Local law and accident news.
To be eligible for Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, you must have physical or mental health impairments (or a combination of impairments) severe enough to keep you from working in any regular, paying job for at least 12 months. The severity of your disability is not measured by whether or […]
If you were involved in a Kansas City, Missouri car accident today due to someone else’s negligence, do you know what benefits YOUR OWN auto insurance provides? What if the negligent driver only has $25,000 in coverage and your bills alone are $50,000? Will your insurance company pay the difference? You might need a Kansas […]
Law Offices of Mickey Fine 1801 Oak Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 369-7735 (310) 546-8156 (Fax) ? A recent report by a federal agency reveals a promising trend: Car accident fatalities declined in 2011 for the sixth consecutive year. Last year’s number of highway deaths was the lowest since 1949. A drop in the number […]
South Carolina gets low marks when it comes to preventing injury-linked deaths, according to a new study. In a new report titled “The Facts Hurt: A State-By-State Injury Prevention Policy Report,” nearly half of the states scored five or lower out of 10 in an injury report card. South Carolina scored 3 out of 10, […]
