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• Omaha Metro Safety Initiative

  John Inserra | June 04, 2008 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The Nebraska State Patrol, in cooperation with the Omaha Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff's Office, have announced participation in the Omaha Metro Safety Initiative. The OMSI is...

• Omaha Receives 20-Year Extension to 2030 From NCAA on its Beloved College World Series

  Craig Kelley | April 30, 2008 8:46 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Breaking news from Omaha.com! We citizens had to build a new $140 million stadium to ink the deal, but who cares. My family has had CS season tickets for 30 years, and I went to the Series (in...

• HAPPY EARTH DAY - Omaha had a GREAT Celebration AND Announced Some New Recycleables

  Craig Kelley | April 22, 2008 12:02 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Omaha had a fantastic Earth Day Celebration in it Elmwood Park this past Saturday with over 60 booths a concert and many programs to educate us on how THE POWER OF ONE one person recycling one...

• Interlock Devices

  John Inserra | April 14, 2008 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  Nebraska joins other states taking the lead, which have passed similar laws this year to require alcohol ignition interlocks for drunk drivers.Ignition interlocks will be used as a condition of...

• New Automobile Safety Ratings

  John Inserra | January 10, 2008 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  New automobile ratings may be found at www.safecar.gov. A good web site when buying a car. A good website when investing defects and recalls.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• 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...

• Jeep Liberty Recall

  John Inserra | August 11, 2006 2:45 PM | 1 CommentOmaha, NE

  DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler is recalling about 832,500 Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles to fix a steering part. The front suspension lower ball joints on 2002 to 2006 Liberty SUVs will be replaced, the automaker said in a statement. The part can experience excessive wear and in extreme cases may separate, causing a loss of steering control, Auburn Hills, Mich.-based Chrysler said.

• Retaliatory Discharge

  John Inserra | July 21, 2006 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The case of Riesen v Irwin Industrial sets out Nebraska's analysis for a retaliatory discharge for the filing of a worker's compensation claim in an "employee at will" state. The following procedure is utilized under the three-tiered allocation of proof standard: First, the plaintiff has the burden of proving a prima facie case of discrimination. See Goerke, supra. Second, if the plaintiff...

• US Supreme Court

  John Inserra | June 26, 2006 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  On May 15, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted review in the case of NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. V. SORRELL :170 S.W.3d 35 CA-MO, E. Dist; limiting the review to whether the court below erred in determining that the causation standard for employee contributory negligence under the Federal Employers Liability Act ("FELA ") differs from the causation standard for railroad negligence. The...

• Nebraska Statute short on made whole doctrine

  John Inserra | June 22, 2006 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE

  The Nebraska Supreme Court held in a worker's compensation case that distribution of proceeds recoverd from a third party is not subject to the equitable "made whole" doctrine of equitable subrogation. Now, § 48-118 includes language providing for a fair and equitable distribution. It does not, however, adopt the "made whole" doctrine. Nor does it adopt any other specific rule for...