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• Welder Recovers in Ohio for Manganese Exposure

  John Inserra | December 10, 2007 8:35 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  It is reported in the Cincinnati Post that A federal jury awarded $17.5 million to a welder who sued five companies on claims that he got sick from inhaled fumes, marking the second time in 18 such cases that a verdict has come down on the side of workers.The jury in Cleveland found that the five companies showed negligence by not warning the plaintiff of the toxicity of manganese in their...

• Retaliation in Worker's Compensation

  John Inserra | July 09, 2007 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The case of Trosper v Bag N Save sets forth the Nebraska Supreme Court's acceptance of a cause of action for the retaliatory demotion for the filing of a Worker's Compensation claim. [7] Focusing on our rationale in Jackson, we conclude thata cause of action for retaliatory demotion exists when an employerdemotes an employee for filing a workers' compensationclaim. When we recognized a...

• Healthcare - A Start

  John Inserra | May 29, 2007 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Finally a start to the curbing of health care costs. First, the consumer must know the cost of the service, so he or she can make a judgment about that service. Will this curtail costs? Who knows! I believe it is a least a step in the right direction.California's largest private physician practice has become one of the first doctor groups in the nation, and almost certainly the largest, to...

• Healthcare

  John Inserra | April 17, 2007 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One doctor's opinion!America's health insurance system is sick. The symptoms: high costs, lack of access, declining choice, increasing medical homelessness.[1] The etiology: our dependence on private health insurance. In no other industrialized nation does the majority of people rely on private health insurance to get healthcare.Private health insurance is like a sponge: It sucks up dollars but...

• Intervertebral Disk Replacement

  John Inserra | March 30, 2007 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A small study shows promise for intervertebral disk replacement rather than spinal fusion or artificial disk replacements. Preliminary experience in 5 patients with degenerative spine disease suggests that transplantation of fresh-frozen intervertebral disks preserved motion and stability of the spinal unit, despite some signs of mild degeneration in the disks over follow-up. Neurologic symptoms...

• LawyersUSA Top Ten Verdicts fall for 2006

  John Inserra | January 18, 2007 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It is always interesting to read about the top ten plaintiff's verdicts in any given year. An article in LawyersUSA indicates a significant drop in the dollar amount of these verdicts.

• Unions say electrical hazards high for workers

  Staff Writer | January 18, 2007 1:42 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  UNI global union reports that there has been an recent increase in electrocution deaths among technicians at American companies, and many union leaders are pushing for employers to offer greater protection against these worksite injuries and deaths.CWA and the IBEW have met with Verizon, AT&T and others to discuss and encourage positive changes in training, education, equipment and other areas....

• ASSE to discuss hexavalent chromium standard

  Staff Writer | January 18, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A report from Des Plaines, Illinois, says that The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will host a discussion of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Healthy Administration (OSHA) Hexavalent Chromium Standard this month. OSHA created the standard to improve the safety, health and environmental profession. Hexavalent chromium (CR(VI)) exposure can be detrimental to workers' health in a...

• Microdiscectomy Study

  John Inserra | January 09, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsOmaha, NE Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A study reported at Medscape: Not a large study but it seems to fall in line with recent trends for treatment of herniated discs.Study Design: Prospective randomized controlled trial.Objective: To assess effectiveness of microdiscectomy in lumbar disc herniation patients with 6 to 12 weeks of symptoms but no absolute indication for surgery.Summary of Background Data: There is limited evidence...

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

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2006 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsLincoln, NE 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...