To help injured employees and their families, experienced Virginia workers comp lawyers meet regularly to discuss recent cases, compare trial strategy and learn the latest advances in medical care for those disabled after on the job accidents. Meetings with Virginia Workers Compensation Commission judges and lawyers from all over the Commonwealth further the exchange of…
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If a proposed merger between Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and Express Scripts takes place, consumer groups fear that patients’ choices would be restricted and costs of medicine would be increased. The proposed merger of two of the three largest pharmacy-benefit managers (“PBMs”) is the subject of a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee hearing. The hearing will…
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The Social Security Administration has released the new numbers for 2012. The Federal Government’s disability program has increased the amounts necessary for work determinations, the payments for Supplemental Income and the maximum taxable earnings. Earnings of less than $12,120 per year may not be viewed as “substantial” such that a wage earner would be deemed…
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Just as being a good trial lawyer does not make me a good cyclist, being a strong cyclist does not automatically make one a terrific trial lawyer for injured bikers’ crash cases. I was sent information about a local lawyer who is supposedly a plaintiff’s personal injury trial lawyer and a Washington DC area bicycle…
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The story of a courageous family caught up by unjust racial laws and the trial lawyers who helped change racist policies makes for a compelling story. And this story is true. The Washington West film festival will be showing a new film about George and Mildred Loving, Thursday, November 3rd at 6:30 pm. I hope…
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