(PRWEB) March 13, 2006

Victims of the 2005 bombings in a Turkish holiday resort will tonight appear on BBC One’s Real Story programme as part of their fight to push the government to compensate British citizens injured or killed by terrorist acts whilst abroad. Mickey Aspinall and Toni Punshon are members of a family who were all seriously injured in the terrorist bombing in Turkey. Like other British victims of terrorism abroad, they have received no compensation for their injuries.    

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) does not compensate these victims and the government’s current review suggests this will not change. The family are being represented by Jill Greenfield, personal injury solicitor (http://www.ffw.com/practiceareas/personalinjury/introduction.aspx ) at Field Fisher Waterhouse and alongside victims of the bombings in Egypt and Bali, have responded to the government’s review of CICS. They are pushing to be included in the scheme and expect a response from the Government by the summer.

The victims of the Turkish bombing were traveling in the minibus in which the bomb went off. One member of the family was killed, the rest of the family (another five) have suffered serious injuries. One member of the family alone has suffered a fractured skull, serious leg injuries, damage to his eye, major bowel damage, a burst ear drum and a serious hand injury.

He requires extensive surgery and treatment and it is unknown whether or not he will return to his work in a factory. The rest of the extended family have also suffered terrible injuries including one child who has suffered hearing damage and must now wait for several months before hearing aids will be made available.

Despite the severity of their injuries, the family have been given no financial support from the government and they fall outside the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. The family risk losing their home and bills are mounting up.

Personal injury claims (http://www.ffw.com/practiceareas/personalinjury/introduction.aspx ) solicitor, Jill Greenfield said: “My clients have financial needs that must be met now. These people were targets of terrorism by virtue of their British citizenship. It is wrong that the damages from this should be borne by the individual. The knowledge that there is no financial safety net for such victims serves the terrorist aims and adds to the general fear caused by terrorism.”

For further press information please contact:

Jill Greenfield and Louise Eckersley

Field Fisher Waterhouse

35 Vine Street

London

EC3N 2AA

United Kingdom

Tel 020 7861 4000

Fax 020 7488 0084

About Field Fisher Waterhouse

FFW is a full service law firm based in the City of London. With 89 partners, over 180 other lawyers and over 250 support staff, we assist a wide range of domestic and international clients, with advice across a full range of commercial legal issues. Field Fisher Waterhouse also houses one of the country’s leading personal injury practices.

For more information please visit

http://www.bbc.co.uk/


http://www.ffw.com/practiceareas/personalinjury/introduction.aspx

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Columbia Law School Professor Carol Liebman, Co-Author of Mediation Study

New York, NY (Vocus) December 13, 2010

Using mediation to resolve medical malpractice lawsuits offers many benefits, but barriers put up by doctors, hospitals, and their lawyers often stand in the way of it being employed effectively, a study co-authored by Columbia Law School Professor Carol Liebman finds.

The study found that when used, mediation could not only reduce the costs of litigation, and has the potential to offer closure to plaintiffs and ensure that procedures are changed in hospitals to prevent recurrences of the error that sparked the lawsuit. However, too often that potential goes unrealized.

“Change will require medical leaders, hospital administrators, and malpractice insurers to temper their suspicion of the tort system sufficiently to approach medical errors and adverse events as learning opportunities, and to retain lawyers who embrace mediation as an opportunity to solve problems, show compassion, and improve care,” according to the study, published in the Journal of Health, Politics, Policy and Law.

Liebman, an internationally recognized expert on mediation and negotiation, directs the Law School’s Mediation Clinic. Co-author Chris Stern Hyman was formerly an Adjunct Research Scholar at the Law School.

Mediation is where an impartial third party helps both sides in a dispute negotiate a mutually acceptable resolution. The parties are not required to settle and can return to litigation. However, all mediation sessions are confidential and what is discussed is inadmissible if the dispute goes to court.

The study looked at 31 cases from 11 nonprofit hospitals in New York City in 2006 and 2007 that went to mediation. About 70 percent of the cases settled either during or after mediation, resulting in monetary settlements from $ 35,000 to $ 1.7 million.

On the surface, the case for mediation would appear to be compelling in medical malpractice cases because:

    The outcome is under the parties’ control.
    Plaintiffs can receive payment soon after the harm instead of waiting years.
    Defendants do not have to pay outside lawyers to try the case.
    Members of the medical staff do not have to prepare for discovery and a trial.
    Even if the mediation doesn’t resolve the case, it may create enough momentum to lead to a settlement.

