Unfortunately, the news for Social Security Disability and SSI claimants waiting for a hearing continues to worsen in terms of wait times for hearings and percentage of people awarded disability. Since September of 2014 when I lasted...
Month: October 2014
Car accidents, legal claims and an out-of-court settlement
Seriously injured victims of car accidents may choose to file a personal injury claim, while the families of deceased victims of accidents have the option to file a wrongful death claim. In order to establish if a claim can be filed in Tennessee, the victim and/or...
Social Security Disability – Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
Social Security Disability and SSI recipients will see a 1.7% increase in benefits due to the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) starting in January of 2015. Every year in October the government announces the COLA. The COLA is based...
Police officer involved in fatal car wreck in Tennessee
Police officers are only human, which means they are prone to make mistakes just like the rest of us. Unfortunately, this can often cause injury or even death. This may have been what happened recently when a police officer was involved in a fatal car wreck in...
Zoo may face premises liability claim after jaguar bites child
It is not uncommon to see reports about people who suffered severe personal injury or worse after being attacked by animals. Most of the subsequent personal injury or premises liability lawsuits involve people who were bitten by dogs; however, a recent incident in...
Social Security Disability – Severity of Mental Claims
In Social Security Disability and SSI claims involving mental conditions, the claimant must show that through evidence that the conditions are severe and disabling (click here for information on evaluation of mental claims in general). In its...
Workers’ Compensation – No Meaningful Return to Work Despite Resigning
In Tennessee Workers' Compensation claims, whether the injured worker has made a "meaningful return to work" after the injury is often a crucial factor in determining how much disability the workers is entitled to. When a worker...
Car accidents and personal injury claims — What are the basics?
The laws and legal principles regarding personal injury claims apply in many different situations. Before, taking a look at the basics of personal injury claims resulting from car accidents, perhaps it is best to consider what personal injury law actually is. In...
Social Security Disability – New Rules on Video Hearings
For several years now, the Social Security Administration has been trying to implement video teleconferencing (VTC) for Social Security Disability and SSI hearings. There are several proffered rationales including decreasing the disparity of...