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The University of Florida neuroscience department in conjunction with its bioengineering department is working on a computer chip to be implanted into a person’s brain to help cure diseases. An article in Science Daily outlines the goals of this project. The intent of the research is to control or c
Concern over the increasing use of cell phones has prompted legislatures in a number of states to attempt to ban, or at least restrict, cell phone use while driving, particularly among novice drivers. Attached is a chart outlining the use of cell phones while driving for each state. For more informa
The case of Trosper v Bag N Save sets forth the Nebraska Supreme Court’s acceptance of a cause of action for the retaliatory demotion for the filing of a Worker’s Compensation claim. [7] Focusing on our rationale in Jackson, we conclude thata cause of action for retaliatory demotion exists when an e
A Douglas County District Judge awarded $837,000 to Dorcas Davis, 46. Davis experiences seizures, memory loss and eye movement problems because of the accident seven years ago. The award was made against the City of Omaha for failing to install a stop sign at the intersection of 17th & Burt Street a
A Douglas County Nebraska jury this week ordered Union Pacific Railroad Company to pay $942,000 to a conductor for the knee injuries he suffered after falling on ice in a parking lot of a hotel where Union Pacific had paid for him to stay. For more information on this subject, please refer to our se
The Washington Post reports that For the first time, manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other dietary supplements will have to test all of their products’ ingredients, the Food and Drug Administration ordered yesterday.It appears that the new regulation which will not take effect for at lea
The New Jersey Supreme Court has allowed photographs of a minor rear end collision to be admitted into evidence on the issue of causation without the need for expert testimony. The battle will continue as to whether photographs showing minor or no damage to vehicle will be admissible to either prove
As reported by the New York Times:In a Pennsylvania government survey of the state’s 60 hospitals that perform heart bypass surgery, the best-paid hospital received nearly $100,000, on average, for the operation while the least-paid got less than $20,000. At both, patients had comparable lengths of
Finally a start to the curbing of health care costs. First, the consumer must know the cost of the service, so he or she can make a judgment about that service. Will this curtail costs? Who knows! I believe it is a least a step in the right direction.California’s largest private physician practice h
As reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, a study shows that rosiglitazone, sold as Avandia by GlaxoSmithKline was associated with a significant increase in the risk of myocardial infarction and with an increase in the risk of death from cardiovascular causes that had borderline significan
Life Care Center of Elkhorn has settled a lawsuit that accused it of neglecting its patients and allowing an elderly woman to lie in her own feces for hours at a time after back surgery.A patient developed an infection in her wound during her stay at the Life Care Center of Elkhorn that required sur
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 450,000 Evenflo Embrace infant car seat carriers.The car seats were sold nationwide from December 2004 through last September and are being recalled because the handle malfunctions, releasing unexpectedly.The affected car seats and carriers have mo
