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• Nebraska Will Now FINALLY Require Continuing Legal Education for its Attorneys

  Craig Kelley | August 23, 2006 11:10 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  SEE THE PRESS RELEASE BELOW FOLLOWED BY MY OPINIONS:SUPREME COURT ADOPTS THE CONCEPT OF MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION FOR ACTIVE LAWYERS IN NEBRASKAThe NSBA House of Delegates passed a resolution in 2004 that requested the Nebraska Supreme Court to adopt the concept of mandatory continuing education for lawyers. A copy of the resolution is attached. After this resolution was adopted, law...

• More and More Women Riding Motorcycles

  Craig Kelley | August 13, 2006 1:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  A great thing I experience when motorcycling these days is the ever-increasing number of ladies purchasing and riding motorcyles on their own, rather than riding on the back of a bike as was the norm in the past.The reason I pass on this information is to strongly encourage all female riders, most of whom did not ride in their youth like many males who are returning to motorcycling, to take BOTH...

• Tommy Craft Memorial Fund Ride on 8-20-06

  Craig Kelley | August 12, 2006 1:40 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  As a PROUD Board Member and Legal Counsel to the this great Charitable Organization, I present to you the MOTORCYCLE EVENT OF THE SUMMER!!http://www.tcmfund.org/pdf/TCMF2006Flyer.pdfYes, the umpteenth annual Tommy Craft Memorial Fund Ride will commence at Dillon Brothers Harley-Davidson and conclude with the Fishheads at the Anchor Inn, in the SUNDAY RIDE of the SUMMER!!Spread the Word!

• Tractor-Trailer Accidents Due to Truck Driver Fatigue Remain a Very Serious Problem in Iowa, Nebraska and Across the U.S.

  Craig Kelley | August 11, 2006 1:21 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Every year, almost 500,000 large trucks (tractor-trailers or "semis") are involved in traffic accidents in the United States alone. Approximately 1% (5,000) of these accidents involving semi trailer trucks result in fatalities. In fact, one out of every eight traffic fatalities in the United States is caused by a collision with a large truck. Not surprisingly, most of the deaths and injuries...

• Proud To Be A Trial Attorney - No Matter What They Call Me!

  Craig Kelley | August 10, 2006 1:04 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  On July 19, 2006, members of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) voted at their annual membership meeting in Seattle, Washington to change the organization's name to the American Association for Justice. I , as well as ALL members of my Firm, voted to leave the anme as it was and has been.The reason for the new name, the American Association for Justice, is supposedly to better...

• Early Model Year Dodge Durango May Have Front Suspension Problems

  Craig Kelley | August 09, 2006 1:59 AM | 11 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating 1998-2003 Dodge Durangos after receiving several reports of upper ball joint failures on the vehicles' front suspension area. According to the NHTSA, the upper ball joint failures have caused the wheels to fall off two different Dodge Durangos and the front suspension to collapse on two other Durangos. While the NHTSA...

• Head and Brain Injury Overview - Follow-up Care May Be Needed

  Craig Kelley | August 08, 2006 1:49 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  In just the United States alone, 1,000,000-plus people suffer from head injury each year. Head impact injuries, especially "traumatic brain injuries," can leave the victim in varying states of permanent injury. Blunt trauma to the skull area is the most likely source of traumatic brain injury. With traumatic brain injury, the victim's brain may swell, bruise, and tear.Traumatic Brain...

• I WANT TO BE IN STURGIS!!

  Craig Kelley | August 07, 2006 9:38 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  In spite of the fact that there is too many people, too much traffic, too many accidents, and too many inexperienced riders that have not taken the proper motorcycle safety courses:I really wish I was up in the Black Hills riding Needles Highway, Iron Mountain Road, and checking out Mount Rushmore under the lights after an afternoon of tranquility at Sylvan Lake.So, all of you who did get to...