In spite of those benefits and the fact that many of the mediated cases settled, the study found “major challenges” remain for mediation to gain greater acceptance in malpractice suits.

Most significantly, in none of the cases studied did a doctor take part in the mediation. The study authors view that as a missed opportunity, noting “it is possible that plaintiffs would have been even more satisfied with the process had their physicians demonstrated respect and caring” by attending the mediation.

Defense lawyers often cited the doctors’ work schedules to explain their absence. Others did not want to subject the doctors to being verbally attacked by the plaintiff. This “deprives them and their patients of the opportunity for healing, understanding, forgiveness, and repair of broken relationships and failed communication,” the study concluded.

The authors cited research that found patients expect an apology after a medical error, and that most doctors want to oblige, but they—and their lawyers–refrain from doing so out of fear of legal liability. However, the confidentiality of mediation would obviate that.

“Anecdotes abound of injured patients and their family members who have continued to seek care from—and even recommended to their friends—hospitals that apologize for medical errors and adverse events,” according to the study.

The absence of doctors in mediation also limits the ability, the authors write, for doctors and hospitals to learn from the medical errors and improve the quality of care.

Liebman co-authored the study with Chris Stern Hyman of the Medical Mediation Group; Clyde B. Schechter of the Albert Einstein Medical Center; and William M. Sage of the University of Texas School of Law.

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Attorney James Dussault

Somerville, MA (PRWEB) October 19, 2010

The Law Firm of Dussault and Zatir have settled a workers compensation claim for $ 50,000.00. Dussault and Zatir helped a client who was injured at work after tripping over an object on the floor. At the time of the accident, the client was employed as a certified nursing assistant. The client sustained a knee injury which ultimately required two (2) surgical interventions. After surgery, the client sought physical therapy and unfortunately due to the client’s age and injury, did not obtain a full recovery. Upon reaching an end-result of treatment, the client was released to return to work in a light duty capacity. However, the client did not wish to return to the work-force.

Initially, the workers’ compensation carrier had denied surgery. However, Dussault and Zatir was able to get the surgery approved through litigation and eventually resolve this case. After intense negotiations, the workers’ compensation carrier ultimately agreed to a lump-sum settlement in the amount of $ 50,000.00, which was approved by the Department of Industrial Accident. It was in the best interest of the client to resolve this case as the client was receiving social security benefits and was able to reinforce that income with the proceeds from the lump-sum settlement.

Dussault and Zatir personal injury law office is located in New Bedford, Fall River, Tauton, Providence, and Boston.

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San Juan Capistrano, CA (PRWEB) November 3, 2010

Covenant Debt Solutions a leading provider of debt resolution services, today announced a business model that accommodates the new Telemarketing Sales Rule from the Federal Trade Commission. The change went into effect Wednesday October 27th and applies to all clients on or after that date.

Covenant Debt Solutions is encouraged by the new ruling and believes the debt settlement industry will be better for it. Settlements will be faster and the customer experience will be improved.

The Covenant Debt Solutions business model based on the Telemarketing Sales Rule from the Federal Trade Commission means clients will not be charged for debt settlement services until their unsecured debt is settled satisfactorily. Covenant is different from many debt resolution companies in that it uses Attorneys to effectively settle customer debt. The company offers a three part guarantee to ensure customer satisfaction. Covenant’s trained debt counselors are in some cases able to cut the customers payments in half and settle the outstanding debt in 12-36 months.

Covenant Debt Solutions advertises on many radio stations throughout CA and is endorsed by KFI 640 AM’s Bill Handel.

For more information about Covenant Debt Solutions please visit http://www.covenantdebtsolutions.com or call 877 450 2455

Media: Bill Abowd 949 276 8529

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Suffern, NY (PRWEB) October 13, 2010

General Patent Corporation (GPC), a leading patent licensing and enforcement firm, announced today on behalf of its subsidiary, Leighton Technologies LLC, that it settled a lawsuit regarding Leighton’s six “Contactless Cards” patents. AllSafe Technologies, Inc. of Amherst, N.Y., agreed to settle its lawsuit with Leighton Technologies and take a license for the Leighton patents.

The license with Allsafe Technologies came as the result of the settlement of a declaratory judgment lawsuit, Allsafe Technologies, Inc. v. Leighton Technologies LLC, U.S.D.C., Western District of NY (Buffalo), 1:10-cv-00077.

“We are pleased that the lawsuit filed by AllSafe was amicably settled and that AllSafe agreed to license the Leighton patents,” said Paul J. Lerner, General Patent’s Sr. Vice President and General Counsel.

