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Crespo v. Colvin: SSDI Appeals

by Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman

Crespo v. Colvin, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, involved a claimant who applied for Supplemental Security Income for his mother.  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program administered by the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). SSI is designed for disabled children of low-income families and blind or disabled adults.  This program is different from the Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) program that is designed for people who have worked long enough to earn quarterly credits to qualify for disability benefits. As our Boston disability attorneys can explain, when another a person (usually a family member, but it can be a court appointed guardian) applies on a disabled claimant’s behalf, this is known as representative payee situation under … [Read More...]

Voigt v. Colvin: Social Security Disability Appeals Process

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Voigt v. Colvin, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, involves claimant who applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, only to have the Social Security Administration (SSA) denied his application. Claimant was 40 years old at the time he applied for SSDI benefits. Claimant was employed as a trained machinist until 2002. It was then that he applied for total disability. His claimed disability was primarily related to mental illness, including severe depression and bipolar disorder, as well as chronic back pain, hip trouble, and an anal fissure. When he first applied for benefits, SSA denied his application. After a series of appeals, he was able to have a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). ALJ determined claimant was capable … [Read More...]

Wounded Warriors Denied for Social Security Disability Benefits

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During the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, it was impossible to watch the news without seeing the consequences to brave men and women of our armed forces. Many were killed, and even more were sent home with serious disabilities caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other combat-related injuries, including traumatic brain injury (TBI). According to a recent news article from Forbes, wounded service members have been sending open letters to their respective Congress members asking for help with the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits application process. One of those letters was from a medically discharged U.S. Army soldier. He describes how he became disabled and what has happened since getting back to the United States. After he completed his last … [Read More...]

Difficulties in Obtaining Disability Benefits

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Every week, we see a new rash of news articles about the fate of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. Most focus on the fact that by the end of 2016, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will not have enough money in its budget to pay all disability awards. There is expected to be a 20 percent reduction in the budget if Congress doesn’t act quickly to fix the pending deficit. One way to fix this predicted crisis is to shift money from the Social Security retirement benefits to the SSDI and Supplemental Secularity Income (SSI) benefits fund. The retirement fund is currently fully funded through 2030, so if money is reallocated to the disability fund, there is time to work on a long-term solution or do another … [Read More...]

Social Security Benefits Finally Awarded – Upon Death of Claimant

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According to a recent news article from NBC 11, the husband of a woman suffering with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (commonly called “ALS” or “Lou Gehrig’s disease”) had been fighting with the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) for nearly a decade before benefits were finally awarded only days before his wife’s death. [Read More...]

Insurance

Supplier’s Purchase Order Does Not Confer Additional Insured Status

   The district court ruled that there was no duty to defend the purported additional insured because a purchase order did not invoke additional insured status. Fed. Signal Corp. v. Tammcor Indus., … [Read More...]

Insurance firm China Life puts $600M into Didi Chuxing months after backing Uber – TechCrunch

TechCrunchInsurance firm China Life puts $600M into Didi Chuxing months after backing UberTechCrunchCan't beat 'em, join 'em. That appears to be the thinking of China Life, Asia … [Read More...]

NTSB Conducting Accident Site Photography Course Next Month

The July 12-14 course will give students an overview of photographic procedures and techniques focused on documenting transportation accident investigations in photos. SOURCE: OH&S News - Read entire … [Read More...]

Pennsylvania Employer Sued; Worker Loses 3 Fingers

On July 11, 2014, a worker at Lloyd Industries’ Montgomeryville (Pa.) plant suffered the amputation of three fingers after a machine without safety guards crushed his hand. The company, a … [Read More...]

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Want to Understand the Constitution? Don’t Ask a Lawyer!

Most Americans say the Constitution is important. Most Americans say it’s crucial for the government to stay within its constitutional bounds. But what exactly are the constitutional limits on federal power? How do we know? Well, whatever you do, don’t ask a lawyer. Most of them know very little … [Read More...]

5 Holiday Safety Mistakes

There’s a lot of safety precautions that go into the holidays. We have to be careful with how we cook our turkeys, that we put out candles in the house, that appliances are running smoothly. But one area many people may forget is the safety of string lights on the outside of your house. There are … [Read More...]

A Powerful Government and a Weak Nation

by Jacob Hornberger, Future of Freedom Foundation One of the prime characteristics of our age is the tendency of Americans to conflate the federal government and our country. We see this especially in the realm of foreign policy, where people praise the troops for their service to their country … [Read More...]

Amidst claims ICE should do more to ID lawful residents, detained citizen wins $20K award

Complex U.S. immigration laws and relatively minimal standards for detaining those suspected of violating them cause hundreds of American citizens and thousands of legal residents… SOURCE: ABA Journal Top Stories - Read entire story here. … [Read More...]

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Medical Negligence

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Workplace & Industrial

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Forklift safety, OSHA robot standards, more

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