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  <title>Illegal Liquor Sales – Sammy Garcia’s Story</title>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.legalshowtime.com/thumb/1_326.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>Today  The Insider Exclusive Investigative TV Series presents  “Illegal Liquor Sales– Sammy Garcia’s Story , and  how his Lawyers, “Bill Gilbert, Partner  @ Dano Gilbert Law firm and Rolando Santiago, Founder of RLS Law Group  got Justice for Sammy and his family proving a very “challenging ; emotional case” </p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Illegal">Illegal</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Liquor">Liquor</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Sales">Sales</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=alcohol">alcohol</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Teen">Teen</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Drinking">Drinking</a> <br />Date: 2013-05-05<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>JUSTICE IN AMERICA – DELFINO GARCIA’S STORY</title>
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       <p>TODAY, The Insider Exclusive Investigative News team “Goes behind the headlines”…in “JUSTICE  IN AMERICA – DELFINO GARCIA’S STORY”    to examine one such death of ….“Delfino Garcia”, who was a hard working family man, and who was arrested for an “alleged offense” in small rural community, approximately 1 hour drive northeast of Dallas, called Bonham, Texas…

Read the full description here on [url=http://www.insiderexclusive.com/justice-in-america/justice-in-america-delfino-garcias-story]JUSTICE IN AMERICA[/url]</p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=JUSTICE">JUSTICE</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=IN">IN</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=AMERICA">AMERICA</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=legal">legal</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=abuse">abuse</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=negligent">negligent</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Prison">Prison</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=abuse">abuse</a> <br />Date: 2013-05-02<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>When Doctors Go Wrong – Getting Justice in America</title>
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       <p>Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE  “Goes Behind The Headlines” in “When Doctors Go Wrong – Getting Justice in America” .. to examine how David Efron, Founding Partner at the Law Offices of David Efron P.C.  got justice for his clients  in a difficult and challenging  medical malpractice case. 

Read the full descriptiom here on [url=http://www.insiderexclusive.com/when-doctors-go-wrong/when-doctors-go-wrong-getting-justice-in-america]JUSTICE IN AMERICA[/url]</p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=medical">medical</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=malpractice,">malpractice,</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=doctors,">doctors,</a> <br />Date: 2013-05-02<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>JUSTICE IN AMERICA - Worker Exploitation – 1SOLTECH’S STORY</title>
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       <p>Today, for the first time ever on Network TV, the Insider Exclusive Investigative News Team &quot;Goes Behind the Headlines&quot; of this developing lawsuit, in a Network TV Special, &quot;JUSTICE IN AMERICA - Worker Exploitation -- 1SOLTECH&#039;S STORY&quot;

Read full description here: [url=http://www.insiderexclusive.com/justice-in-america/justice-in-america-worker-exploitation-1soltechs-story]http://www.insiderexclusive.com/justice-in-america/justice-in-america-worker-exploitation-1soltechs-story[/url]</p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=overtime">overtime</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=wages">wages</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=violations">violations</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=FSLA">FSLA</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=employee">employee</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=rights">rights</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=worker">worker</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=exploitation">exploitation</a> <br />Date: 2013-04-29<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>FRACKING - Dangerous Contamination - Bob and Lisa Parr&#039;s Story</title>
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       <p>Fracking is short for hydraulic fracturing. It&#039;s an extremely water-intensive process where millions of gallons of fluid -- typically a mix of water, sand, and chemicals, including ones known to cause cancer -- are injected underground at high pressure to fracture the rock surrounding an oil or gas well. This fracking releases extra oil and/or gas from the rock, so it can flow into the well

Read full description here: [url=http://www.insiderexclusive.com/show-content/563-fracking--dangerous-contamination--bob-and-lisa-parrs-story.html]Justice in America[/url]</p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=fracking">fracking</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=water">water</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=contamination">contamination</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=risk">risk</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=oil">oil</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=company">company</a> <br />Date: 2013-04-19<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>JUSTICE IN AMERICA – DARREL PARKER’S STORY</title>
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       <p>Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE  “Goes Behind The Headlines” in “JUSTICE IN AMERICA –DARREL  PARKER’S STORY” ….. to examine how Herb and Dan Friedman Ptrs @ the Friedman Law Offices, successfully won a $500,000 settlement under the Nebraska Wrongful Conviction Act and a rare Public Apology from the State’s Attorney General for Darrel Parker….as shown in this exclusive ABC News Report.</p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Wrongful">Wrongful</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Conviction">Conviction</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Wrongful">Wrongful</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Imprisonment">Imprisonment</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=law">law</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=legal">legal</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=lawyers">lawyers</a> <br />Date: 2013-04-13<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>Violence Against Women - Teena Brandon&#039;s Story</title>
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       <p>In this Exclusive Network TV Special, the Insider Exclusive “Goes behind the Headlines” to uncover the tragic Story of a triple murder in the heartlands of America and the Civil lawsuits that followed after the conviction of the 2 murderers, in Violence Against Women – Teena Brandon’s Story

Read the full description at [url=http://www.insiderexclusive.com/show-content/561-violence-against-women-teena-brandons-story.html]Insider Exclusive[/url]</p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=gay">gay</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=rights">rights</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=murder">murder</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=hate">hate</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=crimes">crimes</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=discrimination">discrimination</a> <br />Date: 2013-04-07<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>AIRPORT TERROR: The Lod Airport Massacre - Remembrance</title>
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       <p>The Insider Exclusive Investigative TV Series is now returning to Puerto Rico to visit with some of the surviving relatives of the deadly terrorist attack, who still have a number of unanswered questions.Beyond legal steps, Puerto Rico immortalized the Lod Airport Massacre into the public memory. In 2006 the Puerto Rican government passed a law declaring May 30th as the annual “Remembrance Day for the Massacre of Lod.

