Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• Cell Phone Use Laws While Driving

  John Inserra | July 16, 2007 11:07 AM | 1 CommentOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Concern over the increasing use of cell phones has prompted legislatures in a number of states to attempt to ban, or at least restrict, cell phone use while driving, particularly among novice drivers. Attached is a chart outlining the use of cell phones while driving for each state. For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Driver dies in tragic truck accident

  Staff Writer | December 14, 2006 10:11 AM | 1 CommentLincoln, NE 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...

• Jeep Liberty Recall

  John Inserra | August 11, 2006 2:45 PM | 1 CommentOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler is recalling about 832,500 Jeep Liberty sport utility vehicles to fix a steering part. The front suspension lower ball joints on 2002 to 2006 Liberty SUVs will be replaced, the automaker said in a statement. The part can experience excessive wear and in extreme cases may separate, causing a loss of steering control, Auburn Hills, Mich.-based Chrysler said.

• An issue of vehicle ownership and negligent entrustment

  John Inserra | February 29, 2008 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Nebraska Supreme court cleared up the issue of ownership requirements and the negligent entrustment of a vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident in the case of Richard A. DeWester, Personal Representative of theEstate of Lindsay DeWester, deceased, appellant, v. Kyle W. Watkins, an individual, appellee. In a nutshell, the Court held: Based on the Restatement's reasoning, most courts...

• New Automobile Safety Ratings

  John Inserra | January 10, 2008 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  New automobile ratings may be found at www.safecar.gov. A good web site when buying a car. A good website when investing defects and recalls.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• First DWI Court in Nebraska

  John Inserra | November 28, 2007 8:48 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Scottsbluff County Nebraska has instituted a "post sentence" DWI court, the first in the State of Nebraska.The goal of the court, like its drug court counterparts, is to get people enrolled in alcohol and/or drug treatment programs, mental health counseling as needed, and regular participation in Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous programs. A "post sentence" court is one that operates...

• Nebraska case Interprets Underinsurance Statute of Limitations

  John Inserra | November 11, 2007 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Nebraska Supreme Court further defined the underinsurance statute of limitations found at Neb. Rev. S tat. §§ 44-6401 to 44-6414 (Reissue 2004) in the case of Connie Reimers-Hild, appellant, v. State of Nebraska et al., appellees. filed on November 9, 2007. . Guide One Insurance Company was the tortfeasor's motor vehicle liability insurer. Guide One settled Reimers-Hild's claim, the...

• What makes a medical charge reasonable?

  John Inserra | September 26, 2007 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The case of Reyher v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company out of the Colorado Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's summary judgment on the issue of what a medical doctor should or should not be reimbursed by the automobile insurance company based on a submission of a Auto Injury Management database.In October 2001, Reyher was injured in an automobile accident and required...

• Federal Premption and Rental Cars

  John Inserra | September 18, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As reported by American Association for Justice (AAJ): In a ruling with wide implications for federal preemption and vicarious liability, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on September 14 declared the Graves Amendment unconstitutional. That amendment had given immunity to automobile rental agencies for harm caused by their vehicles (Vanguard Car Rental v. Huchon, Case...

• I35W Minneapolis Bridge Collapses; 30 Missing

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-02T13:15:11 | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The I-35W Interstate highway bridge in downtown Minneapolis plummeted over 60 feet into the Mississippi River, killing at least 7. Nearly thirty people remained missing as the search continued into the next day for cars that fell from the bridge into the river. The bridge was full to capacity of rush hour traffic when the accident occurred, which may have caused it to break up into sections...