On February 15, 2018, the West Virginia Senate passed a bill (SB 341) that would create a new intermediate appeals court in the state. The bill was passed with a 23-11 vote. Proponents say that the new court would guarantee the right to appeal lower…
People with cognitive, physical, and developmental disabilities have difficulty finding paying jobs. Yet just like anyone, disabled people want to find meaning in their lives. In a 2014 study review, researchers explored the meaning of work for those with disabilities and found that for most, work…
Shortly before Thanksgiving, the Chaffin Luhana Foundation gave away over 600 turkeys with holiday trimmings to those in need. Working with local organizations, they invited those in need to receive the free turkeys and meals, in an effort to help alleviate hunger and uplift those…
Military service often runs in families. Surveys suggest that as many as 80 percent of those who serve come from a family in which a parent or sibling is also in the military. Such is the case for Chaffin Luhana LLP Medical Records Specialist Samantha Ventolieri.…
If you’ve walked around Pittsburgh lately, you probably had a stray dog or cat cross your path. Every year, thousands of animals do their best to get by on their own, because they don’t have a home or a family to take care of them.…
When we think of lions, we usually think of them prowling about in the wild lands of Africa. Sometimes we may imagine them in the local zoo, but rarely do we think of them as being raised and used for personal profit here in the…
The National Children’s Alliance states that in 2014, an estimated 702,000 children in the United States were victims of abuse and neglect, and 1,564 children died from that abuse. In 2015, Children’s Advocacy Centers around the country served more than 300,000 child victims of abuse,…
As of September 2014, there are about 2.7 million American veterans who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. According to a study completed by the RAND Corporation, at least 20 percent of these vets suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depression. Only half…
The Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio, is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the country, and one of the best, according to the U.S. News and World Report. The staff handles nearly 800,000 patient visits per year, offering primary and specialty care. The…
According to the ASPCA, about 7.6 million animals enter animal shelters nationwide every year, and about 2.7 million have to be euthanized because there are no homes for them. Dogs are the most likely pets to be abused. Based on the over 1,400 cruelty cases…
