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• Kansas Court of Appeals Rules Against Injured Worker

  Matthew Bergmann | February 16, 2007 6:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  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 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Kansas Supreme Court Reverses Rule for Injured Worker

  Matthew Bergmann | February 09, 2007 1:45 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  The Kansas Supreme Court has reversed a prior appellate decision and found a worker's claim of injury vaild under the Kansas Workers Compensation Act.In Rinke v. Bank of America, a bank employee left work at the end of her shift and walked to her car which was parked in a garage adjacent to the bank. She then slipped and fell on a patch of ice and sand in front of her car and was injured. At...

• Hernia Patch Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | February 07, 2007 10:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The Composix® Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch recall was upgraded to a Class 1 by the FDA because the device could cause serious health problems or death. People who have had hernia repair surgery should contact their doctor or hospital to find out if they are included in the recall. They should pay attention for the following symptoms: fever, tenderness at the site of the surgery, and/or persistent...

• Head-on Collision Kills One Man

  Shannon Weidemann | February 07, 2007 9:43 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A man was killed late Monday night when he drove over the center line on Kansas Highway 4 and was hit by another vehicle. John Michael Nunn, age 43, was driving his 1991 Honda Accord in the southbound lane. He was hit by a 2003 Ford pickup truck that was going north. The driver of the pickup truck Thomas J. Henniger, age 71, was injured and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He is in...