Whiplash is a common neck and/or back injury that is usually the result of rapid acceleration or speeding up quickly or sudden slowing or stopping, called deceleration. A whiplash injury is most commonly caused by the motion made by a vehicle accident. In a sudden deceleration the head is normally thrown forward rather suddenly and violently. This motion puts a brief but very severe strain on the neck. This stretches the muscles and the ligaments in the neck. This already traumatic series of motions are the normally followed by a reflex contraction of the muscles, which then results in the head being jerked in the opposite direction. The resulting whiplash injury can be the cause of a serious disruption on a person’s ability to go about the regular tasks of everyday life.

In a whiplash injury the soft tissues and sometimes even the vertebrae are severely affected. Often times the injury does not manifest itself for a day or two, but the pain and disability it can cause can last periodically up to a year. The degree of the injury as well as the severity of the pain and suffering from whiplash are quite often the subject of dispute in claims and lawsuits for damages that are caused by negligent driving.

Whiplash injuries can be quite painful and the pain it causes can sometimes be so severe that it can immobilize a person and prevent him from doing his normal everyday activities, much less work. In fact, it is not unusual to hear people suing someone for having caused them a whiplash injury. More often than not these whiplash injuries are already enough grounds for a person to file legal charges against the party or parties that caused the whiplash injury. Some people may balk at the idea of filing for damages for personal injury caused by accidents and even say that paying legal fees is just a waste of money because you are never sure if you will win the case. But truth in fact is, you have every right to file for these charges, and what’s more, you have a right to ask for compensation for the errors committed by the guilty party or parties. Besides, by filing charges against the guilty parties, you are effectively stopping them from committing the same mistakes that could result in other people suffering the injuries as you did.

When filing a personal injury case against a person/persons there are some things that should be remembered. First of all, when you are filing these charges you are basically asking for damages. There are actually two types of damages that can be asked for:

• General damages covers pain and suffering caused by the injury and/or the accident
• Specific damages are for the loss of potential earnings or for specific costs associated with the accident

When it comes to making claims regarding the accident and the injury, claims must be made within three years from when the accident occurred. If the three years lapses before any claim is made then you can’t make a claim anymore.

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In some states, only licensed “Bail Agents,” who specialize in bail bond underwriting and issuance can post the bail bonds. These bail agents act as the appointed representatives of licensed surety insurance companies.

The respective departments for insurance, in each state, regulate and provide the licenses to the bail agents. The agents applying for license must be at least 18 years of age, be a resident of that state and a citizen of the United States. They must have sufficient financial resources to comply with the procedures, unless the individual is only an agent for a corporation holding a license. The agent must have at least one year of continuous work experience in the bail bond business and must have completed at least eight hours of continuing legal education in criminal law or the bail bond law courses that have been approved by the State Bar. The bail bond agent must have had this experience at least two years before the application for the license is filed.

The license number of every licensed bail bond agent must appear in all the possible advertisements such as yellow pages or telephone book advertisements, billboards, newspapers, magazines, and other widely distributed media publications. It is not required that agents provide the license number on business cards.

Cashier’s checks and certificates of deposit can be used as security for a bail bond license. The original checks have to be delivered to the board along with the application. These checks are deposited into the bond security account.

Bail bond agencies must renew their licenses every year, as the Department of Licensing does not prorate agency fees. Also, the agency is responsible for all the bail bond agents working with them.

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There are thousands of specialized lawyers in the field of personal injury. Some of them take only brain injury cases and are experts at helping brain injury victims received the necessary money and support to recover from their condition. These lawyers can make the people responsible for a person’s brain injury be held accountable for their actions and can be advocates for anyone with a traumatic brain injury.

Traumatic brain injury is often the result of someone else’s negligence. Lawyers can help TBI victims hold the people responsible for their injuries accountable. There are two cases of brain injury: an open injury (that penetrates the skull) and a closed head injury (that most of the times lead to neurological problems). A large number of people involved in serious car accidents suffer head injuries. Symptoms can include memory loss, fatigue, headaches, and the inability to concentrate. People who experience such symptoms because of a car accident or any other accident where other people are involved should contact a lawyer.

There are several groups of attorneys specialized in brain injury. There are organized divisions that represent patients with severe brain injury, subtle brain injury, and other specific types of brain injury. Usually, a brain injury lawyer will offer a free of charge, complete, no obligation legal consultation.

