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H.R.248 One Hundred Fourth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the conduct of expanded studies and the establishment of innovative programs with respect to traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

This section defines law terms commonly used in personal injury claims and the final outcomes and verdicts. Each term on this page have been defined for simplicification for understanding by everyday people such as you and I. Definitions were taken from Black’s Law Dictionary, Abridged fifth edition, 1983 and Oran’s Law Dictionary for Non Lawyers,1975.

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ALABAMA: 38-9C-3 (2) Traumatic brain injury. An injury to the brain, not of degenerative or congenital nature but caused by an external physical force, that may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness, which results in impairment of cognitive abilities or physical functioning.

A legal citation is a set of letters and numbers that describes how to locate a statute, regulation or rule. Below is a brief explanation of the conventions used in citing federal and state statutes, rules and regulations. Federal Statutes All federal statutes are called public laws, abbreviated as P.L. Statutes are first introduced into Congress as bills. The first number of the public law identifies the Congress that enacted the bill. The second number identifies the order in which the bill was enacted. For instance: P.L. 94-142 means that this law (the Education For All Handicapped Act) was the 142nd Public Law enacted by the 94th Congress. P.L. 94-142 …

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Oral Argument Heard on No-Fault Challenge Oral argument in the important legal challenge to the State Insurance Department’s “no-fault” auto insurance regulations (known as “Regulation 68”) was held on Thursday, October 3, at 2:00 PM, in the Appellate Division, First Department. As you know, the plaintiffs perfected this appeal in August, challenging the decision of Acting Supreme Court Justice William Wetzel that rejected our Article 78 petition against the harsh no-fault rules promulgated by the Insurance Department. These rules changed the deadline for providing notice of claim from 90 days to 30 days, and the deadline f. Co-petitioners include several health professional organizations, the Suffolk County Bar Association, two small …

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Petitioners Files Reply Brief in No-Fault Challenge NYSTLA and its allies have filed the Reply Brief in the legal challenge to the State Insurance Department’s new, anti-consumer regulations on No-Fault auto insurance. The case is before the Appellate Division, First Department. Our legal challenge is based on the argument that the State Legislature has not delegated authority to the State Insurance Department to establish new exclusions from benefits or to upset the balance of interests that the Legislature intended when it adopted the No-Fault Law. We also argue that the Department once again failed to meet the disclosure and analysis requirements for rulemaking under the State Administrative Procedure Act. &n …

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Petitioners File Brief on Appeal NYSTLA’s challenge to the State Insurance Department’s onerous No-Fault regulations (known as “Regulation 68”) continues. NYSTLA and its allies, including several professional organizations, consumer groups, small businesses and individuals, filed the brief on appeal in the Article 78 challenge on June 8. Our legal challenge is based on the argument that the State Legislature has not delegated authority to the State Insurance Department to establish new exclusions from benefits or to upset the balance of interests that the Legislature intended when it adopted the No-Fault Law. We also argue that the Department once again failed to meet the disclosure and analysis requirements for rulemaking under …

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