Miscellaneous

• Don't Get Hit By A Train In Nevada

  Steve Klearman | May 29, 2008 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Vehicle Warnings According to Operation Life­saver, an average of eight collisions between trains and motorists occur every day. Over 350 people are killed each year, and about 1,000 are...

• Tips for Driving Under the Influence in Nevada

  Steve Klearman | May 14, 2008 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications are intended to keep us healthy. In the wrong cir­cumstances – especially when we are behind the wheel of a vehicle – our drugs could...

• Dealing with Driving Distractions

  Steve Klearman | May 12, 2008 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  I continue my discussion of driving safely with the following about distractions: A recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that driver distraction is a...

• Fat and Fit?

  Steve Klearman | April 29, 2008 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Yahoo New, in a story by AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner, reports that "new research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart...

• Medical Care Costs Climb

  Steve Klearman | March 14, 2008 6:37 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Briefly: the cost of medical care posted a small 0.1 percent increase in February as doctors' fees actually fell. However, medical care, the fastest-rising price category outside of energy, is still up by 4.5 percent over the past year.

• Vegas Ricin Apparently for Baking Cookies

  Steve Klearman | March 01, 2008 6:02 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  A number of weeks back I was flying into Vegas, and as we were nearly on the ground I looked out my airplane window and noticed an unusual sight, even for Vegas: the top floor of the Monte Carlo was on fire and there were flames jumping off the top of the hotel. And then, suddenly, the pilot aborted the landing and we were back up in the air. No explanation given.That's the way authorities now...

• Big Earthquake Near Elko, Nevada

  Steve Klearman | February 21, 2008 7:22 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  As many Nevadans know, Nevada is earthquake country.This just in this morning:A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Nevada this morning with reports of property damage but no injuries so far. The quake had its center approximately 10 miles from the Utah border. Good news so far regarding injuries; though the area that the quake affected is largely unpopulated.As an aside: Elko County is...

• Back from Other Places

  Steve Klearman | February 12, 2008 5:40 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  I've been wrapped up in litigation lately and otherwise trying to take advantage of the epic snow that we've been seeing; and I've therefore been remiss in finishing the last of the series I started. I will do that within a day or two.In the brief time I've been away there have been major medical discoveries, the Internet went down for one side of the world, Blackberry stopped working for a...

• Be Safe on the Ice and Snow

  Steve Klearman | January 08, 2008 7:11 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  On January 4th, one of the worst storms in recent history hit the Sierra Nevadas, knocking out power, causing flooding and forcing people to evacuate their homes. The storm initially dropped roughly six to ten inches of rain, which turned to snow later on that evening. After 44 inches of snow followed the rain, the levees in Fernley, Nevada were stressed to their breaking point, causing them to...

• Sopranos Genius Defends His Thoughts

  Steve Klearman | December 20, 2007 7:56 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Yes, every now and then I stray from injury law, sometimes into other areas of law, sometimes further.Associated Press writer, Janet Frankston Lorin, reports that David Chase, the well-known creator of the Sopranos (and other fine entertainment) is in the midst of a lawsuit.At issue is whether the services Robert Baer provided during Chase's development of "The Sopranos" pilot should be...