Read full description here: http://www.insiderexclusive.com/show-content/562-airport-terror-the-lod-airport-massacre-remembrance.html</p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=israel">israel</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=lod">lod</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=airport">airport</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=terrorism">terrorism</a> <br />Date: 2013-03-28<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>Houman Fakhimi - Employment Law</title>
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    <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.legalshowtime.com/thumb/1_312.jpg" align="right" border="0" width="174" height="130" vspace="4" hspace="4" /><br /><br /> 
       <p>Houman Fakhimi of the Law Offices of Fakhimi ; Associates is featured in an exciting, exclusive, in-depth and inside interview, discussing

America&#039;s Best TV Legal Commentators. Houman is a highly accomplished lawyer, having represented major California business entities for the past four years. He is a seasoned litigator with many jury trials to his credit, and he personally oversees all of the firm&#039;s litigation files. An eloquent and insightful commentator who offers practical and much needed legal advice, Houman is a graduate of Whittier Law School and the University of California, Irvine, with honors.

Fakhimi ; Associates is a multifaceted law firm which prides itself on being responsive to its clients, and on achieving cost-effective solutions to their varied needs, with commitment to individual and collective excellence and integrity, coupled with dedication to practical, result-oriented, and cost-effective counseling, which has earned the firm a reputation as the organization to hire for the most difficult and complex problems.

You can contact Houman at http://www.fakhimi.com or 949-355-3799</p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Employment">Employment</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=Law">Law</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=legal">legal</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=lawyer">lawyer</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=attorney">attorney</a> <br />Date: 2013-02-25<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>Houman Fakhimi - Criminal Law</title>
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       <p>Houman Fakhimi of the Law Offices of Fakhimi ; Associates is featured in an exciting, exclusive, in-depth and inside interview, discussing

America&#039;s Best TV Legal Commentators. Houman is a highly accomplished lawyer, having represented major California business entities for the past four years. He is a seasoned litigator with many jury trials to his credit, and he personally oversees all of the firm&#039;s litigation files. An eloquent and insightful commentator who offers practical and much needed legal advice, Houman is a graduate of Whittier Law School and the University of California, Irvine, with honors.

Fakhimi ; Associates is a multifaceted law firm which prides itself on being responsive to its clients, and on achieving cost-effective solutions to their varied needs, with commitment to individual and collective excellence and integrity, coupled with dedication to practical, result-oriented, and cost-effective counseling, which has earned the firm a reputation as the organization to hire for the most difficult and complex problems.

You can contact Houman at http://www.fakhimi.com or 949-355-3799</p><p>type</p> 
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       Tags: <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=criminal">criminal</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=law">law</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=legal">legal</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=lawyers">lawyers</a> <a href="http://www.legalshowtime.com/search_result.php?search_id=attorney">attorney</a> <br />Date: 2013-02-25<br/></p><br /><hr>    ]]>
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  <title>SHAKEN BABY MYSTERY - Abraham Giday&#039;s Story</title>
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       <p>Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE  &quot;Goes Behind The Headlines&quot; in SHAKEN BABY MYSTERY - Abraham Giday&#039;s Story ….. to examine how Steven Shapiro @  Shapiro ; Fleishman, has successfully represented  Abraham and his family against the Department of Health Services, and  is still pursuing matters against the foster parents, the Turners.  

In an almost classic Shakespearean &quot;Tragic Comedy of Errors&quot;,  a medical misdiagnosis of a &quot;skull fracture&quot; by a Colorado radiologist of little 28 day old Abraham Giday resulted in Abraham&#039;s removal and placement by Department of Human and Social Services to the  foster home of Glenn and Lillian Turner.    

Six days later, when a pediatric radiologist at The Children&#039;s Hospital in Denver, Colorado, reviewed Abraham&#039;s Head CT… it was determined that the skull fracture was a misdiagnosis 

But during those critical six days, while Abraham was still under the sole care of the Turners, Abraham vomited… he stopped breathing…. his limbs went limp, and he was unresponsive.  Mrs. Turner did not call 911, rather she called her neighbors, who in turn reported to the police that Mrs. Turner even thought that Abraham had died. Mrs. Turner then waited hours before taking Abraham to an urgent care clinic.  The physician at the clinic told Mrs. Turner to take Abraham to the nearest emergency room immediately. 

Mrs. Turner ignored these clear instructions, told DHS that Abraham only needed to go to the emergency room if needed, and then took Abraham to Wal-Mart.  When DHS returned Abraham to his parents, they did not advise them that Abraham had been taken to the clinic or that he may need to go to the emergency room.  Shortly after DHS left, Abraham began twitching and shaking.

Abraham was rushed to Denver Health via ambulance; he suffered ten seizures on the way. He was then transferred to The Children&#039;s Hospital where he was diagnosed with a severe traumatic brain injury caused by non-accidental trauma (&quot;NAT&quot;), In other words, shaking or slamming.  These were not injuries that could be caused by household accidents.  Three years later, Abraham still cannot stand independently and he walks with a walker and braces on his legs.  He is significantly developmentally delayed and has minimal language skills. 

