Author Archives: Finkelstein & Partners

Queso Food Recalls: Not So Delicioso

Listeria Contamination Suspected We’ve written quite a bit about Listeria outbreaks lately, and we’re sorry -->

Free VA Healthcare for Combat Veterans

Important Information Veterans Should Know: A veteran who has other than a dishonorable discharge from -->

New Food Safety Legislation Being Protested

Food Industry Protests Food Safety Plan Obama Signs Sweeping Food Safety Reform Bill. According to -->

Andrew Finkelstein named to advocates forums

Read more about Andrew’s accomplishment: http://blog.timesunion.com/onthemove/attorney-andrew-finkelstein-named-to-advocates-forums/3413/#.T0-ELWXBzuU.email Andrew G. Finkelstein, managing partner of Finkelstein & Partners -->

Army Focuses on Traumatic Brain Injuries

Ben Sherman: FORT SILL, Okla. — March is Brain Injury Awareness month, and the wars -->

Veterans, VA split over mental health expansion

By Kevin Freking – The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two years after Congress passed a -->

Hotline available for soldiers, veterans over PTSD evaluations

Seattle Times, by Hal Bernton: The Army Medical Command has a hotline available for soldiers -->

Efforts Lag to Improve Care for National Guard

The Washington Post: By Lauren Everitt, Andrew Theen and Gulnaz Saiyed, Published: February 14 Despite -->

VA Introduces Text Messaging to Expand Efforts to Prevent Suicide

WASHINGTON (Feb. 15, 2012) – The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its efforts to -->

For-Profit Colleges Lose Incentive to Target Vets Under Bills

From Bloomberg News By John Hechinger and John Lauerman – Feb 15, 2012 For-profit colleges -->

Imported Herring Tests Positive for Listeria

Zip International Group Recalls Herring from Ukraine Listeria is in the news once again, this -->

When Wars End, Don’t Forget the Wounded Veterans

“Afghanistan and Iraq have produced more than 47,000 physically wounded Americans. Far too often, they -->

Upscale Brands Recall Foods Containing Hard Boiled Eggs

According to the FDA, Allison’s Gourmet Kitchens and Wegmans Supermarkets are among the latest U.S. -->

Veterans and PTSD Treatment

E.C. Hurley, PhD–Many veterans never dreamed of needing help coping with life following combat deployments. -->

Underestimating the True Prevalence of War Stress Injury in the Military

Mark C. Russell, PhD, ABPP–Media and official reports on prevalence rates of military war stress -->

VA Providing Credit Monitoring to Misidentified Veterans

US Dept of Veterans Affairs–WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free credit -->

For a Veteran, Disability Payment Is Long in Coming

NY Times, by James Dao: The year Leroy MacKlem lost his veterans disability compensation for -->

VA Expands List of Ships with Agent Orange Risk

Military Times: By Patricia Kime – Staff writer The Veterans Affairs Department has added 47 -->

VA Expands Benefits for Veterans with Genitourinary Injuries

US MEDICINE: WASHINGTON — VA has expanded traumatic injury benefits to include servicemembers who suffered -->

Veterans For Common Sense: Iraq and Afghanistan Impact Report January 2012

Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) has issued its quarterly report which combines findings taken from -->

Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to receive health care for life

Bee Washington Bureau. By Michael Doyle — A federal judge has quietly approved a settlement -->