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Snow Plow Verdict Reached

A jury has awarded a client of Finkelstein & Partners LLP $600,000 settlement for past -->

April 02, 2015: Orange County Jury Rules in Favor of Pedestrian Hit by Commercial Snow Plow Driver Held Accountable for Speeding

Middletown, NY – Andrew G. Finkelstein, managing partner at Finkelstein & Partners LLP, one of -->

Veterans Hurt by Chemical Weapons in Iraq Get Apology

NY Times by C.J. Chivers: The under secretary of the Army on Wednesday apologized for -->

VA Makes Gains in Faster Disability Claims Processing

VA Press Release: Washington – The federal initiative to provide timely decisions on disability payments -->

Veterans groups sue to stop VA’s new informal claims process

Stars & Stripes, by Heath Druzin: Several veterans advocate groups have filed a lawsuit to stop -->

Product Recall: Specialized Bicycle Components Aerobars are Recalled Due to Fall Hazard

Specialized Bicycle Components have recalled its Aerobars handlebars as the bolt used to affix these -->

Americans Killed on Lufthansa Flight 4U9525 Can Expect to be Awarded More Than Other Nationals

Due to international conventions, including the Montreal Convention of 1999, it is very difficult for -->

Honda Expands Recall of Takata Airbag’s by at Least 100,000 Vehicles

At least another 100,000 vehicles have been added to the ongoing Takata airbag recall by -->

4 People Injured due to Chairlift Malfunction at a Popular Ski Slope.

The popular Catskills Sugarloaf Mountain, was the scene of an emergency last weekend, after the -->

California Winemakers Sued Over High Levels of Arsenic in Wines.

A class action lawsuit has been filed in California against some of the countries top -->

FOOD RECALL on Kraft Macaroni & Cheese due to Potential Metal Contaminate.

Earlier this week The FDA announced that Kraft Food Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 6.5 -->

Failed by Law and Courts, Troops Come Home to Repossessions

NY Times, by Jessica Silver Greenberg and Michael Corkery: Over the years, Congress has given -->

VA watchdog overhauls policies on investigative reports

USA Today, by Donovan Slack:The chief watchdog at the Veterans Affairs Department is overhauling its -->

Wounded Warrior Project Participates in 2015 Brain Injury Awareness Day Capitol Hill Event Furthers Education and Awareness of Brain Injury

PR Newswire: Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) is on Capitol Hill today for Brain Injury Awareness -->

Homicide Charges Brought Against a Wisconsin Woman Using Facebook Moments Before a Fatal Crash that Killed 3 Children

15 months after a car crash that killed 3 children due to a head on -->

F.B.I warning: Virtual Kidnapping Scam on the Rise in New York City.

A terrifying new scam is targeting New York City residents warns The Federal Bureau of -->

Technology Comes to the Aid of Pets in Hopes to Reduce the Number that Die in House Fires.

Every year hundreds of thousands of pets die in house fires, because smoke kills them -->

Court Rules in Applebee’s Favor After a Man was Burned by a Sizzling Fajita he was Praying Over.

A New Jersey Court dismissed a lawsuit filed against Applebee’s after a man lowered his -->

Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Recommends Less Sugar and Eases Cholesterol and Fat Restrictions.

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee which convenes every five years, has just put out its -->

Food Poisoning can even lurk on the OUTSIDE of food packaging.

Did you know that 3 out of 4 store chickens are contaminated with the bacteria -->

Truck Insurance minimums need to be updated to improve safety and protect crash victims claims the American Association for Justice.

Truck Companies have increasingly escaped accountability for deadly crashes because minimum insurance requirements are too -->