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• Sen. Clinton addresses Lead Poisoning Crisis

  Michael Phelan | October 31, 2007 1:04 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  As part of National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Senator Hillary Clinton today introduced legislation to improve coordination among federal, state and local government agencies, update standards for pre-lease or sale inspections required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and establish pilot projects to target areas of high incidence of lead poisoning in...

• Traumatic Brain Injury: Virginia's "Silent Epidemic"

  Michael Phelan | October 24, 2007 4:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  The Virginian Pilot reported recently that an estimated 150,000 Virginians may have long-term disabilities because of brain injury. Brain damage typically is caused by trauma such as a fall, a car accident, or violence. Like so many other states, Virginia is ill equipped to deal with this epidemic. A study commission of the General Assembly found that Virginia has only 20 specialized beds...

• Merrill Lynch Rips Off Mentally Incompetent Philanthropist

  Michael Phelan | October 22, 2007 4:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A Florida jury found that Merrill Lynch took advantage of New Jersey philanthropist George Rothman and his wife. Both Rothmans were declared mentally incompetent in 1999. According to a lawyer for the Rothman family, Merrill Lynch took advantage of the couple's deteriorating mental condition to shift their money into investments that would pay higher commissions. The lawsuit alleged that a...

• Insurers Cheat Victims-Record Highest Profits Ever

  Michael Phelan | October 17, 2007 6:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Anyone who believes the propaganda from the insurance industry and US Chamber of Commerce about trial lawyers driving insurers out of business should read the excellent article posted October 15 on SunHerald.com about home insurers cheating victims while recording record profits. This article shows that the tort reform movement is a fraud. Even in the wake of Hurricane Katrina,...