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• Crashworthiness Rule issued by Federal Railroad Adminstration

  John Inserra | August 29, 2006 9:19 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  The Federal Railroad Administraion issued its final rule on crashworthiness of a locomotive cab. The rule took effect on August 28, 2006. The purpose of the rule is to have locomotive cabs designed and manufactured to protect crew members from being injured or killed in a variety of crash scenarios.

• Do I have to Move?

  John Inserra | August 22, 2006 9:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  The recent case of Olson v Capital Electric handed down by the Nebraska Court of Appeals as an unpublished opinion says no you don't have to move. Olson an injured electician refused to move to Kansas City to work for Capial Electric while he was released from his doctor with light duty restrictions which could not be accomodated on his regular job with Capital in Omaha Nebraska. Capital...

• You Take Them as You Find Them

  John Inserra | August 18, 2006 9:50 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The case of Castillo v Young handed down today by the Nebraska Supreme Court answers the question regarding the propriety of instructing a jury regarding a prexisting condition. The court decided that it is proper for a trial court to instruct a jury that you take the plaintiff as you find them. The requested instruction was:The instruction requested by Castillo stated: There is evidence...

• Jeep Liberty Recall

  John Inserra | August 11, 2006 2:45 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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.

• Rear End Collisions

  John Inserra | August 10, 2006 2:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently evaluated four cars and two small SUVs, finding that front and side protection is improving but protection for rearend crashes lags. Now it's the norm for vehicles to earn good ratings in the frontal test, and performance in the side test is rapidly improving," Lund says. "But protection against neck injury in rear-end crashes still needs a lot...

• Ford Recalls Vehicles

  John Inserra | August 04, 2006 3:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Ford Motor Company is recalling vehicles with cruise control systems that are prone to catching fire. The total number of vehicles recalled is 6.7 million, making it one of the largest auto recalls in American history. Vehicles included in the expanded recall are 1994 to 2002 models of the Ford F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks; 2000 to 2002 models of the Excursion;...

• National Health Insurance - We Already Have it!

  John Inserra | August 02, 2006 9:15 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  An article in medscape points out that we already have national health insurance: Could national health insurance fly in the United States? The truth is that we already have it. We call it Medicare, and it is not so different from publicly financed, privately delivered healthcare available elsewhere. Americans like Medicare. As for their doctors, hands-down they prefer Medicare to private...