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Posted on Sep 16, 2011 By Alan Stern
Why do social networks such as Facebook, My Space, Twitter and others matter so much? People who consistently use Facebook, My Space, Twitter or other social networking sites to post events, pictures ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2011 By Alan Stern
New York: Do you remember where you were on September 11, 2001? It is a day that will live on in our minds and our history books, a day we will recount to our children and grandchildren, a day when ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2011 By Alan Stern
Oh no, I just received a notice to report for jury duty in Kings County (Bronx County, New York County, Nassau County, Suffolk County or Westchester County)! What do I do now? I really can’t afford to ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2011 By Alan Stern
In a continuing effort to undermine the basic rights of injured victims, the insurance lobby has renewed its efforts to generate large profits by lobbying legislators and your representatives in ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2011 By Alan Stern
This year New York City has experienced one of its worst winters on record and its not over yet. In fact, January 2011 snowfall accumulations have surpassed the previous record in NYC. While the City ...
Continue reading "Have You Been Outside Lately? LIABILITY FOR SLIPS AND FALLS ON ICE" »
Posted on Oct 13, 2010 By Alan J. Stern
We recently helped a woman, Ms. A, who had a streak of bad luck. Her husband had left while she was pregnant; her baby was born prematurely with many medical problems (requiring her to move to a ...
Continue reading "Identity Is Our Most Important Possession" »
Posted on Jun 24, 2010 By Alan J. Stern
2010 study from the University of California San Diego shows that the number of deaths from medication errors in hospitals stayed the same for 11 months of the year but spiked significantly in the ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2010 By Alan Stern
Has your family has suffered the loss of a child or retired elderly parent who may have died as a result of medical malpractice, a car, bus or other motor vehicle accident; a slip or fall, a school, ...
Continue reading "Wrongful Death Statute: Crying for Change" »
Posted on Feb 28, 2010 By Alan Stern
Nearly one-third of all motor vehicle accidents are caused by discourteous drivers [C&T March Digital 2010]. But rude drivers who tailgate and cut-off other motorists are not the only ones causing ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2010 By Alan Stern
If your health insurance company denies your doctor's request for a necessary test and, months later, when they finally approve your condition has deteriorated and is no longer easily treated, your ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2009 By Elyse Stern
New York Giant's middle linebacker, thirty-one year old Antonio Pierce, has been sidelined "indefinitely" from completing his 2009 football season with a bulging disc in his neck. It may pose not just ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2009 By Alan Stern
No one doubts that mammograms save lives! The new guidelines issued recently by the government task force on mammograms states: annual mmamography for women over age 50, rather than age 40, should be ...
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