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I hope you had a good Easter. Here are some personal injury stories/blog posts that I found of interest over the last week.

  • Bob Kraft discusses the continued effort to introduce some sanity in the byzantine labyrinth personal injury lawyers face when trying to deal with Medicare liens. He summarizes the wisdom in passing a new law that simplifies the process: "[W]hen the Chamber of Commerce and the trial lawyers associations both agree on a proposed law it?s hard to think of an excuse not to pass it."
  • Walter Olson reports on Overlawyered about the dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to declare an unlawful McDonald?s practice of including a toy in its Happy Meals. I don't know if it is a good idea to put toys in Happy Meals. I know my kids like getting them, but maybe it is a bad idea to connect bad food and toys. But, not every bad idea should result in a lawsuit, right?
  • Max Kennerly writes about defense medicine and what may be a new trend of doctors not blaming plaintiffs' medical malpractice lawyers for all that ails the health system. I have written about this a zillion times (here, here, here, here, and here, just to name a few).
  • How to structure an appellate brief.
  • GlaxoSmithKline is trying to pretend that it should be a citizen of Delaware. We all get it, Glaxo does not want to answer in its home jurisdiction and wants to pretend it is a citizen of Delaware because Delaware - all 500 square feet of it - would shoot its own citizens in the head to protect a corporation. Because corporations are people too, you know. I'm fine with their legal strategy although, really, they should be telling as few people about it as possible.
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AP Interview: Islamist warns of 'new Mubarak'

CAIRO (AP) ? The candidate for Egypt's most influential political force, the Muslim Brotherhood, warned Tuesday that the country's upcoming presidential race may be rigged, a sign of rising tensions as his group faces off against one of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's most powerful deputies.

Khairat al-Shater, who is also the Islamist group's chief strategist and financier, said that vote fraud might lead to the election of a "new Mubarak" who would spark a "new revolution."

The 61-year old multimillionaire businessman made the comments in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday as the campaign gets under way for the May 23-24 vote.

His remarks show how Egypt's presidential election is turning into a battle between the country's new rising political power ? the Islamists ? and the old institutions of power, including the military and the intelligence services, from Mubarak's day.

It was not what anyone expected for the race. A year ago, anyone from the Mubarak era seemed too tainted to ever hope for a rebound. The rising Muslim Brotherhood promised it wouldn't run for the presidency, wary of seeming too dominant and frightening liberals and the West. There was talk of a "consensus candidate" that the Brotherhood and the ruling military council would back jointly.

Now, "consensus" has faded, and both sides are painting apocalyptic pictures of what would happen should the other win.

El-Shater's "new Mubarak" refers to the former president's spy chief Omar Suleiman, who announced his nomination Friday. The Brotherhood as well as liberals and secularists fear he may be propelled by powerful forces in the military and security services into the presidency.

Suleiman's candidacy is "reinventing a new Mubarak regime, with a new look," el-Shater said.

Both sides have suggested that the race is turning ugly, with dirty tricks and worse.

On the day Suleiman submitted his candidacy papers, the state media flashed an announcement that el-Shater was withdrawing from the race ? a report that the Islamist says was a deliberate fabrication to undermine him.

In the first months after the Jan. 25-Feb. 11 uprising that overthrew Mubarak, the 83-year-old Muslim Brotherhood appeared to have cordial relations with the council of military generals that took power as an interim government. But when the Brotherhood tried last month to exert the power of the near-majority of the seats in the legislature it won in parliamentary elections starting in November to dismiss the army-appointed Cabinet, that relationship collapsed.

The entry into the race of Mubarak's most trusted deputy and intelligence chief Suleiman has sparked Islamists' concern that the generals are trying to undercut the Brotherhood's power in order to protect their privileges. Suleiman was one of the biggest foes of the group, which was banned and faced intermittent crackdowns under Mubarak. Last year, Suleiman warned that Islamists are behind revolutions in the Arab world.

"He can't win unless there is fraud," el-Shater said of Suleiman. "I don't want fraud and I don't hope to see fraud but everything is possible and if it happened there will be a new revolution."

Like many in the Brotherhood, el-Shater spoke mostly in broad strokes about what the movement would do if it could: build a nation with "Islam as a reference." The Brotherhood has tried to allay the fears of Christians and secularists who fear that it might restrict minority or women's rights or other freedoms, although some of its critics say that it is only making a show of moderation.