In this Insider Exclusive Investigative TV Special, we will meet Abraham, his father, and their lawyer, Steve Shapiro, who is pursuing justice on their behalf…because….We all want to know….&quot;What happened to Abraham during those 6 days with the Turners?&quot;

Steve Shapiro, has built his reputation based on aggressive and creative trial work. He has obtained numerous six- and seven-figure verdicts and settlements for clients who have been involved in traumatic situations which altered their lives physically, mentally and financially.  And it has earned him the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike…. as one of the best trial lawyers in Colorado and in the nation.   He has seen many innocent, and hard-working people suffer needless injury …AND BECAUSE OF THAT…..He&#039;s driven to help people who had been harmed by the negligent actions of others…His goal…..  Not ONLY To get Justice for Abraham….BUT To make sure that all children are protected in safe environments where possible…. And to hold those accountable for violating the sacred trust to protect all children.

You can contact Steve Shapiro @ Fleishman ; Shapiro P.C http://www.colorado-law.net/ or call 303-861-1000</p><p>type</p> 
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  <title>WRONGFUL ARREST – What Everyone Needs to Know – Rick Silver’s Story</title>
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       <p>Every year there are hundreds of cases of prosecutorial misconduct, false arrest, and wrongful convictions that happen in our justice system. Some Prosecutors, Police Officials and Politicians with personal agendas call press conferences to launch inflammatory - and usually false or grossly exaggerated - claims about the importance of a given case, totally ignoring the facts… in a rush to judgment.  Examples are legion.     
       
In Denver Colorado alone, Civil-rights lawyers suing the city and county of Denver assert the documented “ mistaken-identity arrests &quot;are the tip of the iceberg&quot; and are an undercount of the true magnitude of the problem.  More than 500 people were wrongly imprisoned in Denver&#039;s jails over seven years, with some spending weeks incarcerated or pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit before authorities realized they nabbed the wrong person.
  
In one case a black man spent nine days in jail after he was arrested on a warrant for a white man wanted on a sex-crimes arrest warrant. In another, authorities arrested an 18- year-old boy…. when they were searching for a man 30 years older. A white man was hauled in….. even when the suspect actually was an American Indian who was nearly a foot taller and 100 pounds heavier. He wasn&#039;t released until almost a month had passed and not until the victim of the crime alerted authorities at a court hearing that they had the wrong man.  

Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE  Investigative TV Series examines… first hand…. one such case in WRONGFUL ARREST  – What Everyone Needs to Know – Rick Silver’s Story  ….. and how Steven “Woody” Igou,  Ptr- Igou ; Smith, P.A.,, got  justice for Rick Silver. 

On March 6, 2008, successful Toronto businessman Rick Silver was in Boca Raton Florida to attend his nephews Bar Mitzvah celebration.     On his way to the celebration Richard stopped at the Sears store on Glades Road. Instead of going from Sears to the celebration, Rick was wrongly arrested and accused of felony theft and taken not to the county jail but to the maximum security county jail with felons.   

 Imagine the Horror that swept through Richard’s friends and relatives minds,   who had gathered together…. when they learned  that Richard had been arrested and jailed as a felon.   Rick had been a frequent Sears shopper and was returning goods he had previously paid for. He had checked out….left the store…headed to his car where he  was met by two security guards from Sears who walked him to the back room of the store.  

The Security guards …..unbelievably accused him of stealing and attempted to force Rick to confess to stealing and to sign a written confession, to which he adamantly refused. He also let them know he had receipts in the bag they had taken from him.  Indeed in the evidence list obtained from Boca County police there was one of the oddest and most self-contradictory pieces of evidence I have ever encountered “Paid Receipt of items stolen.”  He was arrested for…. not simple petty theft less than $200….but a more trumpeted up charge of  “ fraud-swindle-obtain property under $20,000.00…..a felony”:

 Because of the seriousness of the allegation, he was transported to a jail filled with felony offenders….. rather than the more regular county jail where he should have been taken. In this Insider Exclusive TV Special, Rick relates in first hand detail the “terror” he experienced locked up with criminals accused of murder, rape, robbery, and sex offenders.    

 Rick relates his nightmarish experiences with both Sears and the Police as they quickly understood the gravity and seriousness of their false arrest and accusations. His nightmare was also compounded by the exorbitant expenses of hiring a criminal defense lawyer to get these false charges dropped and his name cleared…… and how a Sear’s surveillance videotape conveniently disappeared that would have instantaneously proven Rick’s innocence. Needless to say, many prominent Canadians were outraged at what happened to Rick, right here in the United States.  Rick treating physician Dr. Barbara Dorian sent a letter of outrage to the  Boca Raton Mayor protesting what happened to her patient.     
 
To this day, she has never had the decency of a courtesy reply  from the Mayor or anybody associated with Boca Raton. Rick had obvious serious psychological damage from what occurred to him both in the jail and as a result of his diminished reputation.  

Today we will discuss the issues of every persons’ Civil Rights and What you need to do if you are Falsely accused of a crime. Some of the issues we will cover are:   

WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOUR &quot;CIVIL RIGHTS&quot; ?

HOW ARE THESE RIGHTS PROTECTED?

CAN YOU  SUE WHENEVER SOMEONE INTERFERES WITH ONE OF YOUR  CIVIL RIGHTS?

WHO CAN SUE?

WHO CAN BE SUED?

WHAT TYPES OF REMEDIES ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU SUE?

CAN YOU SUE A STORE AND ITS SECURITY GUARDS  FOR VIOLATING YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS?

TODAY, the Insider Exclusive takes a INSIDE look at “Woody” Igou @ the law firm of Igou ; Smith     …and how he Got Justice for Rick by proving a very “challenging ; tough case” …  And how Woody’s amazing courtroom skills and headline grabbing success rate …. continue to provide his clients with the results they need……And the results they deserve.Making sure juries understand how violations of your civil rights can truly devastate a person’s personal and professional life! Remember… Woody won’t be outworked. And He will not rest until justice is done for his clients.  His Success in the Courtroom speaks for itself. …..
 
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       <p>“Everyday,…. Somewhere in America….More than 300 Innocent Men, Women, and Children become Victims of Medical Malpractice. At the Hands of Incompetent ; Negligent Doctors…Maybe Just like your own family Doctor…And end up either Dead or Permanently Injured . Last Year Over 98,000 Victims died at the hands of incompetent or negligent Doctors… More than 4 Million victims are permanently injured”

Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE “Goes Behind The Headlines” in WHEN DOCTORS GO WRONG – Kim Matsuyama’s Story ….. to examine how Dr Max Borten and Sid Gorovitz Ptrs Gorovitz ; Borten, P.C, got justice for Kim Matsuyama’s family in a landmark Massachusetts medical malpractice case

Dr Max Borten, a board certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Trial Lawyer, and Sid Gorovitz have built their reputations based on aggressive and creative trial work. They have obtained numerous “Multi-Million Dollar verdicts and settlements” for clients who have been involved in traumatic situations which altered their lives physically, mentally and financially. And it has earned them the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike…. as some of the best trial lawyers in Massachusetts and in the nation.

They has seen many innocent ; hard-working people injured and killed by negligent and incompetent doctors, hospitals, and nurses… .They’re passion is Problem Solving. They approach each medical negligence case as scientists and lawyers trying to solve a puzzle. And because they’ve seen many patients suffer needless injury. They make it their dedicated mission to change the laws for the benefit of all medical patients, as they did in this landmark Massachusetts Supreme Court case because they believe that:

•	All patients are entitled to receive care and treatment consistent with their expectation of finding a cure or having a better quality of life.

•	Their loss of chance (essentially, loss of chance of a more favorable outcome either by cure, longevity or quality of life) in the event of negligence of the medical provider should not be ignored or denied just because the negligence was not more than 50% responsible for the damages suffered by the patient.

•	The patient should not be at risk because the doctor “hides behind” the defense that “more likely than not that patient would have died of the disease in any event.”

•	Quality medical care should be provided to all patients regardless of the percentage of injury, illness or disease already suffered by the patient.

•	The loss of chance doctrine views a patient’s prospects for surviving a serious medical condition as something of value, even if the possibility of recovery was less than even (which was the prior law in Massachusetts) prior to the physician’s negligent conduct.

•	Successful Recovery is now permitted in many instances where, previously, such recovery would have been denied in Massachusetts in total.

•	Establishment of the “loss of chance doctrine” serves to fairly compensate the patient for having been wrongfully deprived of an opportunity to live longer, or have a better quality of life, even though the patient had a less than 50% chance of survival at the time of the physician’s negligence.

•	Whereas the negligent medical provider was previously able to “hide behind” the literal blanket release from liability if the patient had a less than 50% chance of survival, that same medical provider is now held answerable, accountable and responsible for that patient’s loss of chance of survival.

And through the American judicial process, they get answers to these tough issues…..which result in hospitals, nurses, and doctors being more responsible to patients and society. These successes drive them to help more people who had been harmed by incompetent and negligent doctors.

Their goal….. To make Medicine Safer and more Accountable….and of course ….to Get the Justice their clients deserve

You can contact Dr Max Borten and Sid Gorovitz @ http://gbmedlaw.com/index.html (781) 890-9095</p><p>type</p> 
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       <p>Every year over 50,000 motorcyclists are injured and nearly 2,000 of those are killed in traffic accidents.  Riding a motorcycle can be an enjoyable experience…But along with all of the fun also comes the need for increased safety and attention to rider’s surroundings. One of the main reasons are careless drivers that simply do not pay attention to motorcycles on the road.

Riding a motorcycle carries with it dangers that don’t exist in cars.  Unlike a car, motorcyclists are completely exposed to collision with another vehicle, or any object or the road.  Cars outweigh motorcycles by thousands of pounds, which leads to disaster when they collide.  The worst danger involved in riding, and probably the most common reason for a motorcycle accident, is that drivers of cars don’t notice the motorcycle rider on the road.  Drivers often cut off or rear end motorcycles because they are following too closely.  Cars need significantly more room to stop than a light motorcycle, and this often leads to crashes from drivers following too closely.

In comparison to drivers and passengers in a car, motorcyclists are 21 times more likely to die in a crash and 4 times more like to be injured.  Motorcycles account for less than 2% of registered vehicles in the United States, but weigh in at 85% of all traffic deaths.  

Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE  “Goes Behind The Headlines” in MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS – Clayton DaSilva’s Story ….. to examine how Anna Dubrovsky, Principal @  the Anna Dubrovsky Law Group , successfully won a major  verdict ….against seemingly “impossible odds” for her client.

Her client was an illegal immigrant….The Police Report stated her client was at fault…Two independent witnesses confirmed the Police report. Her client’s insurance had been cancelled for non-payment

And the case was being tried in the very conservative San Mateo County

Today, for the first time ever on Network TV, the Insider Exclusive Investigative Series shows why Anna Dubrovsky was selected by the Consumer Attorneys of California as a finalist for the 2010 “Street Fighter of the Year Award” , as well as the &quot;2011 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award&quot; by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers organization, and how she won this case…and others with equally long odds!        

