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Shaun Gayle Files Brain Injury Lawsuit Against NFL

September 4, 2012
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) September 3, 2012 – Shaun Gayle, a former defensive back for the Chicago Bears, is suing the National Football League for head injuries he received while playing in the NFL. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKUyVd6LYy4 The lawsuit is the latest in a series of actions against the NFL regarding brain injuries.”This lawsuit is further…

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Elder Law Attorney Alberthe Bernier Joins New York Law Firm Littman Krooks

September 1, 2012
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New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) August 31, 2012 – Littman Krooks LLP is pleased to announce that elder law and disability planning attorney Alberthe Bernier, Esq., has joined the firm. Alberthe’s practice is focused on elder law, medicaid planning, asset protection planning, guardianships, estate planning, and trust and estate administration. Prior to joining Littman…

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Upcoming Election Can Motivate Changes to Personal Finances, Agrees Fairfax Estate Planning Attorney

September 1, 2012
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FairFax, VA (Law Firm Newswire) August 31, 2012 – According to a recent survey, 90 percent of Americans polled will be making significant changes to their savings, investment and estate plans within the next six months plan. The research, conducted by Opinion Research Corp for Edward Jones & Co., L.P., surveyed respondents on how they…

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Alcohol a Factor in Deadly Hit and Run Accident

September 1, 2012
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) August 31, 2012 – A man was killed after being thrown from his vehicle and then run over on Interstate 90 in Santa Rosa County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 40-year-old Milton man was driving a Ford F-150 at about 4 a.m. when he lost control of the…

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New Study Proves Courts Not Overburdened with Frivolous Lawsuits

September 1, 2012
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Brunswick, GA (Law Firm Newswire) August 31, 2012 – Not even five percent of cases alleging medical malpractice will actually go to trial, according to a new study just released by the American Medical Association. And out of that small percentage, almost 80 percent of cases that do go to trial are found in favor…

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Woman Charged with Grand Theft in Florida

September 1, 2012
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Lakeland, FL (Law Firm Newswire) August 31, 2012 – A 40-year-old Marianna woman has been accused of stealing several thousand dollars. At the heart of the case is whether or not she had been given permission to make ATM withdrawals from her co-worker’s account. The accused woman says she was granted permission, but the victim…

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ICE Testifies on Steps Taken to Avoid U.S. Flight Schools Unknowingly Training Terrorists

August 31, 2012
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Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) August 30, 2012 – A government investigation revealed that a Boston flight school had been training up to 25 undocumented immigrants, even as security officials testified that steps were being taken to ensure that such situations would not occur in the future. “In a national embarrassment, DHS investigators found a…

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Texas Woman Killed in Auto Accident

August 31, 2012
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Waxahachie, TX (Law Firm Newswire) August 30, 2012 – A 27-year-old Houston woman died recently in a head-on collision. She was in the western part of the state returning from a trip to the Grand Canyon, when a pickup truck struck the vehicle she was riding in. The pickup truck was traveling the wrong way…

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Seniors with Adult Children With Disabilities Need to Consider Special Needs Trusts

August 31, 2012
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New York, NY (Law Firm Newswire) August 30, 2012 – More people with developmental disabilities are living to adulthood and even into their senior years. The average life expectancy for someone born with Down Syndrome in the United States was nine years of age in the 1920s, and approximately 25 years of age in 1983.…

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Volvo Introduces New Safety Systems

August 30, 2012
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Zephyrhills, FL (Law Firm Newswire) August 29, 2012 – Volvo is developing a number of high-tech safety features, many of which focus on adapting to modern driver behavior. Surveys have shown that drivers in the United States spend up to 30 percent of their driving time doing other things, such as making cell phone calls…

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