InjuryBoard Lincoln Archives

• State trooper's family in worker's comp court battle

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2006 9:56 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  The family of a state trooper who committed suicide after the Norfolk Bank shootings in 2002 is nearing a heated court battle over worker's comp claims.A report from ktiv.com News Channel 4 details the story:Zach committed suicide the day after five people were shot to death inside a Norfolk bank in September 2002.He'd pulled over one of the bank shooters, Erick Vela, the week before the...

• Nebraska-bound car involved in tragic accident

  Staff Writer | December 21, 2006 12:15 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Another tragic motor vehicle accident happened Tuesday when a woman exiting her car was hit by a semi-trailer and killed. The car was heading from Mississippi to Nebraska, a report from the Kansas City Star saidApparently the driver of the car lost control and hit a guardrail twice, causing the airbags to deploy as she rounded a curve. As she exited her vehicle, an 18-wheeler traveling in the...

• Heart attack victim loses suit over Vioxx

  Dan Friedman | December 15, 2006 4:39 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A federal jury has rejected a Tennessee man's claim against Merck, the manufacturer of Vioxx. Merck has consistently maintained that they are going to defend each lawsuit individually. One unique factor in this case was that the plaintiff had used illegal drugs and had written bad checks, thus putting his credibility on the line. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1166004319457

• Driver dies in tragic truck accident

  Staff Writer | December 14, 2006 10:11 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A truck driver on Nebraska Highway 8 died in a tragic motor vehicle accident last Thursday about a half mile east of Odell, a report from The Beatrice Daily Sun said. The cause of the accident was apparently a deer, which collided with the semi truck, hitting the upper portion of the hood and crashing through the windshield actually striking the driver. The driver swerved and overturned the...

• New allegations against Fen-Phen

  Dan Friedman | December 10, 2006 3:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Five women in Chicago have sued Wyeth, the manufacturer of the recalled diet drug Fen-Phen, alleging that their use of the drug caused them to develope a serious lung condition which often results in death.

• Be honest with your doctor

  Dan Friedman | December 09, 2006 9:03 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  When a person seeks medical treatment from a doctor after being involved in an accident, one of the first questions the doctor will ask is about your medical history. If you have EVER had any type of pain in the area of your body that was hurt in the accident, it is imperative that you share that information with the doctor. If the doctor is called upon to testify about the cause of your...

• If you're hurt, get treated immediately

  Dan Friedman | December 07, 2006 8:56 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  When you or a loved one is involved in a car accident, if you are injured it is important that you seek treatment immediately. Insurance companies and their attorneys frequently refuse to pay the fair value of a claim when the injured party waits a long time after the accident to seek treatment. The common argument that they use is "if someone is really injured, then he or she will go and see...