Author Archives: Finkelstein & Partners

Ford Recalls Over a Million Cars for Faulty Steering

Last week, Ford announced it is recalling a total of 1.4 million vehicles. Approximately 1.1 -->

President Obama Tackles Concussion Safety at the Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit

In the last week of May, President Obama spoke at the White House Healthy Kids -->

The Cost of Auto Accidents & Statistics

Motor vehicle accidents and fatalities increased in 2012 after six consecutive years of declining fatalities. -->

Outdoor Workers Have a Higher Than Average Risk of Developing Skin Cancer

Sun Safety.jpg The risk of skin cancer becomes greater with increasing amounts of exposure to -->

Thousands Sent to ER by Preventable Pool Chemical Injuries

Nearly 5,000 emergency room visits in 2012 were from preventable injuries from pool chemicals, according -->

More Than 13 Deaths Related to Recalled GM Cars

U.S. Safety regulators said that it is likely that more than 13 people died in -->

Nancy Y. Morgan, Esq., discusses plight of Veterans in New York Post Article

F&P  Director of Legal Operations and Founding Partner of the Veterans Services Group, Nancy Y. -->

Google to Come Out with Self-Driving Car

Last week Google announced that its own design for self-driving cars is currently in a -->

Cultural change critical to rescuing VA, experts say

By Mike Wereschagin, Carl Prine and Adam SmeltzThe Pittsburgh Tribune-Review —  As the Department of Veterans -->

Warning to Parents! New Snapchat Filter that Tracks Your Speed in MPH While a Photo is Being Taken

Parents! Did you know that there is a new Snapchat filter that tracks the speed -->

Eric Shinseki Resigns Amid Veterans Affairs Controversy

By Paige Lavender, Huffington Post: Eric Shinseki, U.S. secretary of Veterans Affairs, resigned Friday amid -->

Adult Portable Bed Handles Recalled by Bed Handles Inc. Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards

Bed Handles Inc. is recalling some 113,000 adult portable bed handles due to entrapment and -->

How VA clinics falsified appointment records

By Pauline Jelinek, WASHINGTON — Fake appointments, unofficial logs kept on the sly and appointments -->

Veterans’ representation in Congress has fallen drastically since post-Vietnam years

By Chuck Raasch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  WASHINGTON — As the federal government struggles with problems -->

New York State’s Mobile Phone Laws: Don’t Text & Drive

Do you know all the laws in NYS when it comes to using a cell -->

Metro-North Takes Safety Measures

After a fatal derailment and several other disasters, Metro-North is changing its focus from punctuality -->

Hyundai Crash Victim Families Score $240 Million Punitive Verdict

Hyundai was hit with $248 million in damages, including a $240 million punitive award, for -->

Kraft Food Voluntarily Recalls Cottage Cheese Due to Out-of-Standard Storage Temperatures

Kraft Foods Group has voluntarily recalled select Knudsen Cottage Cheese, Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese, Simply Kraft -->

Government Awards Full Benefits To Wife Of Female Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

By Amanda Terkel, Huffington Post:  Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tracy Dice Johnson, whose wife -->

American Music Project: Voices for Veterans

The American Music Project: Voices for Veterans, an initiative of Give US Your Poor, is -->

Preventing Falls in the Workplace

OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry -->