Theodore F. Smith Law Blog

 In a case of first impression, the Court of Appeals of Indiana on January 19, 2010 held in <em>Compton et al. v. First National Bank of Monterey</em> that because of the 2005 amendment to I.C. 30-5-9-2(b), the common law presumption of undue influence does not apply to a transaction even when an attorney in fact benefits if the following conditions exist: 1.  the principal takes the action and 2.  the power of attorney is unused.

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Social Security Disability process is heavily dependent upon medical records.  Those who decide disability case are trained to review, analyze and understand the medical records of a Social Security claimant.  Once the records are fully understood, the claim person then makes a determination whether those records prove that the claimant has a medical problem that is expected to make the person unable to work.

     Unfortunately, all medical records are... Read More