Anna Dubrovsky successful representation of Clayton DaSilva  has earned her the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike…. as one of the best Trial lawyers in San Francisco….. in California…and in the nation. She has seen many innocent ; hard-working people become VICTIMS in catastrophic accidents. And because of that….She  is driven to fight for people who had been harmed by the willful or negligent actions of others. Her goals….. Not ONLY To get Justice for his clients…But To make sure that all Corporations respect Peoples’ lives and take responsibility for their negligent actions.

You can contact Anna Dubrovsky Law Group, Inc. @ http://www.dubrovskylawyers.com/</p><p>type</p> 
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       <p>“Everyday,…. Somewhere in America….More than 300 Innocent Men, Women, and Children become Victims of Medical Malpractice…… At the Hands of Incompetent ; Negligent Doctors…Maybe Just like your own family Doctor…

And end up either Dead or Permanently Injured.  Last Year Over 98,000 Victims died at the hands of incompetent or negligent  Doctors… More than 4 Million victims are permanently injured

Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE  “Goes Behind The Headlines” in WHEN DOCTORS GO WRONG – IMPAIRED DOCTORS ….. to examine how Dr Max Borten and Sid Gorovitz  Ptrs Gorovitz ; Borten, P.C, got justice for their client  in a medical malpractice case as a result of Operating surgeon who was impaired at the time of the surgery.  

Dr Max Borten, a board certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Trial Lawyer, and Sid Gorovitz have built their reputations based on aggressive and creative trial work. They have obtained numerous six- and seven-figure verdicts and settlements for clients who have been involved in traumatic situations which altered their lives physically, mentally and financially.  And it has earned them the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike…. as some of the best trial lawyers in Massachusetts and in the nation.

They have seen many innocent ; hard-working people injured and killed by negligent and incompetent doctors, hospitals, and nurses…They’re passion is Problem Solving.

They approach each medical negligence case as scientists and lawyers trying to solve a puzzle. And because they’ve seen many patients suffer needless injury. 

They make it their dedicated mission to get legitimate truthful answers to tough questions and issues like:  

•	Should the medical history of a physician/surgeon be available to future patients as part of their informed decision making process?

•	Does the hospital have an obligation to patients to monitor a surgeon prior to, or during, surgery?

•	What responsibility does the ancillary personnel (fellow doctors, nurses, assistants) of a hospital have to the patient undergoing surgery where the surgeon may be impaired?

•	What is the responsibility of the medical institution, or Board of Registration of Medicine, to monitor a physician who has a history of prior impairments?

•	What responsibility does a medical institution have to a patient who has been harmed as a result of the care provided by a physician who is impaired when performing an operation and the patient requires further care and treatment as a result?

And through the American judicial process, they get answers to these tough questions…..which result in hospitals and doctors being more responsible to patients and society.These successes drive them to help more people who had been harmed by incompetent and negligent doctors. 

Their goal…..  To make Medicine Safer and more Accountable….and of course ….to Get the Justice their clients deserve.

You can contact Dr Max Borten and Sid Gorovitz @ [url=http://gbmedlaw.com/index.html]http://gbmedlaw.com/index.html[/url]  (781) 890-9095</p><p>type</p> 
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  <title>Forced Sterilization in America – Tessa Savicki’s Story</title>
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       <p>Women around the world have many issues that they face and need to overcome. And one of these issues is “Forced sterilization”.   Forced sterilization is the process of permanently ending someone’s ability to reproduce.  This has occurred around the world, including right here in the United States.  The reasons for this atrocity also vary, as does the procedure.

Forced sterilizations have occurred all over the world and in huge masses. For example, in Nazi Germany 400,000 men and women were forcibly sterilized. In Sweden 63,000 people, mostly women, were sterilized. Over 800,000 men and women in Japan as well as 11,000 women from Finland were also sterilized without consent.   

American eugenics refers to compulsory sterilization laws adopted by over 30 states that led to more than 60,000 sterilizations of disabled individuals. American eugenic laws and practices implemented in the first decades of the twentieth century influenced the much larger National Socialist compulsory sterilization program, which between 1934 and 1945 led to approximately 350,000 compulsory sterilizations.   

America has a long history of embracing the concept of eugenics, the core idea of which was that those who were deemed &quot;unfit&quot; should not be able to have children. 
The idea of &quot;unfit&quot; was wide-ranging, and included those who were nonwhite (particularly black and indigenous women), those considered morally deficient (prostitutes, alcoholics, and criminals), and those considered physically deficient (people with varying disabilities, including manic-depressives and epileptics) as well as those in poverty (especially the homeless. These atrocities have all happened in the last 50 to 100 years. 

Tessa Savicki’s Story is much more recent than that…  It’s in the 21st century …. 2006…and it’s not in Nazi Germany…it happened right here in the good ole USA.    Tessa wanted to take control of her reproductive life. On December 19th, 2006, Tessa instructed doctors to insert an IUD after she delivered her ninth child, at Baystate Medical Center , in Massachusetts. Instead, the doctors elected to “forcibly sterilize her” on the operating table.In fact …..her physicians, who apparently ignored the IUD she brought with her to the surgery….opted to exercise their own judgment. 

