Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• ERISA Paybacks

  John Inserra | May 16, 2006 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  JOEL SEREBOFF, ET UX., PETITIONERS v. MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. a case decided by the United States Supreme Court on May 15, 2006, seeks to answer the question? Can a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement IncomeSecurity Act of 1974 (ERISA) sue a beneficiary for reimbursement of medical expenses paid by the ERISA plan, when the beneficiary has recovered for their injuries from a...

• Police Chase

  John Inserra | May 08, 2006 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Nebraska Legislature some years ago found it appropriate to protect the innocent public from police chases that take place, anywhere within the state, by making the police strictly liable to an innocent person who is injured or damaged as a result of a police chase without regard to fault. A case handed down last Friday from the Nebraska Supreme Court further delineated the protection...

• Motor Vehicle Insurance

  John Inserra | May 04, 2006 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  My partner, Craig Kelley, posted an interesting article from our newletter regarding How to Properly Insure your Motor Vehicle. The article sets out the general insurance coverages that our availalbe and what those coverages really cover. It is always interesting when talking with people and being told that they have full coverage on their motor vehicles without having a clue as to what that...

• Reporting Accidents

  John Inserra | April 28, 2006 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE 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 CommentsOmaha, NE 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...

• Truck Accident Teaches Teen the Value of Seatbelts

  Staff Writer | April 25, 2006 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE 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...