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Hurricane Sandy: Getting Help From FEMA
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If you are in a declared disaster area you may be entitiled to financial relief to help rebuild your home, make repairs and receive housing assistance. FEMA puts out an excellent primer which may be accessed at http://www.fema.gov/pdf/assistance/process/help_after_disaster_english.pdf. The table of contents is as follows: Overview of the Individuals and Households Program……………………………..1 Types of Assistance…………………………………………………………………………………….1… Continue Reading
Hurricane Sandy: Do I need a Lawyer?
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Be cautious in dealing with representatives of companies involved in catastrophic disaster. Also, caution and judgment should be exercised in dealing with representatives of insurance companies. Be particularly careful before signing any papers in connection with the promise of the payment of a given sum of money. Likewise, a lawyer may solicit your case, but… Continue Reading
Hurricane Sandy:Legal Questions Most Often Asked By Disaster Victims
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The following series of short questions and answers put together by the SC Bar Association. Please ask a lawyer in your state for specific advice concerning your circumstances: GENERAL CONCERNS for the the types of advice they may be asked to give. 1. Q. A. If a healthy tree falls across a… Continue Reading
Hurricane Sandy: Top Ten Suggestions When Addressing Home Repairs
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1. Be patient. 2. Take photographs before making temporary repairs. 3. Do not begin permanent repairs until you have talked with your insurance company’s adjuster. 4. Use local licensed contractors. 5. Take down the drivers license and vehicle number of any contractor. 6. Insist on proof of liability and workmen’s compensation insurance. 7. Always obtain… Continue Reading
Hurricane Sandy: Salvaging Important Documents
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Do-it-Yourself Salvage In attempting a do-it-yourself restoration: Set priorities. Classify documents or books as: (a) Unimportant; it can be replaced fairly easily. This category would contain duplicate forms, computer printouts for material backed up elsewhere etc.; (b) Important it can be replaced, but it will be time-consuming or expensive; e.g., bank records, correspondence from other… Continue Reading
Hurricane Sandy : Restoring Critical Documents
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What can be done about wet files and documents? Once safety clearance has been given to enter the premises, one of the first concerns is to determine the state of client and office files. The successful recovery of water-damaged documents requires drying of the document as quickly as possible. According to… Continue Reading
Hurricane Sandy “If you can fix it with money it is not a problem”
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I want to thank all of my friends for your kind words . Rough couple of days here in NJ. Everyone we know is safe. Extensive property damage. Beach house was in harm's way. As I tell my family “if you can fix it with money it is not a problem.” I am so thankful… Continue Reading
Report Exposes the Top 10 Ways the U.S. Chamber Hurts Americans
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New web feature highlights actions taken by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the expense of American consumers, taxpayers, businesses Washington, D.C. —As the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) holds its annual policy parade on how to eliminate Americans’ rights, the American Association for Justice (AAJ) details the top 10 most notorious… Continue Reading
Criminal Investigators Raid Pharmacy Tied to Meningitis Outbreak
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Media coverage on a visit to New England Compounding Center by agents from the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations on Tuesday was speculative, suggesting the move was related either to unapproved drugs or to controlled substances at the facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. The CBS Evening News (10/16, story 11, 0:30, Pelley) reported, “In Massachusetts… Continue Reading