"Big Needle"

2.18.2008

Will Binding Arbitration Replace Med-Mal Lawsuits?

This via Medical Malpractice Law News, which carries daily news headlines — a trend by West Coast physicians to require patients to sign binding arbitration agreements to reduce medical malpractice claims according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer titled, Arbitration a growing trend in health care.

2.10.2008

Social Security Disability Lawyer Gets New Look

Social Security disability lawyers at Doherty, Cella, Keane & Associates have a new look and new web site to facilititate handling claims for social security disability claimants. With offices in Beverly, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., the firm services disability and beneficiary claimants nationwide. Senior partners Christopher Doherty, Laura Cella-Donovan and Martin Keane are highly experienced and focus their practice exclusively on Social Security law.

In addition to representing disabled persons, the lawyers also provides services to long-term disability carriers in these areas: file review and case recommendations; training staff in Social Security disability practices; recovery of overpayments, via electronic transfer through an attorney escrow account; obtaining status of Social Security claims; filing applications for dependent benefits; providing online accessibility to our database for updated case status and user-driven reports; and preparing specialized reports tailored to insurance company needs.

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