The Brotherhood is also under fire from liberals and others who claim that it is using its parliamentary majority to dominate the process of writing a new constitution. In a blow to the group, Cairo Administrative Court ordered on Tuesday the suspension of the parliament-appointed constitution drafting panel.

Despite the complaints that it is abusing its power, the Brotherhood argues that it has a mandate from the voters.

"The people chose us," el-Shater said, "They are waiting for us to solve their problems and to carry forward their renaissance ... It's not manly or courageous that we let them down."

But he suggested that the Brotherhood might be blocked from implementing its agenda by other powers.

"We don't know if presidential elections will be completed or not, we don't know if after elections we will have a government that expresses the majority or not, whether a constitution is going to be written," he said. "Ambiguity clouds the whole situation and there is a struggle over power."

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Amazon?s Takes In-App Purchases Out Of Beta: Here?s How They Compromised On Revenue Share

amazon-appsAmazon is taking the wraps off a new in-app purchasing service today in an effort to make its app store competitive with what Apple and Google offer developers. That should let developers for Amazon's appstore tap into what has emerged as the most lucrative revenue way of monetizing apps over the past year: staying free but offering virtual currency or other items for purchase inside the app. After undergoing testing for several months, the new in-app purchasing service is now available for everyone. It's based off Amazon's one-click buying experience and applies to digital content like in-game currency, expansion packs, upgrades and subscriptions from inside apps and games. But as I pointed out last week, the interesting part of this story is not whether Amazon is doing in-app purchases. It's obvious that the company would do this. The question is how is it setting up the pricing?

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Ok, enough theory. And no, not another confusing infographic. ?It?s time to move beyond the ?what is? social business and ?why? it?s important for business. Not that achieving c-suite support isn?t critical because it is. We know that already. Or, the fact that organizations today need to be more transparent and trustworthy. We know that too.? It?s time for a little more practical, a little more applicable content about social business.

Here is one way to approach the social business consulting process, simplified for obvious reasons.?

Scenario: Company A is in chaos. No social media policy. Employees running wild on the internet. ?178 social media channels and counting. No coordination internally, multiple customer touch points with zero message consistency; customer confusion.

1. Discovery

In any consulting project, there needs to be a discovery phase. This is basically a time to gather as much intelligence about the organization as possible i.e. structure, historical insights, marketing and business objectives, etc. ?This will also involve interviews with key stakeholders, customers and partners in order to best understand the organizational culture, communication workflows, collaboration platforms and other relevant information that will help gather clarity about the business.

In the above example, there are two core issues at hand ? the absence of a social media policy and internal teams not communicating. This could potentially result in two parallel work streams happening simultaneously.

This phase is by far the most important of the five. There will be push back and conflict is unavoidable, because change is difficult. It is uncomfortable. It is during this phase that that the consultant must earn the trust and respect of each stakeholder within the organization. This involves listening with empathy, and not making any judgments about the organization, its culture and/or processes.

The ability to tell stories and selling in ideas is just as critical.? This requires a consultant to have people skills necessary to quickly establish rapport, develop a connection, listen without prejudice and quickly develop trust. ?Quite simply, people skills like this encompass the ability to interact with others in a manner that makes them feel comfortable and secure, where they know their opinions matter.

2. Situation Analysis

A situation analysis is a method used to analyze both the internal and external business climate of any organization in order to better understand the firm?s organizational and functional capabilities, customers and the general business landscape. ?According to the American Marketing Association, a situation analysis is ?the systematic collection and study of past and present data to identify trends, forces, and conditions with the potential to influence the performance of the business and the choice of appropriate strategies.? This could very well include the 5Cs Analysis, the traditional SWOT analysis, Porter five forces analysis or a combination of all three.

In this example, an in depth analysis of the firm?s social media channels will be required. This if often referred to as a conversation audit (or social audit) and will include a close examination of each channel to determine:

  • type of content shared
  • frequency of content shared
  • size and growth rate of community
  • community activity (are they engaged?)
  • competitive audit

Also, it will be extremely important to find out ?who? within the organization owns each of these external communities. Not always that easy in large, global firms. A solid understanding of how these teams communicate is also important to better understand the culture i.e. frequency of meetings, agenda items, technology used, etc.

