Certain injuries are referred to as "catastrophic" because they are permanent and life-altering. Victims of catastrophic injuries and their families often face the daunting prospect of arranging for long-term medical care for the permanently injured or disabled person. Given the long-term nature of these injuries, the proper evaluation and handling of catastrophic injury claims is crucial. Sometimes these catastrophic injuries may result in death, complicating the situation even more. Death is never an easy matter and can affect the lives of many closely related family and friends.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Court delayed for woman in W. Pa. shelter scam
A court date has been delayed for a woman charged with staying at a western Pennsylvania shelter for battered women under false pretenses.
Online court records show the trial of 33-year-old Amy Slanina, which had been scheduled to begin Monday has been pushed back to Sept. 6 when she's scheduled to enter an unspecified plea to one or more of the charges she faces.
Slanina's attorney and Armstrong County prosecutors haven't returned calls for comment.
Kittanning police charged Slanina, whose last known address was in Marysville, Ohio, with theft by deception and other charges for living at the shelter in December after falsely claiming to be the abused wife of a Pittsburgh police officer.
Police say Slanina also conned an Idaho couple into believing she was pregnant during phone calls from the shelter, but determined that wasn't a crime.
Online court records show the trial of 33-year-old Amy Slanina, which had been scheduled to begin Monday has been pushed back to Sept. 6 when she's scheduled to enter an unspecified plea to one or more of the charges she faces.
Slanina's attorney and Armstrong County prosecutors haven't returned calls for comment.
Kittanning police charged Slanina, whose last known address was in Marysville, Ohio, with theft by deception and other charges for living at the shelter in December after falsely claiming to be the abused wife of a Pittsburgh police officer.
Police say Slanina also conned an Idaho couple into believing she was pregnant during phone calls from the shelter, but determined that wasn't a crime.
Friday, June 15, 2012
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The Salazar Law Firm has expertise in successfully handling serious personal injury and wrongful death claims involving semi trucks and commercial vehicles. They understand the devastating effects for families after these serious accidents and are here to support you. Their attorneys devote time to achieve favorable results for accident victims and their families through a quick trial period. Learn more at http://www.hurtinhouston.com.
The Salazar Law Firm has expertise in successfully handling serious personal injury and wrongful death claims involving semi trucks and commercial vehicles. They understand the devastating effects for families after these serious accidents and are here to support you. Their attorneys devote time to achieve favorable results for accident victims and their families through a quick trial period. Learn more at http://www.hurtinhouston.com.
Massive LA County court layoffs to begin Friday
Squeezed by state budgets cutbacks, the Los Angeles County court system is launching massive job layoffs, pay cuts and transfers, court officials said Thursday.
Cutbacks that will be implemented Friday will affect 431 court employees and 56 courtrooms throughout the nation's largest superior court system.
Presiding Judge Lee Smalley Edmon bemoaned the loss of longtime employees as well as the impact on public services.
"We are laying off people who are committed to serving the public," she said. "It is a terrible loss both to these dedicated employees and to the public."
The union representing state and municipal employees called Friday's action a "freeze on justice in Los Angeles" and warned that the county would experience "an end to timely justice" with cases being delayed for years, particularly in civil courts.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — AFSCME — planned to have representatives on hand to assist employees who will not know they are losing their jobs until they are informed individually Friday.
A spokeswoman for the California Judicial Council said other courts in the state will also be impacted by the budget cuts but will handle them individually. Los Angeles' court system, as the largest, will be the most heavily affected.
Edmon said the drastic actions are the result of a state mandate to reduce annual spending by $30 million. She noted that earlier reductions already saved $70 million, but more cuts in state support for trial courts are scheduled for the next fiscal year.
Cutbacks that will be implemented Friday will affect 431 court employees and 56 courtrooms throughout the nation's largest superior court system.
Presiding Judge Lee Smalley Edmon bemoaned the loss of longtime employees as well as the impact on public services.
"We are laying off people who are committed to serving the public," she said. "It is a terrible loss both to these dedicated employees and to the public."
The union representing state and municipal employees called Friday's action a "freeze on justice in Los Angeles" and warned that the county would experience "an end to timely justice" with cases being delayed for years, particularly in civil courts.
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — AFSCME — planned to have representatives on hand to assist employees who will not know they are losing their jobs until they are informed individually Friday.
A spokeswoman for the California Judicial Council said other courts in the state will also be impacted by the budget cuts but will handle them individually. Los Angeles' court system, as the largest, will be the most heavily affected.
Edmon said the drastic actions are the result of a state mandate to reduce annual spending by $30 million. She noted that earlier reductions already saved $70 million, but more cuts in state support for trial courts are scheduled for the next fiscal year.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Court says judges can't decide draft complaint
The Supreme Court says federal employees cannot go to trial judges to complain about their firing for not signing up for the U.S. draft.
The high court ruled Monday that the Civil Service Reform Act took U.S. district courts' jurisdiction away from from judging these types of claims.
Several men lost their jobs in the executive branch for not signing up for Selective Service between the ages of 18 and 26. They sued, but at least two federal appeals courts ruled that they couldn't bring lawsuits straight to court because lawmakers had stripped trial judges of their jurisdiction.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a 6-3 decision saying the Merit Selection Protection Board must hear the case. Justices Samuel Alito, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan dissented.
The high court ruled Monday that the Civil Service Reform Act took U.S. district courts' jurisdiction away from from judging these types of claims.
Several men lost their jobs in the executive branch for not signing up for Selective Service between the ages of 18 and 26. They sued, but at least two federal appeals courts ruled that they couldn't bring lawsuits straight to court because lawmakers had stripped trial judges of their jurisdiction.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a 6-3 decision saying the Merit Selection Protection Board must hear the case. Justices Samuel Alito, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan dissented.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Appeals court overturns SF man's sentence
A federal appeals court has overturned the 25-years-to-life prison sentence of a San Francisco man convicted of failing to register as a sex offender.
A judge sentenced James Calloway under California's three-strikes law following his 2001 conviction.
But the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled on Thursday that a jury should have had the opportunity to determine whether one of his previous convictions was serious enough to qualify under the three-strikes law.
The conviction in question dated back to 1993, when Calloway pleaded no contest to assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. Assault is only considered a strike if the victim is seriously injured.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Calloway's sentence could be reduced to six years in prison if a jury rules the assault did not produce a serious injury.
A judge sentenced James Calloway under California's three-strikes law following his 2001 conviction.
But the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled on Thursday that a jury should have had the opportunity to determine whether one of his previous convictions was serious enough to qualify under the three-strikes law.
The conviction in question dated back to 1993, when Calloway pleaded no contest to assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. Assault is only considered a strike if the victim is seriously injured.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Calloway's sentence could be reduced to six years in prison if a jury rules the assault did not produce a serious injury.
Monday, April 9, 2012
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