Bipolar Disorder and Social Security Disability Benefits

Bipolar disorder is classified by “mood swings,” which are rapid changes in periods of extreme happiness followed by periods of extreme sadness and depression. This disease is an emotional disorder that involves a severe mood disturbance. This disease was previously known as manic-depressive disorder in which the person experiences periods of extreme happiness that are closely followed by extreme...

Distinct from, but often confused with, intellectual disabilities, learning disorders affect the ability of an individual to learn by either preventing retention of learned material, or through sensory input issues that result in difficulty reading or understanding taught material. Skills often affected by learning disabilities include reading, writing, listening, speaking, critical thinking, and mathematics. The severity of these disabilities...

Dram shop liability is the duty of a tavern, bar, restaurant, or other commercial entity to not oversell alcohol to their customers. These laws exist in all of the New England states and vary from state to state. Rhode Island punishes two acts under the Liquor Liability Act: when a dram shop has been negligent in the service of...

Individuals who suffer from many different types of bone or musculoskeletal injuries may have trouble keeping a job that requires activity that could risk aggravating the back injury. These injuries may include pain in the back caused by a trauma or physical stress and become painful and chronic. This pain may also keep you out of work. While many...

Motorcycle accidents are a grim reality in California, and the California Highway Patrol is responding to this problem with a renewed focus on safety equipment and training. Hoping to prevent many future motorcycle accidents, the CHP publicizes many statistics involving these crashes in the hopes that present and future riders will take heed and do everything possible to stay...

Fall River Attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates Recover $50,000 for Client Stuck by Car While Crossing Street Fall River, MA – Attorneys at the personal injury Law Firm d’Oliveira & Associates announced that they recently recovered a $50,000 settlement for a client injured when a vehicle struck her as she was walking in a crosswalk in Fall River.  This...

A landmark jury award has opened the way for more women to seek damages for injuries caused by poorly-tested transvaginal mesh, according to d’Oliveira & Associates, a law firm working with other attorneys for defective medical device cases. While they have been accepting cases of injuries caused by transvaginal mesh for some time, d’Oliveira & Associates believes that this...

The law offices of d’Oliveira & Associates – in recognition of a nationwide trend of increased injuries from texting and driving – is seeking to help reduce such accidents through increased awareness of drivers who text while driving. To this end, the RI car accident attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates have begun a public service campaign to highlight the...

Leg, Knee and Ankle disorders can drastically affect your life and make it nearly impossible for you to work. These diseases are chronic and cause pain that can be unbearable. The symptoms include pain and stiffness that increases after exercise or putting pressure on it. There often is grinding, rubbing or cracking sounds that occur when moving the joint....

On July 6, 2012, Stryker Howmedica Corporation released an announcement stating that the company was voluntarily recalling two medical device products from the Trident line. These two products that were recalled were the Stryker Rejuvenate and the Stryker AGBII Modular-Neck-Hip Implant. These two devices are affected by corrosion and other problems after being implanted in the body. This corrosion...