Brain injury lawyers help TBI victims receive the monetary compensation and support they need to recover.

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One of the most commonly listed impairments on social security disability and ssi disability applications is lower back pain. Why is this condition so “common”? Well, it’s simply due to the way humans are built. The lower back area (particularly L5-S1) is the point at which we bend to pick up things and we often use it as a fulcrum to lift heavy objects.

Unfortunately, because
lower back problems are seen so often on disability applications, they tend to be viewed by disability examiners in a dismissive way. The typical examiner will look at a disability app that lists back pain as the only allegation and will think to themselves, “Back pain, is that all?”. From day one, when the file lands on the examiner’s desk, the examiner will have it in
his or her mind that the case will ultimately be denied.

Having been an examiner, I am sad to say that this is how the evaulation process usually begins for such cases. And it sucks. Extreme lower back pain (I don’t mean simply “pain”. I mean pain
of the kind that prevents you from even being able to get off the bed and onto your feet to go to the bathroom without breaking into a sweat and wanting to scream) is something that one cannot imagine…unless one has experienced it firsthand. And without having experienced it personally, it is difficult for others to really understand how back pain can be so severe that it impairs a person’s ability to work.

Unfortunately, most DDS examiners–the individuals who slap decisions on ssd and ssi claims–are relatively young people who have NEVER experienced this kind of pain. Typically, probably due to relatively low pay, most examiners in a DDS unit will be in their early to late twenties. Yes, you do see people in their thirties, forties, even fifties at a DDS, but most DDS units will be composed of younger workers.

I have no doubt in my mind that this fact alone has a bearing on the decisions rendered for some claims. I mean, how can a person understand how debilitating or painful a situation can be if
they’ve never experienced at least something similar? I’m sure they can’t. And with so many examiners belonging to a relativly young age-set, this “builds” a certain insensitivity into the
process.

I’ll give you an example of what I mean. About eight years ago, I injured my back and was out for 3 straight days. How did this happen? I simply got out of the shower. I must have stepped
the wrong way as I got out, because as I was closing my front door I could feel pain tingling down my right leg. Thirty minutes later at a christmas eve party I was on the floor and unable to move. I spent the next three days in bed, on flexeril and pain killers, unable to move much at all. Getting up to go to the bathroom felt like a spike was being hammered into my tailbone.

How does this personal bit of information relate? When I got back to the job (DDS), I tended to look at back cases a lot differently than before. Even though my condition had been relatively short-lived, the memory of the awful pain I felt in those three days made me more acutely aware of how debilitating back pain can be. And how restrictive and limiting a back condition can be for people who have chronic and ongoing back pain.

Now, why am I writing this particular post today? Well, once again I find myself in bed, on percocet and flexeril, after simply crouching (this was a crouch, not a stoop, which you would think would be safer) down to do something. As before, neither the muscle relaxant nor the pain pill seem to do the trick (though I wonder how bad it would feel without these meds) and I expect the situation to last for probably 2-3 days.

Am I disabled? No, of course, not. The likelihood is that sometime in the next 24-48 hours I will be able to walk again, with some residual pain. But…what if I had a condition that caused this level of pain, yet was chronic and ongoing? Frankly, I don’t know what I would do. I certainly wouldn’t be able to work. And feeling that kind of pain for so long would undoubtedly make me depressed and anxious (a lot of claimants with back problems also cite depression as an impairment). And, for me, knowing what I know about the disability system, the situation would seem even more depressing because “pain” is given very little consideration in the disability evaulation process.

What do you do if your major allegation on a claim is back-related? Here’s a tip that really applies to all cases. Seek regular medical care and try to make sure your physician fully documents all the limitations you have as a result of your condition. Medical record documentation on a federal disability claim is essentially the gas that powers the engine.

The author of this article is Timothy Moore, who, in addition to being a former food stamp caseworker, medicaid caseworker and AFDC caseworker, is a former disability claims examiner. He
publishes a website that addresses the disability process at
http://www.disabilitysecrets.com

Lawyers they are everywhere, screwing over everyone. Raping and stealing from society and in fact always looking for their next pigeon and easy target, sometimes they do not have very far to look at all. Such parasites of the planet are a known fact and these plagues of the Earth are licensed and ready to wreak havoc on our civilization.