Now Under state and federal rules, a MassHealth patient must give written permission for permanent sterilization at least 30 days before the procedure. Tessa claims she never gave that consent. And the  hospital cannot provide the consent form for the tubal ligation surgery that was ultimately performed - 

What would motivate doctors to do this?      Why would they break the law?  And what gave them the right to play God?   The issues in Savicki&#039;s case serve to highlight how prevalent these attitudes are in our society, and how limited our conversations surrounding reproductive choices have been.

Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE  “Goes Behind The Headlines” in Forced Sterilization in America– Tessa Savicki’s Story ….. with Tessa’s attorneys,  Dr Max Borten and Sid Gorovitz  Ptrs Gorovitz ; Borten, P.C, to examine these very important legal and societal issues of :

•	Does a woman have the right to become pregnant regardless of her marital status….her financial status…. or receipt of state assistance?

•	Does a woman have the right to become pregnant regardless of the number of children she has already had?

•	Does the government have the right to determine who can, and who cannot, have children?

•	Does the government have the right to determine how many children a woman can have or limit the number of children in a family that it will provide financial assistance to?


•	If the government does not regulate how many children a woman should have, does the medical profession have the right to make this decision on its own?

•	If the government and the medical profession do not have the right to determine how many children a woman should have, does society have the right to make that determination?

•	Should there be safeguards in place….  regarding: informed consent, how the informed consent is obtained, by whom the informed consent is obtained and when it should be obtained?

•	The safeguard of informed consent is to prevent a “Mississippi Appendectomy” by which the decision for sterilization is made without the consent of the patient, and is undertaken and performed by the doctor as a part of a gynecologic procedure, or delivery.

Dr Max Borten, a board certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Trial Lawyer, and Sid Gorovitz,  have built their reputations based on aggressive and creative trial work. They have obtained numerous “multi-million dollar” verdicts and settlements for clients who have been involved in traumatic situations which altered their lives physically, mentally and financially.  And it has earned them the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike…. as some of the best trial lawyers in Massachusetts and in the nation.    

They have seen many innocent, and hard-working people suffer needless injury …AND Because of that…..They are driven to help people who had been harmed by the negligent actions of others…

Their goals…..  Not ONLY To get Justice for Tessa.  But to make sure that all women are protected from Doctors who have their own renegade and illegal codes of justice…. And to hold those Doctors and Hospitals accountable for violating the sacred trust and legally protected constitutional rights to protect women and uphold the law.

You can contact Dr Max Borten and Sid Gorovitz @ [url=http://gbmedlaw.com/index.html]http://gbmedlaw.com/index.html[/url]  (781) 890-9095</p><p>type</p> 
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  <title>Dangerous Truck Safety Challenges</title>
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       <p>Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE “Goes Behind The Headlines” in “DANGEROUS TRUCK SAFETY CHALLENGES” ….. to examine how The Truck Safety Coalition and CRASH, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways, are working around the clock to send a clear and compelling message to all Americans and our elected leaders across the country that “the passage of cost-effective and lifesaving traffic safety laws is critical and “long overdue.”

32,885 deaths and more than 2 million injuries are still unnecessary and unacceptable by any measure when there are public health solutions at hand to dramatically cut the highway mortality rates. Despite recent reductions, annual costs to society from motor vehicle crashes remain at more than $230 billion. And most of these costs are borne by states through Medicaid and other state medical charges.

As Jackie Gillan, President of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety states,

“Our urgent message to state elected leaders …. remains simple and straightforward. Families are paying with their lives and their wallets when common sense and cost-effective laws languish in state legislatures year after year. It is time to close highway safety law gaps and make a down payment on the safety debt that exists in every state by passing laws that save lives, prevent injuries, and score financial wins for constituents.” 

You can contact the Truck Safety Coalition @ [url=http://www.trucksafety.org/]http://www.trucksafety.org/ [/url]</p><p>type</p> 
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       <p>MESOTHELIOMA  – Robert Grimes’s Story

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that lines a person&#039;s organs and is the result of lead paint and asbestos exposure and… rarely, radiation exposure. 
Smoking does not cause mesothelioma.

Throughout the 20th century, millions of tons of asbestos were mined in our country and put in thousands of products. Asbestos was very inexpensive and was used as filler in many different products. For example, asbestos was used in cements, drywall muds, brake and clutch linings, roof shingles, gaskets, flooring products, paints, textiles and insulation.   The companies that used asbestos knew as early as 1925 that asbestos was dangerous to the workers, to their families, and to the public. 

The companies commissioned medical studies that revealed these dangers. But these same companies chose profits over safety and hid these studies. They provided no warnings about the dangers.        And as a result, thousands of Americans have been killed by asbestos. Sadly, in the United States, asbestos use increased dramatically as other properties of asbestos were recognized. For example, asbestos was used as filler in many plastics and adhesives (glues) on tiles.  

Asbestos was used in paper production in order to obtain a higher grade of paper with a lower grade of pulp. Immediately before and after World War II, brakes, clutches, building plasters, cements, shingles, insulation, drywall joint compounds and textured paints commonly contained asbestos. 

In the United States, in 1917, Dr. Henry K. Pancoast, of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, observed lung scarring in the X-rays of fifteen asbestos-factory workers. 

