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• Trooper, 2 Others Injured in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | February 23, 2007 4:17 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Nebraska State Trooper and two women, passengers in seperate vehicles, were involved in a three-vehicle-accident on Interstate 80.The Trooper was checking water levels of Platte River with his vehicle facing east on the shoulder of the road. His Dodge Durango was hit by a car a going eastbound. When he went to check on the car that crashed into his SUV, that car was struck by another car.Both...

• $3 million verdict in Prempro case

  Dan Friedman | February 21, 2007 3:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A jury in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has found that the drug maker Wyeth is liable for failing to warn a woman about the risks of breast cancer posed by its drug, Prempro. Wyeth has now lost two lawsuits. It won several others. The verdict included money for compensatory damages, but not punitive damages. There are between 5,000-10,000 such cases nationwide.

• Man Killed in Car Wreck

  Christina Cole | February 14, 2007 1:47 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Bismarck man was killed in a car wreck on the icy roads of Nebraska.State Patrol says, a 35-year-old man died on Monday in a crash that closed the highway for approximately nine hours.Police said the driver was in a semi-trailer that crashed into the back of the car, spiraling both vehicles into the highway median.The semi-trailer continued down the road into the eastbound lanes, crashing into...

• Recall on Honda Civic Hybrids

  Christina Cole | February 10, 2007 11:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Honda Motor Company is recalling 45,335 Honda Civic Hybrid sedans all over the world to replace an electrical defect that can cause the engine to stop running without any warning.Most of the recalled vehicles were sold within the United States. To date, Honda has not received any reports of injuries related to the recall.The hybrid sedans all have a defective voltage converter which could cause...

• Accident fatalities down on Nebraska's roads

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A report News 5 KHAS-TV say that fatal motor vehicle accidents on Nebraska's roadways during 2006 were down three percent from the previous year.Nebraska State Patrol says that there were 10 fewer accidents last year, giving credit to new programs encouraging drivers to wear their seatbelts. "Click It Or Ticket" is one such program that has more than half of central Nebraska's drivers buckling...

• IKEA Recalls Vases

  Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 1:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Nearly 1 million PARODI Glass Floor Vases are being recalled by IKEA worldwide. The base of the vase can break off unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.To date IKEA has received 17 reports of the vases breaking, seven have been with injury. In the U.S. a single incident has been reported, with a woman sustaining a cut to her foot. Six reports involving injuries have been...