http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/ Published By Kooi Law Firm en-us 2010-02-22T11:20:06-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2010/02/a_head_on_collision_claims_the.html Bartholomew County Sheriff's Dep. Jeff Wehmiller is working to investigate a crash that left a Columbus teenager and a Bluffton dead Friday afternoon. The head-on collision occurred near 5913 W. Indiana 46. Both men, Michael Brickley, 57, of Bluffton and... AUTO ACCIDENTS Jeffrey R. Kooi 2010-02-22T11:20:06-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2010/02/drunk_driver_injures_indiana_s.html Indiana State Trooper, Nick Klingkammer, was in his squad car stopped at a light near the intersection of Keystone and Fall Creek at around 1:30 am this morning when a vehicle driven by Sonja Dixon collided with him. Klingkammer was... AUTO ACCIDENTS Jeffrey R. Kooi 2010-02-19T10:27:12-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2010/02/morning_weather_is_blamed_for.html A woman, who has not yet been identified by authorities, lost her life Monday morning when her vehicle was struck on north side of Indianapolis near North Michigan Road and Thorny Croft The accident occurred this morning just after 8... AUTO ACCIDENTS Jeffrey R. Kooi 2010-02-15T12:39:18-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2010/01/some_indiana_work_injuries_fal.html Generally speaking, Indiana workers are precluded from filing a lawsuit against their employers or other people employed by the same employer when they are injured on the job. However, in the event that one can prove that the injury was... WORKERS COMPENSATION Jeffrey R. Kooi 2010-01-15T12:14:02-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2009/10/indiana_work_comp_handbook.html The Indiana Worker's Compensation Board has issued a handbook to facilitate employees' and employers' understanding of the laws which govern Indiana Work Comp claims. The following is a link to the Board's website and Handbook posting: INDIANA WORK COMP HANDBOOK... WORKERS COMPENSATION Jeffrey R. Kooi 2009-10-27T10:57:25-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2009/10/semi_tractor_trailer_overturns.html AUTO ACCIDENTS Jeffrey R. Kooi 2009-10-21T10:44:49-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2009/09/two_people_are_seriously_injur.html Two people were seriously injured in a morning car accident near State Road 13 when a truck driver pulled out into the path of a Chevy Impala. Police reported that the driver and a passenger in the Impala were taken... AUTO ACCIDENTS Jeffrey R. Kooi 2009-09-10T13:32:41-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2009/09/indiana_court_upholds_woker_co.html The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the Worker's Compensation Board's prior ruling that an employer, a pizza retailer, must pay for the weight-loss surgery of an obese employee. All is not as it seems with this headline; however, as... WORKERS COMPENSATION Jeffrey R. Kooi 2009-09-09T14:48:15-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2009/09/lapband_weight_loss_surgery_to.html The LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System is a gastric banding system that helps individuals lose and control weight by reducing the amount of food that their stomach can hold at one time. According to the parent-company's website, the name "LAP-BAND"... WORKERS COMPENSATION Jeffrey R. Kooi 2009-09-05T15:04:00-05:00 http://www.indiana-injury-lawyer-blog.com/2009/08/indiana_worker_compensation_bo.html The Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana maintains a website that allows victims of work-related injuries in Indiana to research issues related to potential claims, obtain forms to file claims, and answer common questions regarding injuries sustained while on the job.... WORKERS COMPENSATION Jeffrey R. Kooi 2009-08-31T14:21:53-05:00