In parallel, an analysis of employees? social media accounts will be in order. This will determine a) what needs to be addressed in the social media policy and b) the training curriculum and certification for employees before they are unleashed on the intrawebs.

3. Planning

The planning phase is where the real work will start. In some cases, this will include a set of recommendations, for example, shutting down certain social channels where the concept of ?community? is non-existent, no internal community manager (owner), duplicated community or an unclear content strategy.

In the above example, much of the planning could involve the following:

  • Working with internal teams such as marketing, support, legal, human resources (and in some cases employees that are already active in social channels) to co-create a social media policy
  • Social Media Training curriculum development, delivery method, technology platform recommendations and implementation plan
  • Content strategy (type of content, frequency, day parting, moderation): this may also include how content is created, curated, aggregated, managed and stored internally between cross functional and global teams
  • Escalation workflow, specifically for customer support issues and crisis management
  • The establishment of a collaboration architecture: identification of key stakeholders with clearly defined roles, collaboration method, technology recommendation
  • Creative development of a global Facebook architecture, if applicable

Planning deliverables will usually be in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, unfortunately.

4. Implementation

Much of the implementation phase will be dependent on the outcomes of the planning. For instance, once the social media policy is finalized it will be important to evangelize and share the policy internally. This would have to be done with sensitivity and empathy, ensuring that the establishment of a social media policy is not perceived as a ?big brother? type of initiative.

Additionally, once the training curriculum has been approved by the clients, a roll out implementation plan would be the next step. ?This could be done by job function, region or department. Technology deployment will also play a critical role assuming there is an online learning component to the training.

Implementing and executing a more cohesive, meaningful and relevant content strategy would be an integral part of this phase. Depending on the agreement, execution could be done either by the consulting agency (if they have the capability) or through internal marketing and community management teams. In either case, much of this phase will rest upon the development of a consistent measurement framework across the entire organization.

5. Measurement

The most difficult and often neglected step in the consulting process is measurement. ?Many times, when a project is successful, stakeholders in the organization are inclined to celebrate their successes and exaggerate its accomplishments. If it fails, the same stakeholders often run for cover and assign the blame to someone else, including the consultant.

It?s undoubtedly difficult to measure some projects, especially the ones that involve behavior change. In the above example, however, measurement can be attributed to whether a project was completed (i.e. social media policy documented, published and shared) or quantifying the number of employees in the organization that completed the training.? A parallel measurement framework must be established to measure the effectiveness of the content strategy.? This may or may not be the responsibility of the consultant, depending on the terms of the contract.

The other difficulty with measurement is accountability.? True organizational and behavior change cannot be held over a consultant?s head.? Company leadership is ultimately responsible for driving this change. It?s the consultant?s job t0 facilitate the change.

That being said, most measurement questions will revolve around the following:

  • How has this project impacted the organization?? Are behaviors beginning to change? Are employees following process?
  • What has changed externally as a result of this project?
  • What have we learned from this project?

The most important element of this phase is coming to a mutual agreement very early on with the client about what will be measured and what success will look like. And that conversation should happen on day one.

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Green homes are defying the slump in real estate market. Banks, buoyed by this ?slow but steady? demand, are mulling higher loan rate cuts for an ?ecological cause?.

Buildings are categorised green if they use recycled material and locally available resources, harvest rainwater,

promote renewable energy, have sewage treatment plants and are built in a manner maximising natural light play thereby reducing energy expenses by up to 30%.

?The real estate market is undergoing a sloth phase owing to rising prices and higher home loan interest rates. But niche customers seeking nature-friendly ambience within city limits have kept our green projects going comfortably,? Kolkata-based Infinity Group chairman Ravindra Chamaria said on Sunday.

Chamaria was in Guwahati to promote the Rs 100crore Infinity Heights, the first green residential resort in eastern India offering 145 flats atop a hillock. The group had earlier undertaken a green housing complex with a pre-certified gold rating from Indian Green Building Council. The group?s Kolkata Infinity Benchmark is the world?s seventh platinum rated green building certified by the United States Green Building Council.

According to Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, green buildings were desirable. ?But they come for a price exclusive of the registration fee,? a senior officer said.

Guwahati has the highest registration fee ? 16.5% ? for commercial flats in India. The Assam Real Estate and Infrastructure Developers? Association is fighting this ?criminal imposition?.

