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Have you ever wondered where to look to find out if a particular product has been recalled? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has a website that lists all recalled products. There are literally thousands of products listed and the cite breaks down the list by product and tells us why the p
Today is Law Day. Law Day is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law. Establish by President Eisehower is 1958, most Law Day activitiesare intended to educate the public on our system of justice. Laws, in our system of justice, are passedfor a just and noble purpose. Today, whether we
Accidents happen all around us. Some people get hurt, some do not. Some people have claims, some do not. Everyone has an interest in trying to eliminate accidents from happening. We all need to timely report accidents, whenever and wherever they happen, so these accidents don’t keep repeating themse
A $6.6 million verdict was awarded an Illinois family by a federal court jury in Omaha. The family was travelling in a motor home on I-80 at Grand Island Nebraska when it was rear ended by a stolen semi-trailer truck, causing it to be pushed into an illegally parked semi-trailer truck at a rest area
A Connecticut minister was killed in a motorcycle accident recently when the Harley Davidson he was riding was rear-ended by another vehicle. Reverend John Schettenhelm was stopped and preparing to turn into his driveway when a Volvo driven by Stephen Maier struck him from behind.Christine at TheThi
Julie Ferguson at Workers’ Comp Insider brings my attention to an AP article from PhillyBurbs.com. The article points out that the government does not look highly upon workers’ compensation claims arising from the clean-up of the 9-11 tragedy: of the 485 federal employees to file for workers compens
Bob Westbrook is a brain injury victim located in Toledo Ohio who owns the blog Ran with the devil, Walked with angels. I am an avid reader of Bob’s posts, and he brought my attention to a series NBC news has been running this week. The stories have focused on brain injuries and the Iraq War. Their
Fellow InjuryBoard blogger Rick Shapiro in Virginia has a great post that breaks down FELA rights for railroad workers as well as other types of railroad accidents, such as cars being hit by trains at railroad crossings or people being injured on pasenger trains. Like Rick’s firm, our firm has exten
Two teens were thrown from a pickup truck in an early Sunday morning car accident when the truck they were riding in spun and hit a tree. Neither teen was wearing her seatbelt. One of the teens was released from the hospital Monday while the other was still fighting for her life. Regarding seatbelts
This blog is part of the InjuryBoard.com legal weblog network. InjuryBoard has great information on almost every possible personal injury topic. The wrongful death page provides the following overview:A suit for wrongful death may be filed when a person dies as the result of someone else’s negligent
John received his law degree from Creighton University in 1976 and immediately began his personal injury practice with his father, Joseph. John and his father became partners in 1979 and remain so adding Craig Kelley to the partnership in 1993. John is admitted to practice in all courts in the State
Inserra & Kelley is a trial litigation firm that focuses on personal injuries caused by the negligence or carelessness of others. We believe in America’s system of justice to decide disputes between injured people and whoever is responsible for those injuries. Inserra & Kelley has represented injure