Recently a Southern California Lawyer was arrested by animal control officers after raiding his mansion in the hills, a mansion paid for from his ill gotten gains of terrorism on our society; it turns out he was caught operating on a pigeon after sedating it with expensive Vodka. Later animal control found about 300 living pigeons and dead ones in living in horrific and filthy cages. Was this attorney trying to make Bird Flu? Over 120 dead pigeons were found in bags and boxes, some in pet carriers around the house. May looked perfectly healthy except for the fact that they were dead. Lawyers murdering thier pigeons?

Is there no end to what Attorneys will do when they cannot find pigeons like you and I to try to steal from? Can you believe the tenacity of Lawyers to do whatever it takes to find more pigeons to choke to death; why do we even allow such scoundrels in our society?

Do we really want to allow Lawyers to move from stealing and raping our Nation to purveyors of bird flu? Maybe Bird Flu is coming, via your neighborhood attorney? All attorneys must be under complete surveillance, as this appears to be a warning of their motives to kill us all, if this is true Lawyers are bad news for America. Think on it.

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Wrongful death refers to a lawsuit which alleges that the victim was killed as a consequence of negligence or misdeed of another. Usually, wrongful death occurs as a result of personal injury accidents, medical malpractice, auto accidents, workplace accidents, dangerous or defective products, mesothelioma and other accidents. When the proximate cause of the wrongful death of the decedent roots from reckless, careless or negligent acts of another, his actions are often subject to personal injury and/or wrongful death suits.

The loss of a family member causes great pain, turmoil, as well as inconceivable loss of the family. In the stage of grieving, it is hard or impossible to function in everyday life and carry on, let alone think about making a wrongful death claim. This stage leaves the decedent’s family feeling powerless with so many questions unanswered. When you are ready to receive settlement or filing a wrongful death suit, an experienced wrongful death lawyer can be of great help. Though a wrongful death claim cannot replace your loss but it is as close to justice.

If you have lost a loved one due to the negligence of a person or a company, you may have the right to receive compensation from an insurance company or from the person or company responsible for said death. Surviving family members are strongly encouraged to immediately consult with a wrongful death lawyer to safeguard the critical evidence of the fatal accident and to avoid being estopped to institute a claim.

The immediate aftermath of a wrongful death is to hire the services of the right lawyer. Hiring an experienced wrongful death lawyer is a critical decision that may significantly affect the lives of the decedent’s family. Wrongful death lawyers appreciate the complexity in legal issues as well as the powerful emotional trauma absorbed in a wrongful death claim. Experienced wrongful death lawyers will vigilantly represent the rights of the victim while assisting the family members in a dependable and considerate manner by providing information regarding the practical and legal aspects of personal injury law and wrongful death claims including survivor actions, Social Security Disability and Windows Benefits.

To be able to show evidences that a wrongful death happened, an investigation in connection with the death shall be conducted. It is necessary that the wrongful death lawyer have the necessary resources to acquire records and reports as well as thorough information for successful case results. Clients should feel confident about their legal action. With the help of a diligent wrongful death lawyer, the process in recovering the reasonable compensation will be smoother.

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A paralegal assists lawyers, corporations, or government agencies that must work with the law. Most of the time, paralegals help lawyers to keep afloat of the mounds of paperwork needed in law. They organize, index, photocopy, and run errands. They may also interview witnesses, draft legal documents, or conduct hearings. The tasks of the paralegal depends a large part on what type a paralegal he is, and the amount of training he has received.

The National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) recommends that all entry-level paralegals have a four-year bachelor’s degree. Though only about 50 percent of the working paralegals in 2001 had a bachelor’s degree, it is quickly becoming standard for hiring paralegals. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the paralegal field is growing faster than most. Extra training can help guarantee a job in this rapidly growing field.

NFPA recommends a formal paralegal training program after a potential paralegal earns a bachelor’s degree. The organization provides a directory of accredited programs, for a small fee, through its Web site, and recommends at least 24 semester hours dedicated to legal studies. Online programs also offer additional paralegal training, including emphasizing critical thinking skills, improving communication skills, understanding law procedures and rules, honing legal writing abilities, and practicing interpersonal skills for working with clients, witnesses, other professionals, or the public. The NFPA urges paralegals to critically evaluate all correspondence or online courses, making sure the program provides an adequate, professionally recognized education. Check, for example, that the program is approved by the American Bar Association.

