Plaintiff's class action lawyer Gary S. Graifman, a partner with the firm Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman, was part of a team of plaintiffs' counsel who secured favorable decisions in four class actions involving multiple manufacturers of spot-on flea and tick treatments for pets, which were alleged to have caused adverse reactions to dogs and cats, ranging from minor to severe reactions, including death. The defendants had moved to dismiss the cases. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted these motions in part and denied them in part. The ...

Providers challenging audit claim denials through the Medicare appeals process can expect to encounter various degrees of contractor involvement at each stage of appeal. Providers should be aware of the contractor's role at each stage of appeal, the information requests to make at each level and the limits on the scope of the contractor's participation. Requests for Information Providers undergoing a Medicare or RAC audit are typically notified of the contractor's findings by way of an audit results letter. Often this letter will provide general conclusions about ...

The suspension of Medicare payments in conjunction with a CMS contractor audit creates a one-two punch that can easily result in a provider being forced out of business before having the opportunity to defend against a contractor's allegations. CMS may suspend payments to Medicare providers and suppliers in situations involving suspected fraud or where an overpayment exists but additional information is required to make a determination. In accordance with the Affordable Care Act, CMS recently issued proposed regulations on September 23, 2010, providing that in cases of ...

A false arrest in New York can be a humiliating and traumatic experience. New York civil rights lawyer David Perecman understands how New York City police can make the experience even more humiliating by abusing their authority. In a false arrest lawsuit, licensed massage therapist Gabrielle Vignolini is claiming she was falsely arrested and then forced to clean an overflowing toilet at the police station before they would release her. "For a person to be subjected to a degrading and humiliating experience at the hands of New York police officers while under ...

The collapse of the World Trade Towers brought the dangers of toxic dust to the attention of New Yorkers like personal injury lawyer David Perecman. Now air toxins from construction of the Second Avenue subway may be threatening the health of city citizens and Perecman, a personal injury lawyer in New York for over 30 years, is concerned. As work on the new tunnel moves forward, there are increasing questions about air quality near the Upper East Side construction site. While the dust has not been officially classified as toxic, its potentially harmful effects have been ...

With several fatal accidents recently occurring across the U.S., government officials and public safety advocates have maintained a heavy focus on preventing tour bus accidents through legislation and safety awareness. A tour bus accident can be especially tragic, as they may contain upwards of 60 passengers. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has urged people to also stay aware of the deadly danger presented by the charter buses' little cousin: the 15-passenger tour van. Most people in Utah are quite familiar with the 15-passenger van, ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. — July 7, 2011 — The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is presenting two key studies, including one today, at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer, July 3-7 in Amsterdam. One study, presented July 4, involved a gene called GLI1, which may limit the effectiveness of the most common combination chemotherapy given to patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Another study, presented today, July 7, suggests that combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — the more common type of lung cancer — ...

The New York Police Department is changing stop and frisk forms to include a new field called "Reason for Force Used." This addition will require NYPD officers who stop and frisk people to give an explanation for their actions. New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman supports this move. "There is a need for more accountability, oversight and reform in the NYPD's use of stop-and-frisk, and every improvement helps," said Perecman, a New York civil rights violation lawyer for over 30 years. According to the New York Daily News, the ...

Aer Lingus has announced 10 new routes as part of its winter schedule for 2011/2012 including an exciting route from Cork to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. The new service will operate once weekly, commencing on Sunday 30th October 2011. This route expands on the extensive choice already on offer to Aer Lingus customers travelling to the Canary Islands, with scheduled services also available from Ireland to Lanzarote, Tenerife and Fuerteventura. This winter, Aer Lingus will introduce three weekly flights from Cork to Barcelona and a twice weekly service from Cork to ...

Hotter Comfort Concept Shoes has revealed that ties, killer heels and sharp suits are a thing of the past with the average office worker now opting for a dressed down look according to new research by the comfort shoe brand. The image of smart office workers has been replaced by employees more likely to be wearing comfortable shoes, t shirts and casual trousers. When planning what to wear for a day at the office Brits are much more likely to consider their own comfort than worrying about tottering in heels. Nearly half (49%) saying they wear shoes to work that are ...

Solvay and Avantium announced today that they have entered into a partnership to jointly develop a next generation of green high-performance polyamides for engineering plastics. The partnership combines Solvay's leading position in specialty polymers and Avantium's YXY technology for producing building blocks for green materials. The companies will work together to explore the commercial potential of engineering plastics on the basis of YXY building blocks. Through the partnership, new high-performance polyamides will be developed that are produced using renewable, ...

ZyLAB, a leading eDiscovery and information management technology company, today announced the release of the June 2011 report "ZyLAB: Enabling Prosecution of the Unspeakable*" by International Data Corporation (IDC), a premier global provider of market intelligence and advisory services for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. The report describes the depth of the technical and operational issues faced by the United Nations Information Management team in the Office of the Prosecutor during various war crime tribunals, ...

Cheeky Bingo has added to the news of its brand new slots and instant games by introducing a Summer Sizzler scheme that rewards loyal players throughout the summer months. Mad About Bingo has been monitoring Cheeky Bingo closely recently as the site churns out free bingo deals and freebies galore. The first special CheekyBingo game is a 75 ball game and offers the winner a GBP10,000 guaranteed jackpot and for just GBP1 per ticket. The second game will take place on 30th July and is a 90 ball game which will please fans of the more traditional British form of the game. There ...

