Personal Injury Blog

Hip replacement surgery itself is a painful, time-consuming process. The decision to undergo this surgery is not an easy one. The procedure usually requires months of recovery time in order for a patient to return to normal activities. Patients who have made this difficult decision have relied both on the hip replacement devices that will become a part of...

When an individual decides to go to a hospital for medical care, they expect to get better. Regrettably, there are many instances in which patients actually become even more sick after entering the hospital. To make matters worse, the simple act of washing one’s hands could have easily prevented the patient from experiencing this declining state of health. When...

The new infographic on diabetes and disability applications details the essential qualifications people must meet in order to obtain benefits. Two important requirements that applicants must establish are that they have the required number of work credits and that their disability will prevent them from working for at least one year. Diabetes is one such condition that can be...

Distracted driving is never safe, especially when that distraction is texting on a mobile phone. Rhode Island Senator Susan Sosnowski has stated that studies show distracted driving has the potential to be even more dangerous than drunken driving, and as such, she is sponsoring a Rhode Island bill that would ban hand-held cell phone use while driving (with exceptions...

View the Full Social Security Disability: Cancer Infographic Here The informational graphic provides basic qualifications that Social Security Disability applicants must meet. One basic requirement that people applying for disability benefits must show is that they have worked five of the last ten years. If you meet this requirement, then you may have the necessary work experience. In addition,...

Attorney Paul d’Oliveira, of d’Oliveira & Associates, PC, will be celebrating his law firm’s 25th year of practicing personal injury and disability law here in RI and Southeastern, MA. Attorney d’Oliveira began his own practice in February of 1989 with only two offices in East Providence, RI and Fall River, MA. Today, after 25 years, the firm has grown...

Obtaining Social Security Disability Benefits can be a difficult process. Many people are unfamiliar with the processes and law of the Social Security Administration (SSA) making it challenging for them to secure disability benefits. Qualified applicants often do not know what kind of information the SSA needs or how to gather this information. In addition, these applicants can go...

View the Full Diabetes SSD Benefits Infographic Here d’Oliveira & Associates has released a new infographic on diabetes and disability applications which details the essential qualifications people with this condition must meet in order to obtain benefits. Two important requirements that applicants must establish are that they have the required number of work credits and that their medical condition...

Pawtucket residents receiving aid under Social Security have received mixed news regarding their benefits. According to an article by the Providence Journal, benefits will increase by 1.5 percent in 2014. This increase is good news for the 58 million Americans who currently receive aid but the bad news is that this one of the smallest increases since automatic adjustments...

Applying for government disability benefits can be a time consuming process so it is important to understand what information the Social Security Administration (SSA) requires and what reasons your application may be denied. SSA Determines that You Do Not Meet the Qualifications. In general, the SSA requires applicants to prove that you have worked five of the last ten...