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• NC Debt Collector Pays $1.2 Million* for Alleged Unlawful Contact - Yahoo Finance August 22, 2019
  NC Debt Collector Pays $1.2 Million* for Alleged Unlawful Contact  Yahoo FinanceAttorneys with the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, along with co-counsel, settled a class action against a debt collector for $1.2 million .* A federal judge ...
• More than 200 patients cleared for release are stuck in limbo at state hospitals - 8News August 21, 2019
  More than 200 patients cleared for release are stuck in limbo at state hospitals  8NewsHundreds of psychiatric patients are stuck in Virginia's state hospitals when they've been cleared for released, according to data from the Department of ...
• Ways to Increase Social Security Disability Checks - U.S News & World Report Money August 21, 2019
  Ways to Increase Social Security Disability Checks  U.S News & World Report MoneyApproximately 1 in 4, or 61 million, adults in the United States report a disability, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Around the Rez: week of August 21 - Navajo-Hopi Observer August 21, 2019
  Around the Rez: week of August 21  Navajo-Hopi ObserverRanch hand camp meeting Aug. 31-Sept. 2. The annual Ranch Hands Ministry camp meeting takes place Aug. 31- Sept. 2 on the Leuppp Road. Horse trail ...
• Residents may soon be able to look up care provider against whom there are credible claims of abuse - Milford Daily News August 19, 2019
  Residents may soon be able to look up care provider against whom there are credible claims of abuse  Milford Daily NewsLegislative business may have ground to a halt for the August recess, but some advocates and policymakers are quietly keeping busy behind the scenes to ...
• Learning what is fact and fiction about service animal laws - KVOA Tucson News August 16, 2019
  Learning what is fact and fiction about service animal laws  KVOA Tucson NewsTUCSON – The Arizona Center for Disability Law held a presentation on Thursday, Aug. 15 for the community to learn more about *service* animal laws.
• Pond Lehocky partners, 6 associates make Best Lawyers 2020 list - PR Web August 15, 2019
  Pond Lehocky partners, 6 associates make Best Lawyers 2020 list  PR WebPhiladelphia, PA (PRWEB) August 15, 2019 -- Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano is pleased to announce that all five of its partners and several of the firm's.
• Arrest warrant issued after woman fails to make restoration arrangements - Aspen Daily News August 15, 2019
  Arrest warrant issued after woman fails to make restoration arrangements  Aspen Daily NewsA Woody Creek woman sentenced to in-patient restoration after being found incompetent to stand trial earlier this month now has a warrant for her arrest after ...
• Federal Rule Change Is Raising Questions On How Services To People With Disabilities Will Be Issued - Utah Public Radio August 13, 2019
  Federal Rule Change Is Raising Questions On How Services To People With Disabilities Will Be Issued  Utah Public RadioPeople and families who receive Medicaid-funded home and community-based *service* waivers can learn more about how a rule change will affect their services ...
• Springfield handed court victory in alternative school case - MassLive.com August 12, 2019
  Springfield handed court victory in alternative school case  MassLive.comSPRINGFIELD — Advocacy groups and students who say they're being sent to in an inferior school because of mental health disabilities cannot continue their ...