Registration issue aside, investing in green buildings is worth it, said Infinity Group vice-president RK Poddar. ?The initial investment balances out when one keep saving 30% on montly energy bills, 30-40% on water bills and breathing better indoor air quality. Besides, banks are coming out with higher rate cuts for such buildings,? he added.

?We are the only bank in the country offering 0.25% concession in interest rate and waiver of processing fees to customers who go for green projects. The concession could be more in the days to come,? said a State Bank of India officer.

Private banks too are catching on, drawing up plans to offer green home loan rate concessions between 0.50% and 1%.

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There are certain individuals who have been unfortunate enough to be involved in an incident where they have suffered injuries or have incurred property damages. The injured individuals must know that they have the legal right to claim damages from the person or group who have caused the injuries. It is vital for people to know that if they have become involved in an accident or in any incident which resulted to injuries that they can claim compensation from those who have caused the accident or event. It is vital for the victims to understand their rights and to learn what they can do in order to get the compensation that is legally entitled to them. Victims and even their families must know about how they can claim compensation and if they can file a legal case against the liable party.

Injuries that have been sustained due to the negligence and irresponsibility of another individual can lead to liability. The personal injury law which can also be called the tort law, is a body of laws that allows the injured victim to file a legal case against the responsible individual or group in civil court. The victim of an accident can file an injury claim to seek compensation for the injuries and damages that he or she have incurred due to the accident. The injured victims and their families can seek the legal help of a personal injury attorney to help them understand what a personal injury case is all about and to help them be aware of the compensation that is entitled to them.

There are a wide variety of situations that can lead to personal injuries. For instance, a person may become involved in an auto accident, animal bite, slip and fall accidents, medical malpractice, defamation such as libel and slander, and many more. However, not every single situation where a person is injured will lead to liability. It is vital for the injured victim to be able to prove all the elements necessary for that particular type of claim. For this reason, the victim will need the skills, experience, and expertise of a personal injury lawyer since the lawyer knows about the injury law. They can also look for evidences to prove liability and fault.

The injury lawyer can look for the necessary evidences to prove that the accident was the product of the liable party?s irresponsibility and negligence. They will also take care of all the needed paperwork and process involved when filing for an injury claim. In case the injury claim goes to court, the injury attorney from a known law firm can provide the victims with legal representation.

With the legal services of a personal injury attorney, the victim can rest assured that his or her injury claim is in the right and capable hands. The injury attorney will also make sure that the victims are provided with the compensation that is rightfully theirs. The injury attorney will also use their knowledge, experience, and their skills to make sure that the responsible party will pay for what they have done.

Rei Miller writes for law firms with lawyers specializing in injury cases such as the Fannin Litigation, P.S.

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Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford and his perpetually stick-thin actress wife, Calista Flockhart, finally listed their Brentwood mansion on Friday, asking $8.295M. We say finally because the A-list couple splashed out for a new, much larger spread elsewhere in this tony enclave all the way back in 2010. Perhaps Ford found it hard to part with this place, which had been one of (his many) homes since 1983, when he paid a round $1M for the Colonial-style manse. With nearly 7,200 square feet, seven bedrooms, and eight baths, this is hardly a small home, but Ford and Flockhart still found the need to upgrade to a $12.65M megamansion nearby. There's no word on whether the minimal furnishings found in the cast-off Colonial belong to the Ford/Flockhart clan or whether they're just the product of some non-offensive staging, but take a look around anyway, as the idyllic pool is not to be missed.
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By Peter Gicas, E! Online

Melissa Gilbert may have been down, but she's certainly not out.

The actress, who wound up in the hospital after she fell while performing the paso doble on "Dancing With the Stars" last night, has given her fans a quick update on her condition via Twitter.

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"I'm alright. Mild concussion and whiplash," she tweeted. "Very soon I will be safely home resting and being taken care of."

And clearly there were no hard feelings toward her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, as she later wrote: "@Maksim you are my champion. I adore you."

Meanwhile, at the after party on Monday night, Gilbert was definitely on the minds of her fellow competitors.

"We hope she is OK," Maria Menounos told E! News. "I was really sad because she was really excited to go out tonight and celebrate."

"Hopefully she is all right," added Roshon Fegan.

Here's to seeing Gilbert back on the dance floor sooner than later!

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