http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Theodore F. Smith, Jr. en-us 2010-06-18T14:15:17-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/06/dept_of_treasury_issues_propos_1.html On June 17, 2010, the U.S. Treasury issued a proposed rule to require that all payments to claimants whose claims for disability benefits are filed on or after March 1, 2011 be paid by direct deposit, thereby eliminating paper checks.... Social Security Disability indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-06-18T14:15:17-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/05/the_mental_health_disability_s.html The Social Security Administration (SSA) has listed the condition commonly known as "depression" as a basis to obtain Social Security disability benefits. Depression is actually under a broader category of mental impairments called "Affective Disorders". So what are "Affective... Social Security Disability indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-05-03T08:13:56-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/05/introducing_new_social_securit_1.html Over the next several blog entries, the topic of mental illnesses in Social Security Disability Cases will be discussed. Many people have asked whether depression, anxiety (which includes panic disorders, post traumatic stress, obsessive/compulsive disorder and agoraphobia) and bi... Social Security Disability indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-05-01T16:51:20-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/03/drugs_alcohol_and_disability.html Over the years, I have heard people remark that so and so received disability benefits because of a drug or alcohol addiction. In fact, many believe that the law provides for the granting of disability to addicts. The law... Social Security Disability indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-03-17T08:10:20-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/indiana_court_determines_that.html The Court of Appeals of Indiana recently decided in the case of Hillebrand v. Large, 914 N.E.2d 846 (Ind. Ct. App.) that "the damages awarded in a wrongful death action may include the reasonable attorney fees necessary to pursue... indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-02-21T12:55:34-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/indiana_court_expands_no_duty.html In Pfenning v. Lineman et al., 2010 Ind. App. LEXIS 164, the Court of Appeals of Indiana, expanded the doctrine of no duty from one participant in a sporting event to another to include not just the players, coaches... Personal Injury indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-02-13T13:02:55-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/ssa_proposes_to_eliminate_endo_1.html The Federal Register published on December 14, 2009 a change to the Endocrine Listing (Listing 9) proposed by the Social Security Administration (SSA). SSA proposed that the impairments set out in Listing 9 be eliminated. Listing 9 includes not... Social Security Disability indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-02-03T11:13:16-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/02/when_is_a_child_a_child_for_wr.html Under Indiana's Child Wrongful Death Act (I.C. 34-23-2-1) a parent may recover for the loss of child killed by the negligence of another. There is no cap under the Child Wrongful Death Act. There is however, a cap under... Wrongful Death indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-02-02T16:14:40-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/supreme_court_extends_immunity_1.html On January 27, 2010, the Indiana Supreme Court held that the period of time that the immunity for loses caused by temporary weather lasts is "at least until the weather condition has stabilized". The high court also held that... Personal Injury indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-01-30T15:28:44-05:00 http://www.indianainjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/fibromyalgia_as_a_basis_for_so.html Fibromyalgia is a terrible condition which causes pain, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, morning stiffness, headaches, painful menstrual periods, tingling or numbness of hands or feet, and difficulty thinking and remembering. Some people with this condition may also experience irritable bowel syndrome,... Social Security Disability indianainjurylawyerblog-1 2010-01-26T22:07:37-05:00