to get that teens parrot what their parents do while driving. If the parent texts,…

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Civil Case Brought Against VA by Veteran Unhappy With Level of Care

November 13, 2012
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November 12, 2012 – An Iraq War veteran recently brought suit against the Department of Veterans Affairs. The former Marine has alleged that he received poor treatment from the VA for his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and has requested more than $5 million for what he claims was medical malpractice.…

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Pro Se Divorce on the Rise

November 13, 2012
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Brandon, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November 12, 2012 – Divorce courts these days are seeing a lot fewer lawyers—and a lot more spouses choosing to represent themselves, a practice known as pro se. However, family attorneys warn that saving money on legal representation might cost people their rightful assets. “I am concerned that anyone getting…

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Study Finds BPA Is Linked to Thyroid Hormone Changes

November 10, 2012
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Waxahachie, TX (Law Firm Newswire) November 9, 2012 – Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical found in numerous household products, including plastic water bottles and canned food linings. Researchers are increasingly concerned about the effect BPA has on human health and have long-suspected that BPA may be affecting hormone levels in children and pregnant women.…

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