HID Global Corporation of Irvine, Cal., and Oberthur Technologies Group of Levallois-Perret, France, had previously signed non-exclusive licenses for the Leighton patents.

About General Patent Corporation

General Patent Corporation, headquartered in Suffern, N.Y., is a leading intellectual property boutique focusing on patent licensing and enforcement. GPC assists patent owners in patent infringement litigation on a contingency basis. General Patent also provides IP advisory and brokerage services. GPC is the oldest patent enforcement firm in the U.S. For more information, visit http://www.generalpatent.com. General Patent is the managing member of Leighton Technologies LLC.

About Leighton Technologies LLC

Leighton Technologies LLC is the owner of six “Contactless Cards” U.S. Patents:

1.    5,817,207: “Radio frequency identification card and hot lamination process for the manufacture of radio frequency identification cards”

2.    6,036,099: “Hot lamination process for the manufacture of a combination contact/contactless smart card and product resulting therefrom”

3.    6,214,155: “Radio frequency identification card and hot lamination process for the manufacture of radio frequency identification cards”

4.    6,441,736: “Ultra-thin flexible durable radio frequency identification devices and hot or cold lamination process for the manufacture of ultra-thin flexible durable radio frequency identification devices”

5.    6,557,766: “Hot lamination method for a hybrid radio frequency optical memory card converting sheets into a web process”

6.    6,514,367: “Hot lamination process for the manufacture of a combination contact/contactless smart card”

    Leighton Technologies is a portfolio company of IP Holdings LLC, and is managed by General Patent Corporation. A non-exclusive license under these patents is available on reasonable terms. For licensing terms, please contact Kathlene Ingham at (845) 368-4000 x107. For more information, please visit http://www.leighton-tech.com.

About IP Holdings LLC

IP Holdings LLC, a member of the GPC Group of Companies, is an IP-centric merchant banking organization. IP Holdings provides IP-related advisory, financial and IP brokerage services, and operates an idea incubator. IP Holdings is a member of Leighton Technologies. For more information, visit http://www.ip-holdings.com.

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Today, Freedom Debt Relief (FDR) will go the first debt resolution company in the country to reach $ 1 billion in additive debt it has settled for clients

“The achievement of incurring $ 1 billion in settled debt – not just offers, but finished settlements – for consumers is plus proof of FDR’s ability to assist individuals who are in grave debt,” stated Andrew Housser, CEO of FDR. “From truly modest beginnings, FDR has conserved its single commitment to salvage as much money as accomplishable for each client who turns to the company for debt relief.”

To mark the landmark occasion, FDR will award a $ 5,000 savings bond to the idiosyncratic client whose settled debt hits the $ 1 billion mark for the company. “We are utilizing this milestone to render one additive way of assisting a client who is working his or her way out of grave debt accomplish a caller get down,” stated Housser

Working with nearly 100,000 clients since 2002, FDR has reached the $ 1 billion mark, in face value of debt settled, by negociating settlements on 188,000 idiosyncratic creditor accounts for its clients. “The results bespeak that our debt counselors’’ efforts to assist consumers happen the best program for their individual situations are working exceptionally well,” stated Housser. FDR is currently settling approximately $ 40 million in debt each month, and expects to settle an additive $ 500 million in debt for its clients in 2011.

FDR is an autonomous consumer advocate that negotiates directly with creditors on consumers’’’ behalf to settle the consumers’’’ debt balances. Offering an alternative to credit reding, debt consolidation and bankruptcy, FDR’s debt settlement programs assist measured up clients resolve their debts, typically in 24 to 48 months. According to Housser, debt settlement is best hydrated for individuals who are transporting grave debt, are clambering to make necessitated borderline payments, and would otherwise often be considering bankruptcy or credit counseling

Freedom Debt Relief (http://www.freedomdebtrelief.com)
Freedom Debt Relief provides consumer debt resolution services. Working for the consumer to negociate with creditors and lower principal balances callable, the company has settled more than $ 1 billion in debt for nearly 100,000 clients since 2002. The company is a member of The Association of Settlement Companies and the International Association of Professional Debt Arbitrators. FDR holds the Goldline Research Preferred Provider certification for excellence among debt settlement companies

Freedom Debt Relief is a wholly owned subsidiary of Freedom Financial Network, LLC (FFN). Based in San Mateo, Calif., FFN also operates offices in Sacramento and Tempe, Ariz. The company, with more than 500 employees, was voted one of the best places to work in the San Francisco Bay area in 2008 and 2009, and in the Phoenix area in 2008, 2009 and 2010

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