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• Kansas Court of Appeals Rules Against Injured Worker

  Matthew Bergmann | February 16, 2007 6:12 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Kansas Court of Appeals has ruled against an injured employee who was previously awarded a work disability.In Graham v. Dokter Trucking Group, the Court of Appeals reveiwed the burden of proof required to prove work disablity under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act. The injured worker had been an over-the-road truck driver when he fell from a trailer and injured himself. Following the...

• Driver Hits School Bus, Four People Injured

  Matthew Bergmann | February 13, 2007 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Topeka, Kansas -- Several U.S.D. 501 students suffered injuries Monday morning when a vehicle ran a red light and crashed into their school bus. The driver of the school bus and three children were treated for minor injuries following the accident which occured near the corner of S.W. 6th and Washburn. Fortunately, the school bus had just begun its morning route and had not picked up many...

• New Warning on Guidant Heart Defibrillators

  Matthew Bergmann | August 05, 2006 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Boston Scientific Co. has issued a warning to doctors that another 996 defibrillators made by its Guidant unit may be defecitve, placing receiptents of the deivice at high risk for sudden cardiac death.No deaths or injuries have been linked to the battery failures, the Natick, Mass.-based company said Monday. The defect, a faulty low-voltage capacitor, was confirmed in 30 defibrillators...

• Search Continues for Vehicle in Deadly Hit and Run Case

  Matthew Bergmann | July 24, 2006 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Local law enforcement continues to search for a vechile involved in a hit-and-run accident last week. Topeka police have determined that a 1990s model Chevrolet van or van-type vehicle was involved in death of Eric Schneider, 53, of Topeka, last week. The department's Accident Reconstruction Unit is continuing to investigate the accident that killed Schneider. Scheider was found lying in the...

• Ex Cop Sues Taser Company

  James B. Biggs | May 15, 2006 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A lawsuit has been filed against a leading manufacturer of stun guns, alleging that the company has mislead law enforcement officers about possible dangers that could occur during training exercises. A former Kansas City, Kan., police officer has filed a lawsuit against Taser International Inc., contending an electrical shock from a Taser stun gun during a training exercise caused muscle...

• Car and School Bus Collide; Ten Children Injured

  Brenda L. Head | March 30, 2006 1:38 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A car slammed into a school bus Wednesday morning in Topeka, Kansas, leaving ten Chase Middle School students with minor injuries. The accident occured when the the bus was traveling south on N.E. Monroe and the car, a white Chevrolet, ran a stop sign. The car then continued out of control and hit the corner of nearby home. In all, the bus was carrying 31 middle school students, ten of which...

• Kansas Court Finds Allergic Condition To Be Repetitive Work Injury

  James B. Biggs | March 27, 2006 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Kansas Court of Appeals recently held that some injuries compensable under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act are hybrid conditions that have elements of both a work-related injury and an occupational disease. In Casey v. Dillon Companies, Inc., Docket No. 93,302 (July 1, 2005), the claimant developed allergic reactions while employed at Dillons. Testing revealed that she was allergic to...

• Worker Injured While Running Errand Wins At Kansas Court Of Appeals

  James B. Biggs | March 23, 2006 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Kansas Court of Appeals has found that a worker who was injured in a auto accident, after he had left his job to retrive a set of work keys at home, has suffered an injury compensable under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act. In Ridenour v. Kenneth R. Johnson, Inc., Docket No. 94,149 (December 16, 2005), the Court of Appeals addressed the work-related errand/special-purpose trip exception...

• Defective Product Recalls

  Staff Writer | December 08, 2005 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  The Wichita Eagle provides a list of defective products that are being recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The list includes defective trestle ladders, electric tower fans, baby cribs, kids' activity trunks, sweatshirts, ATVs and other items.Continuously updated information on product recalls and safety news is available at www.cpsc.gov.

• Lawsuit Challenges Workers' Compensation Law

  Staff Writer | December 08, 2005 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Things are really heating up in Missouri over their new workers' compensation law. Over 70 labor groups have filed suit challenging whether the law is constitutional. The new law, which changed our neighboring state's nearly 80 year old workers' compensation system, essentially makes it harder for workers to prove their injuries are work-related and was a top priority for Republican governor...