Month: March 2024

Obligations Extend Beyond Accepting Settlement Proposal | Presley & Presley

The vast majority of extra-contractual/bad faith cases involve a carrier’s failure to secure a release of an insured by accepting a reasonable settlement opportunity within the policy limits. The absence of a reasonable settlement opportunity may complicate proof requirements in…

Can Congress Ban TikTok? | Tenth Amendment Center

When James Madison set about to draft the Bill of Rights — the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution — he was articulating what lawyers and philosophers and judges call “negative rights.” A positive right grants a privilege, like…

The Fifth Circuit Abandons The Rule Of Law To Spite A Transgender Inmate

On March 29, 2019, a divided Fifth Circuit panel issued their decision Gibson v. Collier, No. 16-51148, involving a transgender inmate. The majority’s opinion by Judge James Ho is outrageous, an example of the very worst sort of result-driven judicial…

Should You Take Social Security at 62 or 70? Here's What Research Says – The Motley Fool

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Are the Social Security Disability rules different in all states?

The disability system is federal. It operates under the same rules regardless of state. To be more precise, there is only one definition of disability, one set of grid rules, and one process for arriving at decisions on claims. That…

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APTC Reconciliation and Form 8962

Most people who enroll in an exchange/Marketplace health plan are eligible for an advance premium tax credit (APTC). But it’s important to understand how this is reconciled with the IRS after the year is over. Most tax credits are simply…

Attorney Explains APGAR Scores for Birth Injury Evaluation

The Apgar score is a rapid assessment of your baby’s health following birth to determine if intervention is needed. Although not used to diagnose birth injuries or predict long-term health outcomes, the scores could correlate to a birth injury. Our…

Ohio Train Wreck | Root Cause found by NTSB?

The Ohio train wreck On Feb 03, 2023 freight train 32N, operated by Norfolk Southern and carrying a mix of hazardous and non hazardous material, derailed near East Palestine Ohio. This led to a fire and damage to the rail…