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• Tommy Craft Memorial Fund Charity Ride

  John Inserra | May 12, 2006 8:35 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  A young person was about to turn seventeen years of age when he was senselesslygunned down in June of 1998. On Father's Day, four days after he was shot, he died. His name was Tommy Craft and thanks to his love of skating and those who loved him , a memorial fund was created with its motto: "skate don't hate." The Tommy Craft Memorial Fund organization has been around for several years and has...

• Motor Vehicle Insurance

  John Inserra | May 04, 2006 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  My partner, Craig Kelley, posted an interesting article from our newletter regarding How to Properly Insure your Motor Vehicle. The article sets out the general insurance coverages that our availalbe and what those coverages really cover. It is always interesting when talking with people and being told that they have full coverage on their motor vehicles without having a clue as to what that...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Inserra & Kelley, Attorneys at Law

  Staff Writer | April 27, 2005 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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 injured parties for over 55 years, and it remains our most sincere mission to best represent our...

• Grand Island, Nebraska Teenagers Seriously Injured by Violation of a Red Light Traffic Signal

  Craig Kelley | April 28, 2008 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  As reported by Omaha.com, another negligent Omaha driver entered an intersection against a red light in a pickup, slamming broad-side in to the passenger doors of a small Dodge Neon car. Luckily,...

• Release of Claims

  John Inserra | May 31, 2006 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Railroad releases for FELA cases will release other injuries and conditions other than the subject of the claim at hand. Many times, there is a virtual laundry list of medical ailments that the railroad wants a claimant to release. The case of Abdul L. Aswad v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., et al., No. 04-2536, Va. Cir., City of Portsmouth; 2006 Va. Cir. LEXIS 43 states three possible...

• FDA bans certain beverages

  John Inserra | May 26, 2006 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  As reported in the ATLA news digest be careful what you drink."The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that five beverages among more than 100 tested by the agency had benzene levels that exceeded the government's safety level for drinking water.The FDA ordered the test in November after private-laboratory results showed some soft drinks contained benzene, a cancer-causing chemical that can...

• Railroad Employee Injuries

  John Inserra | May 10, 2006 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Railroad Union designation presents me the opportunity to talk to many local unions about the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). You can dowload my Power Point presentation made to the members of those locals by clicking on Download file.For anyone who works for a railroad, or have clients that work for a railroad, it is important to know that if you are injured on the job, you are not...