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• Reporting Accidents

  John Inserra | April 28, 2006 3:23 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Accidents happen all around us. Some people get hurt, some do not. Some people have claims, some do not. Everyone has an interest in trying to eliminate accidents from happening. We all need to timely report accidents, whenever and wherever they happen, so these accidents don't keep repeating themselves, causing harm to others. Most accidents are required to be reported. If you get into a...

• Truck accident results in Omaha verdict

  John Inserra | April 27, 2006 4:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Pastor Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  John Inserra | April 27, 2006 2:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  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...

• Workers' Compensation And WTC Clean-up

  Staff Writer | April 27, 2006 9:47 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Julie Ferguson at Workers' Comp Insider brings my attention to an AP article from PhillyBurbs.com. The article points out that the government does not look highly upon workers' compensation claims arising from the clean-up of the 9-11 tragedy: of the 485 federal employees to file for workers compensation claiming injuries from the aftermath at ground zero... virtually all of those claims, some...

• Iraq War Brain Injury Feature of NBC News

  Staff Writer | April 27, 2006 9:11 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Bob Westbrook is a brain injury victim located in Toledo Ohio who owns the blog Ran with the devil, Walked with angels. I am an avid reader of Bob's posts, and he brought my attention to a series NBC news has been running this week. The stories have focused on brain injuries and the Iraq War. Their features have talked about how brain injuries are common among Iraq War vets, how brain...

• Railroad Accident Injuries and FELA

  Staff Writer | April 26, 2006 9:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  Fellow InjuryBoard blogger Rick Shapiro in Virginia has a great post that breaks down FELA rights for railroad workers as well as other types of railroad accidents, such as cars being hit by trains at railroad crossings or people being injured on pasenger trains. Like Rick's firm, our firm has extensive experience with all types of FELA, railroad and train accidents. If you have suffered any...

• Truck Accident Teaches Teen the Value of Seatbelts

  Staff Writer | April 25, 2006 10:08 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Information

  Staff Writer | April 21, 2006 10:22 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  This blog is part of the InjuryBoard.com legal weblog network. InjuryBoard has great information on almost every possible personal injury topic. The wrongful death page provides the following overview:A suit for wrongful death may be filed when a person dies as the result of someone else's negligent, reckless or intentional act. Most wrongful death suits are based on negligence, and as with...