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• FELA - Do I have to Move?

  John Inserra | October 30, 2006 2:59 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  The Washington Appeals Court says no. The case of Harris v Union Pacific reverses a trial court's ruling on plaintiff's motion in limine. It appears that the law in FELA, for injured railroad workers, is that while mitigation of damages is an issue, a railroad worker does not have relocate in another state at the insistence of the railroad employer.

• Beef Recall

  John Inserra | October 10, 2006 3:15 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  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.

• Side Airbag Study

  John Inserra | October 06, 2006 9:56 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The New York times reports:A driver's risk of being killed in a side-impact crash decreases by more than a third if the vehicle has head-protecting side-curtain air bags, a study of accident data by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Automakers have agreed to make side-curtain air bags standard equipment in all vehicles by 2010. For the 2006 model year, some type of side air bag...