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• US Supreme Court Follow Up

  John Inserra | February 13, 2007 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The United States Supreme Court has ruled in NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. V. SORRELL that the causation standard: "in whole or in part, no matter how small" is the same for the negligence claim brought by the plaintiff and the contributory negligence defense brought by the defendant.

• Low Impact Accidents and Insurance Payments

  John Inserra | February 12, 2007 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  A report from CNN indicates that if you are hurt in an auto accident which appears to be low impact by the damage to the vehicles, the insurance companies are taking advantage by low balling offers. If you are injured in a minor car crash, chances are good that you will be in the fight of your life to get the insurance company to pay all the medical costs you incur -- even if the accident was no...

• LawyersUSA Top Ten Verdicts fall for 2006

  John Inserra | January 18, 2007 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  It is always interesting to read about the top ten plaintiff's verdicts in any given year. An article in LawyersUSA indicates a significant drop in the dollar amount of these verdicts.

• Microdiscectomy Study

  John Inserra | January 09, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  A study reported at Medscape: Not a large study but it seems to fall in line with recent trends for treatment of herniated discs.Study Design: Prospective randomized controlled trial.Objective: To assess effectiveness of microdiscectomy in lumbar disc herniation patients with 6 to 12 weeks of symptoms but no absolute indication for surgery.Summary of Background Data: There is limited evidence...

• New Jersey Caps(2)

  John Inserra | January 04, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  An article in the Insurance Journal suggest that New Jersey lawmakers are considering capping medical costs in automobile accident cases. An ironic concept these days when medical providers demand caps on their medical malpractice liability.

• Underinsurance Case

  John Inserra | November 14, 2006 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The case of Pogge v American Family Insurance decided by the Nebraska Supreme Court has a very interesting fact scenerio. Three vehicle accident, injured plaintiff settled with first vehicle for total amount of liability coverage, plaintiff settles with second vehicle for less than the liability coverage, with a release stating that the settlement is in compromise of a claim without any...

• Welcome to Jim Quilty

  John Inserra | November 03, 2006 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  We welcome Jim Quilty, newly retired International Vice President of TCU, to the firm as a field representative. IVP Jim Quilty retired at the end of July 2006 after 39 years of union leadership. Jim began his rail career on the Union Pacific Railroad in 1969 in Kansas City where he was a member of Lodge 1489. Jim was General Chairman of System Board 106 from 1992 until elected to assume his...

• FELA - Do I have to Move?

  John Inserra | October 30, 2006 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The Washington Appeals Court says no. The case of Harris v Union Pacific reverses a trial court's ruling on plaintiff's motion in limine. It appears that the law in FELA, for injured railroad workers, is that while mitigation of damages is an issue, a railroad worker does not have relocate in another state at the insistence of the railroad employer.

• Beef Recall

  John Inserra | October 10, 2006 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Jim's Market and Locker, Inc. a Harlan, Iowa, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 5,226 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. Click on the USDA cite above for details.

• Side Airbag Study

  John Inserra | October 06, 2006 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The New York times reports:A driver's risk of being killed in a side-impact crash decreases by more than a third if the vehicle has head-protecting side-curtain air bags, a study of accident data by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Automakers have agreed to make side-curtain air bags standard equipment in all vehicles by 2010. For the 2006 model year, some type of side air bag...