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• Conagra Recalls All Pot Pies

  John Inserra | October 16, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Defective...

• More Food Recalls

  John Inserra | October 08, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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.Also Cargill Inc has voluntarily recalled approximately 844,812 pounds of frozen ground beef patties because they may be...

• What makes a medical charge reasonable?

  John Inserra | September 26, 2007 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The case of Reyher v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company out of the Colorado Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's summary judgment on the issue of what a medical doctor should or should not be reimbursed by the automobile insurance company based on a submission of a Auto Injury Management database.In October 2001, Reyher was injured in an automobile accident and required...

• Federal Premption and Rental Cars

  John Inserra | September 18, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  As reported by American Association for Justice (AAJ): In a ruling with wide implications for federal preemption and vicarious liability, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on September 14 declared the Graves Amendment unconstitutional. That amendment had given immunity to automobile rental agencies for harm caused by their vehicles (Vanguard Car Rental v. Huchon, Case...

• Another Chinese Product Recall

  John Inserra | August 30, 2007 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Toys R Us has recalled Imaginarium Wooden Coloring Cases according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The danger is the printed ink on the outer packaging of the wood case contains lead. This product was manufactured in China.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

• FELA Verdict in Nebraska

  John Inserra | August 13, 2007 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  A Nebraska railroad worker won a nearly $2.8 million verdict against the Union Pacific Railroad for a workplace injury that went to trial last week at U.S. District Court in Omaha. Kendall Walsh lost the use of his right arm after it was crushed by a concrete railroad tie that fell off a pile at an Iowa railroad crossing two years ago. A jury sided with Walsh on Friday but found him partially...

• Ford Motor Recall Vehicles for Defective Cruise Control Switch

  John Inserra | August 03, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Ford Motor Co. announced today that it is recalling 3.6 million passenger cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans to address concerns about a cruise control switch. Vehicles recalled include: 1998-2002 Ford Ranger, 1992-1997 Lincoln Town Car, 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria, 1992-1997 Mercury Grand Marquis, 1993-1998 Lincoln Mark VIII, 1993-1995 Taurus SHO, 1999-2001 Ford Explorer and...

• ERISA Reimbursement Case of Interest

  John Inserra | August 01, 2007 6:35 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  An ERISA case, Mills v. London Grove Township, decided by a Federal Judge in Pennsylvania did not allow the plan administrator to recover against a special needs trust set up for a dependant of the plan's primary beneficiary. For anyone who deals with ERISA subrogation claims, the judge put his reasoning into reality when he states: In the final analysis, the real dispute generated by ACS's...

• New Government Recall Website

  John Inserra | July 29, 2007 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  A new government website for recalled products can be found at http://www.recalls.gov/ Check it out. The website is more consumer friendly and easy to use.

• Sara Lee Food Recall

  John Inserra | July 27, 2007 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Thanks to Darin Schanker for his Sara Lee Recall blog. The FDA has issued the alert for the voluntary recall of some of Sara Lee's products which were found to have metal pieces in them. If you have purchased Sara Lee products, please review the FDA alert.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective and Dangerous Products.