On Friday, April 27^th, 2012 the world will join together in the movement against student bullying, for International STAND UP to Bullying Day. International STAND UP to bullying day is a special event in which people across the world who have signed a special “pledge shirt” join together in wearing them to accomplish three things: (1) Send a loud, non-confrontation message of resistance to bullies, (2) Identify themselves to victims as a source of support willing to help, (3) Draw attention to the effects of bullying, and stimulate passive bystanders into action.

The stand is taken globally, with pledge shirts and services being made available to schools and workplaces in 25 different countries, United States included. To date, more than 2,600 schools, workplaces and organizations representing more than a million people have taken the STAND.

In honor of International STAND UP to bullying day, our Michigan personal injury lawyers of Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. would like to share an infographic that we created to display the facts and statistics about student bullying. The idea for the infographic arose from the many calls our Michigan personal injury lawyers receive every week from concerned parents about their children who are
being bullied in Michigan school.

“Student Bullying in the United States Statistics and Facts” is a visual representation that quickly and clearly identifies facts and statistics of how serious and prevalent student bullying in our United States school systems.  Some of the visuals on the infographic include two maps of the United States, one classifying which states are the worst to live in for bullying K-12, and one classifying which states enforce bullying laws, as well as other helpful visual aids.

To learn more about student bullying facts and to view the “Student Bullying in the United States Statistics and Facts”, visit www.BuckfireLaw.com Near the bottom of the homepage you will see a link that will directly take you the “Student Bullying” infographic. Share this infographic with others working to prevent this problem by embedding the graphic on your own site, emailing friends and colleagues, and sharing on all social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google Buzz.  You can do this by using the appropriate
social media buttons on the left of our homepage by   “liking,” “Tweeting,” “+1,” our homepage – www.BuckfireLaw.com.

The infographic is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. We ask if you share the infographic
to please include the source of the infographic: www.BuckfireLaw.com – Michigan Personal Injury Lawyers.

Student bullying is a serious issue and should not be taken lightly. There is still time to register for International STAND UP to bullying
day. All registration is online and can be found by visiting http://www.standupday.com/08/participants/index.php target=profiles&mode=add

OpTech, a Troy, Michigan-based information technology and engineering staffing solutions provider, was recently recognized as one of the 50 recipients of Michigan’s 2012 “Economic Bright Spots” award by Corp! magazine. This annual honor is presented to Michigan companies, ranging from small businesses to multi-national businesses, that are growing, thriving and succeeding.

“Michigan is an outstanding place to do business and we are honored to be recognized alongside so many other great companies,” said Ronia Kruse, president and CEO of OpTech.

All of the winners will be formally honored at an awards breakfast on Tuesday, June 12 at the Michigan State University Management Education Center in Troy.

About OpTech

OpTech is an award-winning professional services firm specializing in connecting Fortune 1000 and government clients to top information technology and engineering talent from coast to coast. Based in southeast Michigan with offices located in Washington, D.C. and Hawaii, OpTech's innovative solutions address the critical needs of clients in the banking, manufacturing, insurance, utility, healthcare and government sectors. OpTech offers its employees outstanding career opportunities supporting innovative companies with cutting-edge technology. Visit www.optechus.com to learn more about OpTech.

NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 - Jefferies today announced that it has appointed six distinguished executives to its Global Senior Advisory Board: Mr. James D. Robinson III, Lord Hollick, Mr. Michael Goldstein, Mr. Bernard Bourigeaud, Mr. Dennis W. Archer and Sir David Reid. 

In a joint statement from Richard B. Handler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jefferies, and Brian Friedman, Chairman of Jefferies’ Executive Committee, “Our Global Senior Advisory Board is a logical extension of our ongoing strategy to further support our expanding list of client relationships around the world.  We are honored to partner with these distinguished business leaders, and believe their breadth of operating experience and their network of board level and government relationships will be of great value to our clients and Jefferies.”

Jefferies Global Senior Advisory Board is comprised of the following professionals:

Mr. James D. Robinson III

Jim Robinson is General Partner and co-founder of RRE Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on the information technology sector.  He is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), the world's largest credit card issuer and member of the Dow 30, a role he held for 16 years.  He is a director of the Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), the world's largest beverage company.  He was formerly the Chairman of Bristol- Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY), a global pharmaceutical company and a director and advisor to Novell Inc. (NASD: NOVL), a global enterprise software leader.  He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Honorary Chairman of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, an Honorary Trustee of The Brookings Institution, and is a director of several private companies and not-for-profit organizations.

Lord Hollick

Lord Clive Hollick is the former Chief Executive Officer of United Business Media (LSE: UBM), a leading global business media, financial and information services company and the largest global newswire distributor, a role he held for 30 years.  Lord Clive Hollick serves on the boards of Honeywell International (NYSE: HON), a Fortune 100 technology and manufacturing company; ProSieben Sat.1 Media AG (GY: PSM), a major pan-European broadcasting group and BMG Music Rights Management GmbH, a global music publishing business.  Lord Clive Hollick has been a member of the House of Lords since 1991 and sits on the Economic Affairs Committee.  He founded the Institute for Public Policy Research, a UK think tank and has served as advisor to several UK Labour Party leaders, including Prime Minister Tony Blair.  He was formerly a Partner at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a Director of BAe Systems (LON: BA/), a global defense and security company, Logica Plc (LSE: LOG), a business and information technology services company, and was Senior Director of Diageo (LN: DGE), the world’s leading premium drinks company. 

