People often wonder if their child can receive Social Security Disability. Children with a disability can receive SSI benefits if certain poverty guidelines are met. The sequential evaluation for children's cases is different than for that of adults. Analysis of a child's claim of disability requires three sequential steps.
Car accident injures Knoxville firefighter
It is always a tragedy when those who protect us are injured, regardless of whether they are on-duty or off. These brave Knoxville men and women often risk their own lives to keep us safe. But even they can cause car accidents at times, which may result in personal injuries to others.
John Dreiser to Present on Workers' Compensation
Important issues in Workers' Compensation will be covered at an upcoming seminar titled "Handling a Workers' Compensation Case From Start t Finish" on December 7, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. John Dreiser of the Law Offices of Tony Farmer and John Dreiser will be the sole presenter from the Plaintiff's bar at this National Business Institute seminar approved for six hours of CLE credit. The seminar will review salient legislative changes, recent important court decisions, as well as advice on case preparation and litigation. The seminar is geared toward attorneys from employee and insurance bar, adjusters, case managers, and human resource professionals. For further information on the seminar, including registration details, please visit NBI's website.
Single-vehicle car accident leaves 2 dead, 2 injured
It is tragic when people are killed in a car accident. In the blink of an eye, lives can be lost and families can be tossed into levels of grief that many of us cannot even imagine. Such was the case when a car accident on Oct. 29 left two women dead and the Knoxville, Tennessee, driver facing possible criminal charges.
Vocational Experts in a Social Security Disability or SSI Case
Social Security Disability and SSI claims often involve vocational information and testimony from vocational experts. Sometimes vocational information is in a report from a person who has never seen the claimant, but simply has reviewed the record. More often a vocational expert appears at the hearing to provide testimony. After a finding of medical disability, the question becomes whether the claimant can do past work or any other work, perhaps at a lighter or sedentary level. A 55-year-old coal miner with a fifth grade education is in a different position than a 40-year-old with a graduate degree.
Two Knoxville teens die in crash
Was it unsafe road conditions or reckless driving that killed two Tennessee teens in a car accident recently? The teens' car crossed Interstate 40 in Knoxville and crashed into an oncoming pickup truck. The crash occurred during a rain storm, but it is unclear whether unsafe road conditions are to blame for the accident.
Expanded Compassionate Allowances for Social Security Disability and SSI Claimants
Social Security Disability and SSI claimants now have more opportunities to get their cases fast-tracked for certain conditions. The Social Security Administration announced 13 new Compassionate Allowances conditions involving the immune system and neurological disorders. The Compassionate Allowances program fast-tracks disability decisions to ensure that claimants with the most serious disabilities receive benefit decisions within days instead of months or years.
Car accident injures Knoxville mini-bike rider
Most Knoxville, Tennessee, drivers already know that failure to obey traffic signs can be dangerous. Many car accidents occur because drivers do not see a traffic sign or they choose to ignore one. This may be the case in a car accident that took place on Oct. 15.
