Omaha Personal Injury Lawyer - Head & Brain Injuries

FELA Verdict in Colorado Upheld

John Inserra — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 09:03:39 GMT

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 under the Federal Employers Liability Act and that the railroad had destroyed locomotive inspection records that were likely favorable to plaintiff's case. While it ruled in favor of the plaintiff in March on the railroad's appeal based on jury instructions, the Supreme Court sent the case back to the appeals court for work on other disputed issues. Thursday's ruling by a three-judge panel rejected the railroad's arguments.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by John Inserra

Traumatic Brain Injury

John Inserra — Tue, 23 May 2006 10:40:53 GMT

Sometimes, a simple headache is the only symptom of a traumatic brain injury; but traumatic brain injuries can have many degrees of severity and manifest themselves in many ways. Always be on the lookout for symptoms which can include can include pain, nausea, seizures, confusion, memory loss, a change in personality, depression, irritability, and other emotional and behavioral problems. The consequences of traumatic brain injury can range from a mild headaches to permanent physical, cognitive, and behavioral / emotional impairments, seizure disorders, breathing impairment, paralysis, coma and death.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by John Inserra

Pain and Its Causes

John Inserra — Mon, 22 May 2006 14:59:59 GMT

Thanks to my paraglegal, Christy Koch, for finding a list of articles from the International Study of Pain. The list of articles runs a gamet from pain in children, spinal pain, fibromyalgia pain, pain and depression, and on and on. The articles are scientific in nature, written by medical providers, whose object is to study pain.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by John Inserra

Jury Service and Tort Reform

John Inserra — Fri, 19 May 2006 09:22:24 GMT

States are passing "Tort Reform" legislation that should make sense to everyone. It is not about capping one group or another's liability or damages, but rather, it is about fairness to jurors. Jury service is a civil duty, but it can be very instrusive and a financial hardship on people. My experience with jurors is that they take their job very seriously, but they are always put out by the imposition of jury service because of its inefficiencies and disruptions to their daily lives. It is important to be fair to those who have to endure the hardship of jury service and not take them for granted.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by John Inserra

Iraq War Brain Injury Feature of NBC News

Staff Writer — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:11:53 GMT

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 injuries are not always apparent and how brain injury is the signature wound of the Iraq War.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer