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• Bill Proposes Restricting Teen Drivers

  Christina Cole | March 10, 2007 11:23 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Nebraska could help save more teenagers' lives with a law to keep them from driving at night, using a cell phone and having a crowd of passengers along while operating a vehicle, state lawmakers were told.Chealander, testifying in front of Legislature's Transportation Committee, supports a bill proposed by State Senator John Harms of Gering to tighten state teen driving laws in Nebraska. He...

• First Vioxx Trial in Midwest Questions Merck's Motives

  Dan Friedman | March 07, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A jury in Edwardsville, Illinois is listening to the evidence as lawyers for Patricia Schwaller argue that her 2003 death was caused by Vioxx. Ms. Schwaller took the drug for 20 months before she had a heart attack. Her attorneys are arguing that Merck's own documents show that the company put profits ahead of people.

• Woman in Critical Condition after Car Accident

  Christina Cole | March 01, 2007 12:10 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A Nebraska woman is in critical condition after a car accident in which she was struck by a vehicle on Sunday while outside her car helping care for an injured dog on the highway.According to Officials - the woman, 36, of Linocln, Nebraska was driving when she came upon another vehicle which was stopped in the roadway. The driver had hit a dog on the road and stopped to make sure the injured...