Traveling With CRPS/RSD? Plan Ahead
Thinking of taking a trip overseas? For those who suffer from complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD), this can be a painful proposition. Extended travel is particularly...
View ArticleHow Does Your State Rate When It Comes to Road Safety Policies?
The National Safety Council (NSC) is a hard grader, if the agency’s new report that gives each of the 50 states a grade for its overall safety policies is any indication. My home state, Texas, has the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Teen Beats CRPS/RSD: Next Stop, NFL
When 15-year-old Nazair (Naz) Jones woke up on November 5, 2011, he could not move. Then after years of persistent pain, complete loss of control of the use of his limbs, and the loss of 50 pounds, the...
View ArticleNew Law Could Mean Lost Money: File Hurricane Harvey Claims by 9/1!
Potentially adding insult to injury for thousands of those adversely affected by Hurricane Harvey, a recently passed bill by the Texas legislature—TAKING EFFECT THIS FRIDAY, September 1, 2017—will...
View ArticleCRPS/RSD Community Recognizes Leader in Pain Management
Recently, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine selected Dr. Michael Stanton-Hicks as its 2017 John J. Bonica Lecture Award winner. Having been called a giant in the management...
View ArticleNew Hope: Pain Specialists Turn to Ketamine for Treating CRPS/RSD
Medical researchers have found that low doses of an intravenous anesthetic known as Ketamine may offer relief from the debilitating pain of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Their findings have...
View ArticleYes, it pays to be a PPC Attorney
Last week we addressed the cost of being a PPC attorney. Just a little nudge to measure conversions when doing pay per click (PPC) campaigns like Adwords. Of course it is worth the investment but, you...
View ArticleTop 10 Mistakes in Hiring a Lawyer
Hiring a lawyer is an intensive process. You will often hear people complaining about their relationship with their attorney. Issues can be circumvented if you make a concerted effort to avoid the...
View ArticleWhen to Hire a Social Security Lawyer?
Contrary to popular belief, the doors to Social Security benefits are not opened only to those who have reached retirement age. While Social Security is primarily a federal program to provide a fixed...
View ArticleTexas Legislators Attempting to Slam Courthouse Doors for Victims and Consumers
Although the State of Texas faces a multimillion dollar budgetary shortfall, the public schools are threatened by massive cuts in teachers and resources, and the elderly, handicapped and the poor are...
View ArticleSpecial Interest Money Flows Into Texas To Buy Corporate Immunity
I know it appears that all I want to talk about these days is the Tort Reform movement in Texas this Legislative Session. But people need to understand that decisions that will be made in the next few...
View ArticleHot Coffee Spills The Secrets of Tort Deform
Tonight on HBO, the documentary movie Hot Coffee by Susan Saladoff, the former president of Public Justice will premier at 9 pm EST. This movie will finally provide a strong and persuasive response to...
View Article4th of July Special – Thanks to the Founding Lawyers
Happy 4th of July and thank God for our Founding Fathers and their vision which has kept America vital for over 235 years. I read an interesting book recently, The Founding Lawyers and America’s Quest...
View ArticleWhy a CRPS/RSD Claim Can be Hard to Prove
Although the pain suffered is extremely real to a sufferer of complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (CRPS/RSD), it can be very hard to prove, particularly in court. Some of the...
View ArticleHow Does Your State Rate When It Comes to Road Safety Policies?
The National Safety Council (NSC) is a hard grader, if the agency’s new report that gives each of the 50 states a grade for its overall safety policies is any indication. My home state, Texas, has the...
View ArticleNew Law Could Mean Lost Money: File Hurricane Harvey Claims by 9/1!
Potentially adding insult to injury for thousands of those adversely affected by Hurricane Harvey, a recently passed bill by the Texas legislature—TAKING EFFECT THIS FRIDAY, September 1, 2017—will...
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