Coastal Kids Dental & Braces welcomes Dr. Erin Brophey, DMD as the newest member of their dental team and the first orthodontist to join the practice. Dr. Erin will be providing orthodontic care to the patients of Coastal Kids Dental & Braces. "We are excited about the addition of Dr. Erin to our team," says Dr. Isabel Driggers, Founder and Owner of Coastal Kids Dental & Braces, "Dr. Erin will be providing orthodontic treatment for our patients within the convenience of our office. Being able to providing orthodontic services for our patients ...

Phoenix FearCON V, the largest independent horror film festival and convention in Arizona, was founded and is run by Chris and Jim of Trash City Entertainment. We organize the festival from start to finish, seeking out partners to help us make the film festival the best in the world, offering independent film makers the opportunity to show their work that would normally not get any exposure or distribution. Films are judged by a panel of hardcore horror fans and the audience get their votes to count as well. Winners of the festival are offered a domestic and international ...

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World of Warcraft (WoW) is a long-standing name in the MMORPG community. Although it has been around for many years, the giant virtual world created by Blizzard continues to play a very large role in entertaining gamers. With the continual addition of new content that comes with patch upgrades and expansions such as Wrath of the Lich King and the latest Cataclysm expansion, WoW has successfully kept gamers entertained. As more and more content gets added in the form of new items, increased level cap, maps and instances, gamers are faced with an increasingly difficult ...

Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature New York artist, Ben Feldshuh, in A Maze of Milieu. The exhibition is scheduled to run from July 26, 2011 through August 16, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, July 28, 2011). About the Artist Disarming and bright, the paintings of Brooklyn born artist Ben Feldshuh are a pure expression of enjoyment. Employing a blocky, Cubist-inspired form of abstraction, Feldshuh depicts personal insights about the wide world around us. His oil paintings express "the drama of inner life and the social life of people, the city, and its impression ...

BookWhirl.com, one of the country's leading frontiers of the book marketing industry celebrates Independence Day with a big bang. Starting this month, BookWhirl.com will commence the Kindle 3 Wi-Fi Promo where self-published authors who have availed the e-Conversion Service or the e-Bookshelf will have the chance of winning a Kindle 3 WI-FI . The e-Book Conversion Service gives self-published authors the opportunity to turn their published books or even unpublished manuscripts into digital files. The e-Book Conversion Service has three types of levels, namely: Basic, ...

Richard P. Brown, MD and Patricia Gerbarg, MD join LifeForce Yoga teacher, Amy Weintraub, as guest faculty on Sunday, July 10, at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA in an all-day seminar that will train yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and health care providers mind-body healing techniques to help their clients recover from depression and anxiety. The presentation, part of a 7-day intensive, is entitled "Depression and Anxiety: Level 1." Drs. Brown & Gerbarg will lecture on neurophysiology, research, and the integration of mind-body ...

Film has staged a comeback. Photographers frustrated with the impersonality and blandness of digital images have remembered what drew them to photography in the first place: personal expression. Since many local photo labs have been driven out of business, photographers are turning to the Internet for their film processing needs. One of the few surviving independent labs, Photosmith Imaging in Dover, NH, has begun http://www.OldSchoolPhotoLab.com, a website offering developing for a wide array of film—from the common to the obscure—to Internet customers. OldSchoolPhotoLab.com ...

PSCI, an innovative, emerging provider of advanced quality analytics and decision support technologies for hospital systems and physician networks, announced today the appointment of Professor Gene Schneller and Dr. Natalia Wilson to their Board of Advisors. Dr. Eugene Schneller, principal at Health Care Sector Advances, Inc. and professor at the Arizona State University Department of Supply Chain Management brings the most recent strategic thinking into practice for hospitals and GPOs. Dr. Schneller has served on the Strategic Planning Committee for the American College ...

More than half of US companies continue to equip their staff with bulky PCs showing little change over two years, according to a recent survey of business technology professionals by InformationWeek, an international multimedia research resource. "When it comes to computer workstations, companies have difficulty seeing into the future," says David Papp, author of IT Survival Guide: Conquering Information Technology in Your Organization. "Many trade short-term savings for long-term costs." Two schools of thought exist, according to Mr. Papp, regarding ...

Noted author and speaker, Jennifer Walker, author of last year's critically acclaimed Bubba Goes National is hosting a release party for her second novel, Bubba to the Rescue on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 1:00 pm at The Market Place in Rancho Cordova. Bubba to the Rescue is a sequel to Mrs. Walker's first novel, Bubba Goes National. It follows the story of Leslie Clark and her beloved horse, Bubba, and another mysterious horse, Spark, through another harrowing adventure. Friendships are threatened, love grows, and relationships change, but Leslie remains true to herself ...

Internationally renowned sculptor Jason DeCaires Taylor gave an award to Mr. Jose Luis Martinez, President of Lomas Travel Group, in recognition for his continuous support to the Underwater Art Museum in Cancun, Mexico. The Underwater Art Museum is a project created to revitalize and protect four different reefs areas in Cancun and Isla Mujeres, main tourist destinations in the Mexican Caribbean, that attract more than 750,000 divers and snorkelers each year. The project consists in submerging 403 life-size statues that will create in the barren sea bed, new coral ...