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• Product Safety

  John Inserra | May 02, 2006 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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 product has been recalled.

• Law Day

  John Inserra | May 01, 2006 3:01 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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 formally particpate in a lawday program or not, is a day that we all need to reflect on the...

• Reporting Accidents

  John Inserra | April 28, 2006 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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 themselves, causing harm to others. Most accidents are required to be reported. If you get into a...

• Truck accident results in Omaha verdict

  John Inserra | April 27, 2006 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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. The motor home exploded, killing the wife, and severly injuring the husband. The jury found...

• Pastor Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  John Inserra | April 27, 2006 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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 TheThinking Mother is an acquaintance of Schettenhelm's wife and is familiar with the road on which he...

• Workers' Compensation And WTC Clean-up

  Staff Writer | April 27, 2006 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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 compensation claiming injuries from the aftermath at ground zero... virtually all of those claims, some...

• Railroad Accident Injuries and FELA

  Staff Writer | April 26, 2006 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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 extensive experience with all types of FELA, railroad and train accidents. If you have suffered any...

• Truck Accident Teaches Teen the Value of Seatbelts

  Staff Writer | April 25, 2006 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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, the released teen was quoted as saying, "I think if I'd have been wearing mine, I wouldn't...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Information

  Staff Writer | April 21, 2006 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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, reckless or intentional act. Most wrongful death suits are based on negligence, and as with...

• John Inserra, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | April 27, 2005 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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 of Nebraska and the United States District Courts for the District of Nebraska and Colorado. He...