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Bottlinger Law L.L.C.’s 2018 Scholarship!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Bottlinger Law L.L.C. 2018 Scholarship. Our firm is invested in our country’s future, and we want to encourage and inspire the next generation. Higher education is a lot of hard work and it is also a great financial commitment, which is where we would like to help.
We are offering a $1,000 scholarship to one deserving student from anywhere in the United States. The applicant can be any U.S. resident high school senior OR any U.S. resident currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year post-secondary educational institution. The application deadline is May 24th, 2018. Please view our eligibility requirements and apply here.
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Tractor Accidents: Serious But Often Preventable
For farmers and farm workers, tractors are modern workhorses that are reliable and invaluable for a wide range of tasks. Most farmers could not imagine working their fields without a tractor, and many young farmers learn to drive tractors before other vehicles. Yet, serious accidents can and do occur around and on tractors, frequently resulting in severe injuries and even deaths.
With how common tractors are across Nebraska, it’s worth taking a few minutes to think about tractor safety and make sure you are doing all you can to keep yourself and your loved ones safe.
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Truckers Charge Ahead in America’s Most Dangerous Jobs
Being a trucker remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S., and the highest number of occupational fatalities each year, by a wide margin, come from transportation accidents. With this in mind, truckers and others who work on the road need to be more careful than ever before.
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Blowing the Whistle on Medicaid Fraud Can Save Lives!
Medicaid is a massive government program that provides coverage to millions of low-income and vulnerable patients every year. With any program so large, however, unscrupulous companies take their chances at filing overinflated or blatantly false bills.
An egregious example of this was Kool Smiles, a national children’s dental chain. According to the U.S. Justice Department, Kool Smiles was performing unnecessary procedures—tooth extractions, root canals, or pretend root canals—on their young patients and billing Medicaid. In all, the chain was found to have submitted false claims in 17 states, and ordered to pay back $24 million.
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What You Need to Know About Qui Tam Lawsuits
Let’s face it: legal matters can be difficult to understand. Latin phrases, like “qui tam,” only add another layer of complexity and keep people from understanding the legal system created to serve them.
But we’re going to demystify part of it today.
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Safe Driving Tips for Winter Weather
It’s no secret that winter hits Nebraska hard, and those conditions can make for treacherous roads and hazardous driving. With a little caution and preparation, you can reduce your chances of a collision and keep yourself safe on the road.
That said, always remember: sometimes it’s just not worth going outside. If there are serious whiteout conditions or a blizzard, stay home. Make sure you have enough food and other supplies before a big winter storm hits, so you can wait it out if the weather is really bad. But if you have to venture out, please:
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Essential Supplies for Winter Driving
Every year, people get trapped in their vehicles in serious winter storms; sometimes just for a few hours, sometimes for several days.
This has led to some horrifying stories, like the woman buried for three days in Maryland, or the family of four trapped in their car for two days in New Mexico. They were all safely rescued, but not every story has such a happy ending.
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The Very Real Danger of Fake Service Dogs
Service dogs provide an amazing and crucial service for people living with disabilities.
Unfortunately, some people have used these dogs’ recent popularity as an opportunity to break the rules. Fake service dogs, which are really just pets in fancy vests, do not provide critical services or help save lives. These animals present a danger to actual service dogs, as well as to children, since they are not trained the way service dogs are.
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Dangers of Speeding in a Residential Neighborhood
If you speed through a residential neighborhood and hit someone with your vehicle, is it really an “accident”? Sure, you didn’t mean to hurt anyone, but you were, in fact, breaking the law, and driving dangerously. Children can come out of nowhere. When you were a child, did you think about “safety first” when playing in your front yard?
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Hip Implants Can Sometimes Harm, Not Help
Acute hip pain can make life miserable. It makes it difficult to sleep, walk, climb stairs, sit, and go through one’s daily activities. Debilitating hip pain is why many people elect to have a hip replacement. A hip replacement is major surgery that can require four to six months for full recovery. It’s definitely the type of operation that no one wants to go through more than once. Unfortunately, defective artificial hip joints and product recalls have forced some people to undergo additional painful surgeries.
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