In 1918, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published a report by an insurance statistician noting the unusually early deaths of asbestos workers and revealing that it had become common practice for insurers to deny coverage for workers because of the &quot;assumed health-injurious conditions&quot; in the asbestos industry

By the 1930s, asbestos manufacturers and their insurance companies knew that asbestos was killing workers at alarming rates. In 1934, Aetna insurance company published the Attorney&#039;s Textbook of Medicine, which devoted a full chapter to asbestos exposure, noting that asbestosis was &quot;incurable and usually results in total permanent disability followed by death.&quot;  

In the book, Outrageous Misconduct: The Asbestos Industry on Trial.  The author showed that nothing proves the culpability of the asbestos manufacturers in the death and injury of asbestos workers quite like internal documents from the companies themselves. 

These papers, just a handful of which are shown here for the first time on National Television… prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the companies and their insurers knew the hazards of asbestos and concealed this information from workers for decades. 

More than any other piece of evidence, it is the companies&#039; own internal papers that have convinced juries of citizens across the country that workers and their families deserve compensation to help them manage the severe and often fatal health consequences of working with asbestos.

The push by defendant industries to establish a national asbestos victims trust fund was driven in large part by the fact that ‘courts consistently find asbestos companies guilty, not just of exposing their workers to a substance — asbestos — that could kill or severely injure them, but of doing this with full knowledge of the fatal consequences of their actions, and of actively concealing this truth from these same workers.’

I quote the 1966 comments of the Director of Purchasing for Bendix Corporation, now a part of Honeywell, which capture the complete disregard of an industry for its workforce that is expressed over and over again in company documents spanning the past 60 years.

&quot;...if you have enjoyed a good life while working with asbestos products, why not die from it.&quot;

— 1966 Bendix Corporation letter

In court cases after court cases, insurance and manufacturing company documents were made public through litigation. These papers reveal a brazen disregard for the men and women who, by the 1960s, were dying by the thousands each year for these businesses, a history of abuse and deception that is unparalleled in American industrial history. 

In large measure, it is the written words of these company executives that have convinced juries across America those workers and their families deserve full compensation for their suffering.

In 1980, the American Insurance Association predicted that there would be between 8,000 and 13,000 claims a year from asbestos-caused cancer from 1977 through 1995. 

In 1968, The Travelers Insurance Company concluded that they faced major financial exposure from deaths due to non-occupational asbestos exposure near asbestos manufacturing facilities. That conclusion was confirmed when a Manville attorney informed the Travelers that:

&quot;Confidentially Johns-Manville has been contaminating the &#039;Hell&#039; out of both the air and the water for quite some time.&quot;

Dr. Smith, medical director of Johns-Manville, explained the corporate politics in the following words…and I quote : 

... “it is felt that as long as the man feels well…. is happy at home and at work, and his physical condition remains good….nothing should be said. When he becomes disabled and sick, then the diagnosis should be made and the claim submitted by the Company….”

“The fibrosis of this disease is irreversible and permanent so that eventually compensation will be paid to each of these men”.

“But as long as the man is not disabled it is felt that he should not be told of his condition so that he can live and work in peace and the Company can benefit by his many years of experience.&quot;

Vandiver Brown, former General Counsel of Johns-Manville legal department  summarized this even further, when asked the following question :    

- ‘Mr. Brown, do you mean to tell me you would let them work until they dropped dead ?’

- ‘Yes, we save a lot of money that way’.

 A 1974 memo from Exxon declares:
 
&quot;Not only are we violating the existing regulations concerning clothing by not providing such clothing and laundering it, but we are also failing to protect our employees and the families of our employees from asbestos exposure.&quot;               

1974 Exxon memo

The goal of The Travelers&#039; &quot;Catastrophe Products Committee&quot; was to study the potential for asbestos to wipe out the company&#039;s assets, and then, in the company&#039;s own words, &quot;make the catastrophe reducible to a level which would not imperil the assets of Travelers. The question was how to do it. The decision, on the part of insurers, was to adopt the same strategy as producers: deny prior knowledge and admit no liability.

In 1977, the insurance industry&#039;s &quot;discussion group on asbestosis&quot; unanimously decided not to admit liability in asbestosis cases. 

And I quote from their own documents

&quot;The meeting closed with a unanimous rejection of a suggestion that liability in asbestosis cases be admitted...&quot;

— 1977 &quot;discussion group on asbestosis&quot; 

In a 1970 W.R. Grace memo regarding sales of its Mono-Kote fire-proofing spray product, which contained twelve percent asbestos, an employee urged:
&quot;Stay unscrupulous, unethical, mean and selling Mono-Kote.&quot;

A 1972 Union Carbide memorandum instructed managers to handle inquiries from concerned customers aggressively, and I quote:

&quot;If the customer is persistent and threatens to eliminate asbestos — a certain amount of aggressiveness may be effective. Words and catch phrases such as &quot;premature&quot;, &quot;irrational&quot; or &quot;avoiding the inevitable&quot; will sometimes turn the table. The main objective is to keep the customer on the defensive, make him justify his position.&quot;

— 1972 Union Carbide memo  
 
A 1981 Dow internal memo marked &quot;CONFIDENTIAL&quot; had the following note scrawled across the top by a worried executive:
&quot;We are in trouble and would be more so if we had an investigation. We need a crash program.&quot;

In this INSIDER EXCLUSIVE Investigative TV Special we “Go Behind The Headlines” in MESOTHELIOMA  – Robert Grimes’s Story ….. to examine how Ron Shingler  Ptr @  Shingler Law successfully settled Robert Grimes’s mesothelioma  case.

Bob Grimes was diagnosed with mesothelioma January 18, 2008.  .  He was told he had one year, perhaps 18 months, to live.  He and his wife, Lorrie were devastated by this news.  Bob was exposed to asbestos in the US Navy and while working as a school custodian in Antioch, California.   