Most colleges and universities offer paralegal certification program, and Kaplan Education Paralegal Programs has training courses in 11 states. Also, the American Institute for Paralegal Studies is one of the oldest paralegal training programs in the country.

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SNOW & ICE INJURIES

Winter time inevitably causes people to slip on snow and ice. They don’t wear the right shoes or boots, the driveway wasn’t plowed and the street wasn’t sanded. If you fall and injure yourself while slipping on snow or ice, can you be compensated (get money) for your injuries?

The short answer is maybe. In any snow and ice case we look to see what the condition was like at the time you fell. If it was the middle of a blizzard and nobody had time to clear the parking lot in the middle of the night, it’s not looking good to be able to prove that the owner of the property should have taken steps to clear the lot of snow and ice. The key to proving liability in a snow and ice case is whether the owner of the property knew of a dangerous condition and failed to timely act to correct it. This is called ‘notice’. If the owner didn’t know about a dangerous condition, how can he be held responsible for your injuries? He won’t be. But, what if the icy condition existed for a few days or weeks? Everybody who lived nearby always saw the ice and nobody ever salted or sanded the ice. In that situation we would argue that the owner of the property knew, or should have known, that there was a dangerous and icy condition on his property.

What if someone actually tells the owner of the property about an icy area of his lot and he doesn’t do anything to fix the problem? Well, as long as nobody gets hurt, he’s avoided a lawsuit. However, if someone does get injured at that location, after someone has specifically notified him of a dangerous condition, and he fails to correct the danger, then in all probability he will be held responsible for failing to prevent injuries at that location.

Sometimes, the owner hires a snow removal company (a snow plow) to plow the driveway, street, sidewalk or parking lot. In some cases, these snow plow companies don’t do a good job and leave piles of snow in areas where they will melt, re-freeze, and then create sheets of ice throughout the property. If the snow plow or property owner knew that putting all that snow at the top of the hill wasn’t a good location, there are some cases where the owner or snow plow operator will be held responsible for your injuries.

If you fall and are injured during the winter months it is very important that you do three things:

(1) Look around to see what you slipped on. Take a mental note about the conditions where you fell and the surrounding conditions.

(2) When possible, get photographs of the condition as soon as possible after you fell. This will preserve evidence of what the area looked like when you fell. Make sure you take at least an entire roll of film, from all different angles. Don’t just take a picture of the ice. Look for a street sign, a building, and an address that can also get in the picture. This way you can positively identify the location where you fell, at a later date. If you use a digital camera do not ever make any changes or alterations to your photos when you provide them to your attorney.

(3) If you don’t go to the hospital or a doctor immediately, you should report your accident to the owner of the property to put them on notice of your accident.

Injuries from slipping on ice or snow can be very serious and can include broken bones and the need for surgery. Take time to think whether this could have been prevented. Or was your fall simple carelessness that could have been prevented if you were paying attention to where you were walking? The answer is sometimes difficult to answer. That’s why an experienced injury attorney can help guide you and advise you about your legal rights. The longer you wait to speak to an attorney, the greater chance you have of forgetting important information that could help you in a potential case.

The best advice is to be careful while outside and to make sure you’re wearing the right winter gear. But even that doesn’t always prevent an injury.

Ice skating injuries - They happen. It’s a fact. Even to experienced skaters. You will always see big signs posted at every entrance to every skating rink in New York that ice skating is a dangerous sport. The warning will say that you “Skate at your own risk.” That is the same as saying buyer beware!

We know that many sports are inherently dangerous, yet millions of people aren’t going to stop participating in dangerous sports just because of the obvious dangers. Just the other day, Newsday reported on a tragedy involving a 15 year old girl who died while snowtubing at Killington Ski Resort in Vermont. Importantly, this girl and her teenage friends were on a skiing slope that had already closed for the day. The incident happened at 7:00 p.m., and the key fact here is that the slopes closed at 4:00 p.m. There were signs posted all across the ski resort that slopes were off limits after 4:00 p.m. because of snowmaking and snow grooming activities. Also, there was no snowtubing allowed on any ski slope.

