Author Archives: Finkelstein & Partners

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 -->

Sleep Apnea Elevated in Veterans with PTSD

By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today VANCOUVER — Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress -->

First Lady to Announce Initiative to Help Veterans with PTSD

Associated Press–WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama has gotten a new commitment from medical schools to boost -->

Judge awards $5.7 million to veteran in medical negligence case

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, by Lawrence Buser: A construction manager has been awarded $5.7 million -->

VA Deploying 20 New Mobile Vet Centers Additions to Fleet Will Expand Veterans’ Access to VA Services Across U.S.

Veterans for Common Sense–Patrick–COLUMBUS, Ohio (January 4, 2012) — The Department of Veterans Affairs today -->

RECALL Green Valley Food Corp. Expands Recall to Include Additional Products

Green Valley Food Corp. is recalling approximately 35,159 cases of a variety of products because -->

PTSD Symptoms: Families of Veterans Should Be Aware

Rapid City Journal: By Loran Harris Loran Harris and Timothy Flaskamp, co-facilitators of the NAMI -->

Jan. 2, 2012 – Finkelstein & Partners Shares the Dangers of Texting and Driving with Cornwall Students

Hudson Valley Business Journal — Commit to quit – don’t text and drive was the -->

Dec. 30, 2011 – Program Shares Dangers of Texting and Driving

The Cornwall Local — Jason Kaplan — Upon returning from winter break, juniors and seniors -->

Drug Poisoning Deaths Exceed Car Crash Deaths: First Time in 30 Years

Mr. Fromson is a Partner with Finkelstein & Partners, LLP, and he handles pharmaceutical litigation. -->

Be Prepared for a Safe and Happy Holiday

The holiday season is a wonderful time of year. It is also a time to -->

Study: Insurers create “crises” to increase profits, push for tort reform

The Raleigh (NC) News & Observer (12/19, Jarvis, Frank) reported, “A new study produced by -->

Congress Approves $10 Million for Gulf War Illness Research

USA Today, by Kelly Kennedy – Congress has approved dedicating $10 million to research the -->

More Women in Combat Means More Mothers with PTSD

The percentage of women in the military has doubled in the last 30 years, with -->