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Steinberg Law Firm Expands Annual Bike Safety Campaign for Kids

August 8, 2018
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Safe on Wheels Campaign Charleston, SC (Law Firm Newswire) August 8, 2018 – Steinberg Law Firm continues its efforts to prevent cycling and rollerblading accidents with its annual campaign that provides safety equipment and tips to Charleston-area kids. The 2018 Safe on Wheels campaign will distribute about 3,000 helmets along with reflective wear and bike…

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Distracted Driving May Be to Blame for Chain Reaction Truck Accident, Say Illinois Police

August 8, 2018
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Chicago, IL (Law Firm Newswire) August 8, 2018 – An Illinois State Police trooper said distracted driving could be responsible for a multi-vehicle semi truck crash that seriously injured 10 people. A 53-year-old man from Lewistown, Illinois was traveling northbound on Interstate 55 near Edwardsville. His semi truck hit another car, which led to a…

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Patient Dies After Spine Surgery, Family Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

August 7, 2018
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Southfield, MI (Law Firm Newswire) August 7, 2018 – A medical malpractice lawsuit alleges that the director of spine surgery at a Washington, D.C. hospital operated on a patient in 2015 without taking all the patient’s health risks under consideration, and did not properly monitor her deteriorating post-surgical condition. As a result, the patient died.…

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The H-1B Visa Cap for FY2019 Has Been Met

August 6, 2018
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Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) August 6, 2018 – Even though the congressionally-mandated annual non-immigrant visa and the master’s exemption caps have been reached for FY 2019, USCIS continues to accept and process petitions exempt for the cap. Additionally, petitions that were filed for current H-1B employees, previously counted against the cap, but those who…

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Pasco County, Florida Home to Some of the Most Dangerous Roads

July 31, 2018
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 31, 2018 – After a 17 year recovery from 2001 when Florida’s Pasco county vehicle accident fatality count reached 107 deaths, the county’s roads remain among the most dangerous in the nation. West Pasco’s U.S. 19 is ranked as the most dangerous road in the county, just as it…

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Applications for Social Security Disability Benefits Drop Amid Economic Growth

July 30, 2018
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 30, 2018 – The number of individuals seeking Social Security disability benefits is significantly decreasing. The decline marks an unexpected reversal of a decades-long trend that has threatened the program’s solvency and would have led to its culmination sooner than anticipated. The New York Times reported the change is…

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Texas Supreme Court Will Not Save Landowners From Consequences of Loosely Worded Oil Lease

July 27, 2018
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Austin Oil and Gas Attorney, Gregory D. Jordan Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 27, 2018 – Land owners, Shirley Mae Herbst Adams and William Herbst entered into two lease agreements with two oil companies. The lease agreements stated that if anyone else sank draining wells on property adjacent to theirs Murphy Exploration & Production…

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White House Policy Initiatives that may Affect H-1B Visas

July 26, 2018
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Houston, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 26, 2018 – There have been many modifications made by the Trump administration to practices, regulations and policies in business immigration. Many of the changes are not completely understood yet, as it will take time before the wider ramifications become clear. Some of the initiatives that have been implemented…

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Report Says Nursing Homes are Overmedicating Residents with Antipsychotic Drugs

July 25, 2018
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strong>San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) July 25, 2018 – A recent report found that nursing homes across the country are unnecessarily administering antipsychotic drugs to an estimated 179,000 residents each week. The medications are being given to elderly people who do not have medical conditions that require such drugs. The Human Rights Watch, which…

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Proposal 88 Would Add Nursing Home Resident Bill of Rights to Florida Constitution

July 24, 2018
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 24, 2018 – A movement to add a Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Residents’ Bill of Rights to the Florida constitution is currently underway. While some organizations see the bill as a ploy for lawyers to gain further income from a spike in claims against nursing homes, Brecht…

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