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Cell Phone Dialing and Texting While Driving - How Many Deaths and Serious Accidents Will it Take??

Posted on April 16, 2008
BEFORE we the people, our legislatures, or the proper lobbying groups DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CRAZINESS!! If the sight of the drivers all around you on the interstate, dialing/using one driving arm to hold or dial their cell/smart phones scares you as much as it does me, you've got a right to be angry or concerned, or both...

May Designated National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

Posted on April 16, 2008
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has designated May, 2008, as NAtional Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Tne NHTSA has also developed a Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Planner for 2008 that includes marketing ideas and earned media tools that you can use to support your Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month initiatives...

Should Omaha Allow Minors in Bars or Lounges for Concerts? The Omaha City Council Decides Yes

Posted on April 16, 2008
Yesterday, the Omaha City Council listened to arguments from both side regarding a proposed ordinance that would allow Minors to attend concerts and music events at bars or lounges were alcohol is being concurrently served, as reported by WOWT. What is your opinion? As a BIG music fan and concert lover who is currently unable to see many shows with my music-loving 17 year old son, I LOVE the idea...

Be a SAFER Driver: Use Hands-Free Devices to Keep Your Attention On the Road

Posted on April 16, 2008
There are many blogs on InjuryBoard about the dangers of diverting your attention from driving to cell phone usage, text messaging, and map-reading. The Wall Street Journal recently reviewed new Bluetooth hands-free devices, and Navigation devices that are now economically available from Garmin and Tom Tom also help keep your eyes where they should be, on the road! Nebraska's oldest Mobile Electronics retail chain, Stereo West Auto Toys, can educate you about these hands-free devices, and tell you which portable or permanently-installed devices are best for you and your vehicles...

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Interlock Devices

Posted on April 14, 2008
Nebraska joins other states taking the lead, which have passed similar laws this year to require alcohol ignition interlocks for drunk drivers.Ignition interlocks will be used as a condition of probation for drunk driving offenders after their driver's licenses have been reinstated...

Avoiding Dog Bites

Posted on April 11, 2008
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 dogs. The CDC lists the following tips to pass on to your children when dealing with dogs...

Federal Preemption Strikes Again

Posted on April 03, 2008
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, v. Omaha Housing Authority, a political subdivision, et al...

More Cantaloupe Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

Posted on March 25, 2008
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 compromised immune systems...

An issue of vehicle ownership and negligent entrustment

Posted on February 29, 2008
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 the Estate of Lindsay DeWester, deceased, appellant, v...

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

Posted on February 09, 2008
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 skin irritation resulting from consumer use or possible misuse of these products...

Nebraska Rejects Anti Helmet Law

Posted on January 16, 2008
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 Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

New Automobile Safety Ratings

Posted on January 10, 2008
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.

Welder Recovers in Ohio for Manganese Exposure

Posted on December 10, 2007
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...

A Sad Day for Us in Omaha

Posted on December 06, 2007
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...

First DWI Court in Nebraska

Posted on November 28, 2007
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 Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous programs...

Nebraska case Interprets Underinsurance Statute of Limitations

Posted on November 11, 2007
The Nebraska Supreme Court further defined the underinsurance statute of limitations found at Neb. Rev. S tat. �� 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...

Vioxx Settlement

Posted on November 09, 2007
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) receipt of pills in sufficient number and proximity to the event to support a presumption that the patient was still taking the pills within 14 days before the heart attack or stroke...

FDA Recall of PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE

Posted on October 26, 2007
All drugs containing PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE are being recalled. It has been linked to increased hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in brain ) among women ages 18-49 in the three days after starting use of medication. Problems were not found in men, but the FDA recommended that everyone ( even children ) seek alternative medicine.

Conagra Recalls All Pot Pies

Posted on October 16, 2007
Conagra has recalled all of its Banquet brand frozen pot pies and all varieties of store brand frozen pot pies. ConAgra expanded the voluntary recall to include all Banquet and store brand pot pie varieties, including Albertson's, Hill Country Fare, Food Lion, Great Value, Kirkwood, Kroger, Meijer and Western Family...

More Food Recalls

Posted on October 08, 2007
Krafts Food has voluntarily recalled Baker's Premium White Chocolate Baking Squares (6 oz.) with a UPC Code 0043000252200. This product may be contaminated with Salmonella. Thanks for the heads up from fellow injuryboard.com member Mark Joye of Charleston South Carolina...

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