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• More Cantaloupe Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

  Jenny Albano | March 25, 2008 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  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. To learn more about Salmonella and its symptoms click here.The products...

• Cell Phone Use Laws While Driving

  John Inserra | July 16, 2007 11:07 AM | 1 CommentOmaha, NE

  Concern over the increasing use of cell phones has prompted legislatures in a number of states to attempt to ban, or at least restrict, cell phone use while driving, particularly among novice drivers. Attached is a chart outlining the use of cell phones while driving for each state. For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Intervertebral Disk Replacement

  John Inserra | March 30, 2007 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  A small study shows promise for intervertebral disk replacement rather than spinal fusion or artificial disk replacements. Preliminary experience in 5 patients with degenerative spine disease suggests that transplantation of fresh-frozen intervertebral disks preserved motion and stability of the spinal unit, despite some signs of mild degeneration in the disks over follow-up. Neurologic symptoms...

• 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...

• 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.

• What Organizations Pay to Lobby

  John Inserra | July 24, 2006 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Out of pure curiosity, I was wondering what some of the organizations I belong to paid lobbyist. I came across a website that allowed me to search all kinds of organizations and what they paid to lobbyists. If you believe that money buys influence, you can really see who is doing the buying. According to the website, 2.21 billion dollars was spent last year in reported lobbying costs. My...

• Welding Rods and Parkinson's Disease Verdict in Cleveland

  John Inserra | June 28, 2006 3:54 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  A jury on Tuesday found makers of welding rods were not liable for the health problems of a former civilian worker.Ernesto G. Solis, 57, claims years of exposure to welding fumes at his job damaged his health because of exposure to manganese within welding rods. There are thousands more individuals pursuing similair claims. This is an issue in which the scientific evidence is not clear cut, so...

• FELA Verdict in Colorado Upheld

  John Inserra | June 09, 2006 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  In a FELA case, the Colorado Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a jury's decision to award a Union Pacific conductor, out of North Platte Nebraska, $6 million for injuries he suffered in a fall down the stairs of a locomotive. The claimant suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of the fall in August 1998. A district court jury ruled that the Omaha, Neb.-based railroad was at fault...

• 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...

• Can a Hospital Charge an Uninsured Patient more that an Insured or Medicaid Patient?

  John Inserra | July 03, 2008 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  According to the Third Circuit case, DiCarlo v. St. Mary Hospital, No. 06-3579. June 24, 2008, they can. What has always seemed inequitable to me is that the people who don't have health insurance...