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Avoiding Dog Bites

Thanks to Jeremy Thurman, an Oklahoma lawyer and fellow Injuryboard.com member , who posted a link to the CDC on avoiding dog bites. It is unfortunate, but we see many cases of children being bit by…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 11 Apr 2008

Federal Preemption Strikes Again

The Nebraska Court of Appeals in the case of Alice Tolbert and Chaz Tolbert, Personal Representatives of the Estates of Victoria Lynn Tolbert Burgess and Tisha Cassandra Tolbert, et al., appellants,…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 3 Apr 2008

More Cantaloupe Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

Charlie’s Produce, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling its Cut Cantaloupe Products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. People infected with Salmonella can become very ill and the infections can sometimes be fatal for the young, the old, and those with compromise

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 25 Mar 2008

An issue of vehicle ownership and negligent entrustment

The Nebraska Supreme court cleared up the issue of ownership requirements and the negligent entrustment of a vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident in the case of Richard A. DeWester, Personal Representative of theEstate of Lindsay DeWester, deceased, appellant, v. Kyle W. Watkins, an individu

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 29 Feb 2008

Icy Hot Heat Therapy Products Recalled Due to Skin Irritation and Burns

Chattem, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Icy Hot Heat Therapy products, and some consumer samples that were given out for a limited promotional basis.Chattem is recalling these products because it has received some consumer reports of first, second and third degree burns as well as s

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 9 Feb 2008

Nebraska Rejects Anti Helmet Law

The Nebraska unicameral legislature rejected by a vote of 25-23 a bill which would have allowed people age 21 and older to ride motorcycles and go without helmets as long as they wore eye protection and had taken a safety course.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Ca

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 16 Jan 2008

New Automobile Safety Ratings

New automobile ratings may be found at www.safecar.gov. A good web site when buying a car. A good website when investing defects and recalls.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 10 Jan 2008

Welder Recovers in Ohio for Manganese Exposure

It is reported in the Cincinnati Post that A federal jury awarded $17.5 million to a welder who sued five companies on claims that he got sick from inhaled fumes, marking the second time in 18 such cases that a verdict has come down on the side of workers.The jury in Cleveland found that the five co

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 10 Dec 2007

A Sad Day for Us in Omaha

Yesterday, a 19 year old boy went into one of the busiest malls in Omaha Nebraska with an assault rifle, opened fire, and killed eight people and wounded five others. A random act of violence by a disturbed young man. Those are the headlines we read, but we live in the city where it happened. One of

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 6 Dec 2007

First DWI Court in Nebraska

Scottsbluff County Nebraska has instituted a “post sentence” DWI court, the first in the State of Nebraska.The goal of the court, like its drug court counterparts, is to get people enrolled in alcohol and/or drug treatment programs, mental health counseling as needed, and regular participation in Na

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 28 Nov 2007

Nebraska case Interprets Underinsurance Statute of Limitations

The Nebraska Supreme Court further defined the underinsurance statute of limitations found at Neb. Rev. S tat. Â§Â§ 44-6401 to 44-6414 (Reissue 2004) in the case of Connie Reimers-Hild, appellant, v. State of Nebraska et al., appellees. filed on November 9, 2007. . Guide One Insurance Company was th

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 11 Nov 2007

Vioxx Settlement

Merck has agreed to settle pending Vioxx claims for a total of $4.85 billion. The settlement is an offer of settlement to individual plaintiffs, provided they can show “1) objective medical proof of either a heart attack or ischemic stroke; (2) documented receipt of at least 30 Vioxx pills; and (3)

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 9 Nov 2007