What happened? The girl could not control the snowtube and went off the trail, tragically causing her death. Is the resort responsible for her untimely death? In all likelihood the answer is no. She engaged in a dangerous activity, in a prohibited and restricted area. The snowtube is uncontrollable- which is what makes it so much fun. However, snowtubes are typically used in special areas or chutes designed to keep the tubes in a runway style area, so that there is no way to run off a trail.

Many people have tried to sue skating rinks and ski resorts for injuries they suffered while engaging in these fun filled but dangerous activities. Most have failed. On occasion there have been successes, but those are the exceptions. Where you actively choose to engage in a dangerous activity and disregard the hazards and dangers associated with that activity (rock climbing, water skiing, sky diving), you run the risk of injury and the chance that you will not be able to bring a successful lawsuit for your injuries. But remember, every case is different. Let an experienced injury attorney evaluate your own case.

Be careful out there this winter, and have fun while you can. ☺

Gerry Oginski is a trial attorney practicing law exclusively in the State of New York for almost 17 years. He handles injury and medical malpractice cases. Having his own law firm, he is able to provide the utmost in personalized, individualized attention to each and every client. In our office, a client is not a file number. Client’s are always treated with the respect they deserve and expect from a professional. Mr. Oginski is always aware of every aspect of a client’s case from start to finish.

He welcomes all questions, at no charge, and can be reached at http://www.oginski-law.com, or 516-487-8207.

Shark Cartilage-

It evokes horror in the mind of people on the beach, the triangle shaped tail fin. It is this very aquatic animal’s cartilage tissue that we call shark cartilage. Its contribution to the formational of the skeletal system is vital. A translucent elastic tissue it composes most of the skeleton of embryonic and very young vertebrates. Post a process of calcification it transforms into bones and makes a fully developed skeletal system.

There are three types of cartilage tissue-
Fibro cartilage- It is found between the back bones and is of the strongest types.

Hyaline cartilage- It is a grisly elastic tissue covering the moving end of bones, it also connects the ribs to the breast bone and supports the nose also the windpipe and a part of the voice box.

Yellow cartilage- This is the most elastic of the three and is found in the external ear, Eustachian tube and throat.

Uses of Shark Cartilage

Forms of Use-

Powdered form of shark cartilage- It is available as bulk powdered form and is generally for oral consumption on mixing it with water or fruit juice. It can also be taken through a rectal retention enema. Another form that powdered shark cartilage is available in is gelatin capsules or pressed into caplets which are taken orally.

It was believed in the earlier times that sharks did not have cancer. So it was believed that taking shark cartilage could work against cancer. Tests conducted on humans so far show that shark cartilage does have some efficacy in controlling growth of tumor cells. There was a study conducted in some humans with macular degeneration and it has shown positive results however more concrete experimentation is required to propound theories.

Side effects and potential dangers in using shark cartilage-

People with allergies to chondroitin or glucosamine should avoid taking products containing shark cartilage. People with allergies to sulfur should also be careful before taking shark cartilage products as they could be sulfated.

People consuming a shark cartilage product called Neovastat did show side effects in spite of using it for about four years. The person consuming shark cartilage could suffer mild stomach discomfort dizziness and fatigue. It has also been observed and is considered in theory that slower wound healing and irregular heartbeat can occur in people taking shark cartilage. Shark cartilage can be considered an occupational safety hazard in facilities using it.

Precaution- Consumption of shark cartilage in any form is not advisable to pregnant women and breast feeding mothers.

Interaction of Shark Cartilage with Drugs-
Shark Cartilage containing products are rich in calcium. So if taken along with any drugs containing calcium or calcium supplements it can increase the level of calcium in the body leading to problems like irregular heartbeats, decrease the growth of blood vessels and healing of wounds.

Interaction of Shark Cartilage with other Herbs and Supplements-
Shark Cartilage can lower blood sugar levels and if taken with glucosamine can increase them. A health care provider should closely monitor the intake of shark cartilage.

usage
The dosage mentioned below is according to scientific journals or traditional usage
Adults (18 yrs or older) - Extract of ground cartilage- A dose of 80-100 gms per day or 1.3gms per kilogram of body weight.

Children (younger than 18 years) - they should avoid taking shark cartilage as it can hamper normal growth.