InjuryBoard Topeka Archives

• Car and School Bus Collide; Ten Children Injured

  Brenda L. Head | March 30, 2006 1:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  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 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  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...

• Kansas Governor Vetoes Workers Compensation Bill

  James B. Biggs | March 24, 2006 10:35 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Legislation that would change the amount of benefits due to injured workers has been vetoed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Over the past month benefits for injured workers has become a hot topic in Kansas with businesses and trial lawyer associations fighting on both sides of the battle. This specific measure would have limited an employers' responsibility for workers' compensation when an...

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

  James B. Biggs | March 23, 2006 4:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  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...

• Kansas Injured Workers Required To Make Good Faith Effort In Finding Jobs

  James B. Biggs | March 15, 2006 9:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  The Kansas Workers Compensation Appeals Board has changed the way injured workers, seeking a work disabilty, will look for jobs. Essentially, the Appeals Board has placed a burden on the injured worker to show that a good faith effort has been made to find employment within their given work restrictions. In the case of Thomas v. Dollar General Corp., W.C.A.B. 1,008,265 (February 2005), the...

• Millions Lost Due To Workplace Injuries

  James B. Biggs | March 13, 2006 10:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Workplace injuries result in the loss of millions of dollars to Kansans and their employers, both from medical costs and from work absenteeism.Most businesses have workplace safety rules in place, even those businesses that don't seem like they are at high risk for injuries, such as offices.Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, being in the insurance business, is particularly aware of how much...

• Medtronic: Major Recall of Marquis ICD Models

  Matthew Bergmann | March 11, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  On February 11, 2005, Medtronic, Inc., the nation's leading manufacturer of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), issued a warning to physicians regarding a defect in approximately 80,000 Marquis ICD models. ICDs are designed to detect heartbeat irregularities and restore normal rhythm by sending an electrical pulse to the heart.Medtronic, Inc. revealed that a battery shortening...

• New Workers Compensation Rule on Drugs and Alchohol

  James B. Biggs | March 09, 2006 10:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has signed a bill aimed to keep businesses from paying workers' compensation benefits to employees for drug or alcohol-related accidents.The change was spearheaded by business groups looking and should clear up what rules apply when an employer suspects alcohol or drug played a part in a worker's injury.Current Kansas law states that an employer doesn't have to...

• Vioxx Recalled

  Matthew Bergmann | March 07, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Vioxx, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) medication, was prescribed for just five years before its manufacturer, Merck & Co., issued a worldwide voluntary recall. One of the most widely used drugs, Vioxx was prescribed to children and adults to manage symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, women to ease their menstrual cramps, and a variety of other people to alleviate swelling and acute...

• Topeka Requires Contractors To Have Insurance

  James B. Biggs | March 05, 2006 10:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  The city has minimized the risk to Topekans building or remodeling homes of being preyed upon by fly-by-night or fraudulent contractors.Since December 2004, the city of Topeka has required general contractors to have a minimum of $300,000 in liability insurance, a general contractor certification and workers compensation insurance, if they have employees."Before December of 2004, anyone walking...

• Ortho Evra® Patch -- FDA Warnings & Potential Dangers

  Matthew Bergmann | March 03, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  A new FDA warning alerts consumers about potential dangers of the Ortho Evra® patch. First approved by the FDA in November 2001, the Ortho Evra® birth control patch is a transdermal patch that is applied to the skin and worn for one week.The patch is replaced every week for 3 weeks, followed by one patch-free week. Currently, Ortho Evra® is the only birth control patch available and its...