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Pay Attention to Year-End Estate Planning, Says New Jersey Estate Planning Firm

November 10, 2012
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Moorestown, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) November 9, 2012 – The year 2012 is quickly coming to a close and the New Jersey estate planning attorneys at Begley Law Group, PC, have some suggestions that should be considered before the year’s end. Medicare Advantage There is an open enrollment period permitting Medicare recipients to disenroll from…

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Psychiatrist Convinced Wealthy Woman to Donate Money, then Prescribed Drug That Killed Her

November 10, 2012
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Nashua, NH (Law Firm Newswire) November 9, 2012 – Medical negligence comes in many forms. The psychiatrist in this case was beyond belief. “This case left the family of well-known model and philanthropist Phyllis Harvey in complete shock. One day she appeared to be well enough, despite her various mental issues, and then, she suffered…

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Whistleblower Reports Illegal Trading Policies to the SEC and is Fired

November 9, 2012
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Cleveland, OH (Law Firm Newswire) November 8, 2012 – This lawsuit had its beginnings as a wrongful termination lawsuit, but portions of it were related to Whistleblower’s law. “This is an interesting case (Ott v. Fred Alger Management Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 11-04418) for a variety of…

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Record Number of Veterans Back Home, Many Running for Office

November 9, 2012
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Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) November 8, 2012 – The population of recent combat veterans in the U.S. is higher than at any time since the Vietnam era. It should not be surprising that there seem to be an unprecedented number of veterans running for local and state offices this election cycle. Current candidates include…

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Wrongful Death Suit Filed on Behalf of Tampa Girl

November 9, 2012
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November 8, 2012 – The management company of a Tampa apartment complex is being sued in the wake of the death of a local seven-year-old girl. Zhanaye Williams was killed when a gate collapsed on top of her at Brookside Apartments, where she lived. “It is hard to imagine an…

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Physician’s Assistants, the Shadow Doctors?

November 8, 2012
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Nashua, NH (Law Firm Newswire) November 7, 2012 – There are not enough doctors in the U.S. to go around. Overworked medical offices are starting to use physician’s assistants in their place. “If you are the kind of person who goes to a doctor’s office to see the doctor for a prescription or an in-office…

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Immigrant Children Scoring High in STEM and Overall Achievement, Notes Houston Immigration Lawyer

November 8, 2012
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Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) November 7, 2012 – According to a new study by John Hopkins University, immigrant children who emigrated to the U.S. prior to their teenage years score higher in school engagement and academic achievements than U.S-born kids. The study found that this was true for both Hispanic children and Asian children,…

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Florida Killer’s Stay of Execution Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court

November 8, 2012
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Lakeland, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November 7, 2012 – The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a stay of execution granted by a federal appeals court to John Errol Ferguson, aged 64. Ferguson is on Florida’s death row for eight killings near Miami in the late 1970s. His lawyers argue that he is mentally ill and…

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Leading Washington D.C. Personal Injury Attorney Launches New Website

November 7, 2012
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Washington, D.C. (Law Firm Newswire) November 6, 2012 – The Lietz Law Firm of Washington, D.C. is known for successfully representing clients in wrongful death and critical injury cases. The firm recently launched a new website to help meet the needs of victims and survivors of accidents. “The website is a terrific outreach tool for…

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Illinois 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Slowly Defining What Constitutes Retaliation in the Workplace

November 7, 2012
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) November 6, 2012 – Retaliation in the workplace is an issue that often generates acrimonious debate. “Retaliation in the workplace for filing a complaint about discrimination is illegal,” outlined Timothy Coffey, a Chicago employment lawyer and principal attorney for The Coffey Law Office, P. C., an employment litigation firm dedicated…

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