Bob Grimes is just one of thousands upon thousands of men who have suffered this ordeal.  In the Insider Exclusive Special Bob will tell you his story of how he started to feel ill… and how he didn’t know why

He will tell you how he hoped it was the flu, but it wasn’t.  He will tell you about the fear he felt as waited for the diagnosis he hoped would never be made.  He will tell you how he and Lorrie cried themselves to sleep that night, and how hard it was for him to tell his children and friends.   

Today, Ron Shingler and his fellow lawyer Rick Brody will discuss the 5 biggest misconceptions about your legal rights in mesothelioma lawsuits. Ron has earned the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike…. as one of the best Asbestos lawyers in California….. and in the nation.  He has seen many innocent ; hard-working people become VICTIMS of intentional corporate wrongdoing.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT…..He is driven to fight for people who had been harmed by the willful or negligent actions of others..

His goals…..  Not ONLY To get Justice for his clients…   BUT To make sure that Corporations Respect and Protect the health and the safety of all workers

BECAUSE “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE…..IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE”  !!!   “AND Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just …..may be powerful…..AND… whatever is powerful may be just.”….

You can contact Ron Shingler @ Shingler Law @ http://www.shinglerlaw.com/  or  (925) 757-7020</p><p>type</p> 
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       <p>The United Nations, international and human rights organizations are calling for an end to female genital mutilation and appealing for tougher legislation to halt this practice. FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women. It is nearly always…. carried out on minors and is a violation of the rights of children. The practice also violates a person&#039;s rights to health, security and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to life when the procedure results in death. 

FGM has no health benefits, and it harms girls and women in many ways. It involves removing and damaging healthy and normal female genital tissue, and interferes with the natural functions of girls&#039; and women&#039;s bodies. Every year, over three million women and girls face the risk of genital mutilation and cutting. The practice has serious immediate and long-term health effects, and it is a clear violation of fundamental human rights. Worldwide, 100–140 million females have already undergone FGM. It has become a global problem requiring immediate and targeted solutions.

United Nations, International and Human rights organizations together are supporting communities to put an end to FGM. Through partnerships with governments, civil society organizations, religious leaders and community groups, they are making real progress.    

In three years, more than 8,000 communities across Africa and the Middle East have abandoned the practice. Social norms and cultural practices are changing, and communities are uniting to protect the rights of girls and women.

Today the INSIDER EXCLUSIVE  “Goes Behind The Headlines” in FGM - FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION – Victims of Violence ….. to examine how Sahlu Mikael, successfully represents victims of FGM in asylum cases, and other very challenging immigration cases…

In a decision dated October 14, 2011, the Board of Immigration Appeals held that a woman who suffered female genital mutilation (&quot;FGM&quot;) has shown that she has suffered past persecution. In this case the Immigration Appeals Board stated:  “Unless it is proved otherwise, it will be presumed that she will suffer the same harm.” Accordingly she was granted political asylum.  Many women from around the world, have suffered, or are at risk of suffering, FGM. Many of these women, especially from Africa, are unaware of the fact that this is grounds for a grant of political asylum. 

If you are a person, who has suffered FGM, or are at risk of suffering FGM in your country, and are considering political asylum in the United Sates, you should contact an experienced Immigration attorney, like, Sahlu Mikael who has experience in FGM related cases.     
 
In another well-known decision of a victim of “FGM”, early in her life  in the matter of L-S-, Decided February 17, 2012 U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals held that FGM could form the basis for an asylum claim.  Thus, FGM may be considered past persecution based on a protected ground
The Immigration Board went on record stating “Where a person has been subject to past persecution based on a protected ground, she is eligible for asylum if there is a “reasonable possibility” that she will face “other serious harm” in her country, regardless of whether that harm is based on a protected ground and regardless of whether that harm is related to the original persecution.”

“An asylum applicant who has established past persecution but no longer has a well-founded fear of persecution may nevertheless warrant a discretionary grant of humanitarian asylum based not only on compelling reasons arising out of the severity of the past persecution, but also on a “reasonable possibility that he or she may suffer other serious harm” upon removal to his or her country under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment”

For many years, one of Washington DC’s Best Immigration Lawyers, Sahlu Mikael, Founder of the Law Offices of Sahlu Mikael, …… has worked to expand opportunities for asylum, even if it means advocating to expand the original intent and traditional interpretation of the law to help those in need. For Sahlu, the battle over asylum is not only about giving shelter to persecuted individuals…. but also about remaking American legal norms…. and establishing victim status for a number of officially recognized groups. 

Sahlu Mikael has earned the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike…. as one of the best Immigration lawyers in Washington DC….. and in the nation.  And through his experience, he has developed successful litigation strategies to help convince judges and asylum officers that FGM victims, trafficking and forced marriage are forms of persecution…….and that people fleeing such persecution may be eligible for asylum.

Armed with his knowledge and determination…..He is driven to fight for people who cannot fight for themselves. His goals…..  Not ONLY To get Justice for his clients…                    

BUT To make sure that all those who seek valid visa requests are not denied or unreasonably delayed.

And to help bring an end to this practice that violates a person&#039;s rights to health, security and physical integrity, the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to life when the procedure results in death.

You can contact Sahlu Mikael @ [url=http://www.smikalaw.com/]http://www.smikalaw.com/[/url] (202) 393-5135 Toll Free: (888) 453-7217</p><p>type</p> 
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