N.Y. Construction Accident Law Part 6: Ladder Accidents

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/09/2013 // New York, NY, USA // jcreiterlaw // Jonathan C. Reiter // (press release) A subset of gravity related construction accidents are accidents that are caused by a fall from a ladder at a construction site. This area of the law is so extensive that it requires a separate explanation, which follows. […]

Fraud on the Government and Consumer Fraud – Epidemics of Equal Proportion

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/25/2013 // Justice News Flash: Featured Column (Press Release) // Kathleen Scanlan // (press release) The False Claims Act is a powerful piece of legislation that has helped return billions to the federal coffers. It’s a great example of our legislative and legal system working at its best. That’s partly why it’s hard […]

Research Suggests a Fourth of Children and Teens With Cerebral Palsy Are in Pain

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/25/2013 // LifeCare123 // Life Care Solutions Group // (press release) According to researchers, a significant number of children and teens that have cerebral palsy deal with chronic pain that in many cases goes unrecognized and is not treated. The findings of a study that examined 250 individuals with cerebral palsy who range […]

Is There Legal Help Available for Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers?

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/25/2013 // BP Oil Spill Claim Website (Press Release) // BP Gulf Oil Spill Help Desk // (press release) Many response workers were hired to assist in the cleanup of the Gulf Coast following the massive BP oil spill in 2010. Unfortunately, the takeaway for many was far more than a reward for […]

Does Inadequate Follow-Up Care Constitute Medical Negligence?

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/19/2013 // jcreiterlaw // Law Firm of Jonathan C. Reiter // (press release) Medical negligence can be defined as an act or omission, or failure to meet a certain standard of care on the part of a health care provider that leads to the injury of a patient. In accordance with the terms […]

Putin defends detention of Greenpeace activists but says they aren’t pirates

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/25/2013 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin defended the actions of Coast Guard officers in their detention of Greenpeace activists last week, but asserted that those apprehended are not pirates. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), […]

Texas mother shoots and kills husband, sons, self

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/25/2013 // West Palm Beach, Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Texas – A Texas mother fatally shot her family before turning the gun on herself in their home. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), Navarro County Sheriff Elmer Tanner announced Tuesday that the crime had taken […]

Lamar Odom speaks out after DUI charge

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com09/24/2013 // West Palm Beach, Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) California – Basketball player and reality TV star Lamar Odom has broken his silence following a DUI arrest. As reported by omg! Odom, whose personal life has been the subject of several recent news reports, took to […]