As a result of my involvement with the passage of HB 1660 here in Pennsylvania, I have learned many things. The burden that the health insurance companies place on employers is one of them. The fact that in five years, if Single Payer is not enacted...

Liens against personal injury recoveries were not a problem when we started practicing law 35 years ago. When we collected money for our clients, the case was over. Now, however, when we obtain a good recovery for our clients, there are those who try t...

Occurrences of Medical Malpractice in NYC not only happen locally but they occur around the world as well. The most recent occurrence has to do with the tainted baby food that erupted in Beijing. Allegedly more than 20 companies are being subjected to inv...

It’s unknown to your average American, but the rate of construction accidents in this country, and in New York especially, are somewhat frightening. The United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics has published several studies rega...

Compensation for accidents can be claimed by people who have suffered personal injuries due to accidents which they have met with and its not their fault. Filing claims for compensation has become more common nowadays than in the past. Thanks to growing n...

Two primary reasons are behind this phenomenon. Both reasons suggest that this phenomenon arises out of legislation from 20 years ago that created the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and abolished parole. First, prison sentences are longer so inmates a...

A Federal Prison Consultant who advises white collar defendants on how to prepare for their prison terms predicts that many people in the financial sector will be indicted. Geoff Mousseau, owner of White Collar Sentencing Consultants, Inc. in Los Ang...

Recently a law was enacted to help offenders make a transition from Federal Prison to the regular honest working world. This law has become known as the Second Chance Act. This law was eagerly awaited by inmates and their families. It was also the subject...

Federal prison consultants are a valuable part of any white collar criminal defense team. Defense lawyers cannot be expected to know all of the answers to the questions that white collar defendants and their families have. Federal prison consul...

Recently a curious phenomenon has risen to the attention of the American public. Why do people plead guilty to crimes then profess their innocence? Or, to put it another way, why would someone plead guilty to a crime they did not commit? Several bank...

If you are successful in a personal injury claim then the amount of money that you are awarded is known as personal injury compensation. The amount that an individual is awarded is very much dependent on the nature of the injury, as well as other factors....

When you file for personal injury, if you are successful then you will be rewarded with a personal injury settlement. The amount that this settlement amounts to is dependent on how much damage was caused by the injury. The amount that will be received by ...

Definitions and explanations of terms commonly associated with making a Personal Injury claim in the UK. Advocacy Advocacy is the official term for when a solicitor or barrister acts on the behalf of a client in a court of law. Barrister A bar...

If you own property in other states and in other countries, your estate must go through probate in those states and countries besides the state you die in if you do not have a living trust. A will is not enough to protect your estate from going through p...

The Reverend Sandra L. Straus spoke at our Single Payer, Guaranteed Healthcare For All Forum one week ago. I've heard her speak several times and we have worked together on several Single Payer functions over the last few years. She gave me the copy...