Mr. Michael Goldstein

Mr. Michael Goldstein is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Toys R Us, Inc., the world's leading toy and children's products retailer, roles he held over seven years.  Mr. Goldstein holds positions on numerous boards including Charming Shoppes, Inc. (NASD: CHRS), a leading multi-brand women’s specialty apparel retailer; and Pacific Sunwear (NASD: PSUN), a retailer in action sports and fashion products; and 4 Kids Entertainment, a brand management company in children’s entertainment.  He was formerly the lead director for Medco Health Solutions, Inc, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers and mail order pharmacy operators in the United States, which was recently purchased by Express Scripts Holdings.  He is also a former partner at Ernst & Young LLP and is a director of numerous private companies and not-for-profit charitable organizations.

Mr. Bernard Bourigeaud

Mr. Bourigeaud was the founder and for 17 years Chairman and CEO of Atos Origin (FP: ATO), one of the largest IT services companies in the world.  Prior to Atos Origin, he spent 11 years at Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, where he headed their Management Consulting Group.  Mr. Bourigeaud holds positions on numerous boards, including CGI Inc. (CT:GIB/A), one of the world's largest independent information technology and business process services firms; Amadeus IT Holding (SM:AMS), a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry; and Oberthur Technologies, a world leader in the field of computer data security, where he serves as non-executive Chairman.  Mr. Bourigeaud is also an international operating partner of private equity firm Advent International, and is a member of the Governing Board of the International Paralympics Committee.  Mr. Bourigeaud was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian honor, awarded by the President of France.

Mr. Dennis W. Archer

Mr. Archer is the former Mayor of the City of Detroit, a position he served for two consecutive 4 year terms.  Following his term as Mayor, Mr. Archer was elected President of the American Bar Association.  Mr. Archer is a member of the Board of Directors of Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE: JCI), one of the world's largest manufacturers of automotive systems and building control systems; Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS), a leading manufacturer of home improvement and building products; and Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR), a provider of enterprise software.  Mr. Archer currently serves as Chairman Emeritus, and was previously the Chairman and partner for 8 years of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a 300-lawyer Michigan-based corporate law firm.

Sir David Reid

Sir David Reid is the recently retired Chairman of Tesco (LN: TSCO), a role he served since 2004.  Tesco is a FTSE 100 company, one of the top 3 retailers in the world and the largest food retailer in the UK.  Sir David joined Tesco 25 years ago, holding a variety of positions, including CFO and Deputy Chairman, and he also led the successful expansion of Tesco into Central Europe and Asia.  Sir David is also the Chairman of Intertek Group PLC (LN: ITRK), a global leader in product inspection services; a director of Reed Elsevier PLC (LN: REED), one of the world’s largest publishing and information services companies; and, until its recent sale, was Chairman of Kwik Fit, one of the largest automotive repair and replacement parts chains in the UK.  He also served on the Advisory Councils to both Mayors of Seoul and Shanghai.

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) is the global investment banking firm focused on serving clients for nearly 50 years.  The firm is a leader in providing insight, expertise and execution to investors, companies and governments, and provides a full range of investment banking, sales, trading, research and strategy across the spectrum of equities, fixed income and commodities, as well as offers select asset and wealth management strategies, in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

For further information, please contact:

Richard Khaleel, Jefferies, +1 212 284 2556, rkhaleel@jefferies.com

Carole Bishop, Jefferies, + 44 20 7029 8960, cbishop@jefferies.com

Our nursing home neglect lawyers in Michigan are frequently contacted by family members of nursing home patients who have been diagnosed with pneumonia.  Acquired pneumonia is unfortunately relatively common in skilled nursing care facilities and often leads to the death of the resident.   Many times, the pneumonia is related to an aspiration event and proper preventative care can reduce the risk of this this from developing.

Aspiration pneumonia is often caused when a nursing home patient coughs while swallowing.  There are a number of risk factors involved in this phenomenon, including the patient “needs help eating” and “coughs while swallowing.”  Improved feeding techniques can help reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia.  Better quality feeding studies and swallowing studies have been recommended to control this problem.  It has also been suggested that better oral hygiene can prevent aspiration pneumonia.

When a resident or patient develops aspiration pneumonia and it is the result of poor care or neglect by the nursing home staff, the patient and the patient’s family may have legal recourse against the nursing home.  Because aspiration pneumonia can often lead to death, the surviving family members may be able to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility.

Also, if the resident or patient demonstrates the signs or symptoms of pneumonia and necessary care and treatment is delayed or never provided, a nursing home neglect lawsuit can be filed against the nursing home.  Nursing home residents and their families do have legal rights when the nursing facility fails to properly care for the patient.    It is unlikely that the facility will disclose the important issues surrounding the illness to the family or the patient, so family members should contact an experienced Michigan nursing home negligence lawyer to investigate the case on their behalf.

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If you or a family member have been diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia due to nursing home neglect and abuse, you should contact our nursing home lawyers in Michigan immediately. Call us now at (800) 606-1717 to speak with one of our experienced Michigan nursing home abuse neglect about your case.