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ISU research and H1N1, Are pigs luckier than are humans?

Posted on May 09, 2009
ISU research shows, H1N1 Virus Vaccine could have been readily available within 2 months of first case Traditional methods can make a human vaccine in 5 to six months and for swine, 11 to 12 months. Aphavax, a North Carolina company developed a technique for more quickly developing vaccines for humans...

The prettiest thing you can wear to prom is a seat belt.

Posted on May 09, 2009
Personal injury isn't pretty. In fact some of what we see as P.I. lawyers makes us sick. Some makes go home at night when our children are little and sit on their beds just looking at them and hoping there will never be a day when they make some dreadful mistake or get caught up in something that leads to a tragedy...

Teacher left paralyzed after surgery, blames spinal stenosis?

Posted on May 09, 2009
A ninth-grade teacher from Lincoln High School in Des Moines, Iowa is reported to have a condition called spinal stenosis. It is reported that went into surgery to correct the problem and came out paralyzed. The question today is whether this condition in Jeff Mullin could have caused his paralysis? Answer: Not likely...

Tort Reform Protocol: Oops! Sorry! The Apology, a new Gold Standard of Practice.

Posted on May 08, 2009
The claim is made that lawyers and lawsuits are to blame for the rising health care costs. The promise tort reformers make is to trust the bold and unproven assumption that costs of medical care will go down if you get rid of the law suits for malpractice...

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Waterloo, Iowa fall into water tower, worker not yet identified

Posted on May 08, 2009
We have previously reported on a maintenance worker falling from a water tower into the tower itself. Today we report on another incident in Waterloo, Iowa where the same thing occurred. This time it took an hour to rescue the man. The maintenance worker was sandblasting the inside of the water tower...

MIDWEST Tort Reform News Roundup: Without p.i. law and lawyers you'd be screwed.

Posted on May 07, 2009
Do you believe the famous Shakespeare line often times misquoted as: The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers... That is what tort reformers hope you think every time you read about another lawsuit. That's why they put so much money into maligning the McDonald's burn case...

Texas Tort Reform Math: Your life + my mistake = your problem.

Posted on May 07, 2009
I was thinking maybe I should leave the Great State of Texas alone for awhile and allow them time to learn from their mistakes. But I can't do that. I take the lawyering job too seriously to just let it go. It seems wrong for professionals that make hundreds of thousands of dollars of income each and every year to ask patients who earn minimum wage to take financial responsibility for their professional mistakes...

Iowa worker Trinidad, dies after fall and OSHA-IOSH fines employer $375,000

Posted on May 07, 2009
The Register reports the Clear Lake company we posted on previously for the death of a worker, Simon Trinidad, a 35 year-old when he fell into a metal hopper, was fined by IOSH in the amount of $375,000. Apparently this is the second time this company has been fined for a similar violation...

Iowa Lottery: Is it being run as a criminal enterprise?

Posted on May 06, 2009
The Quad City Times published an editorial on Friday, April 24, 2009 that raises the question about whether Iowa lottery officials should be fired for not anticipating, investigating and then addressing the fraud that is rampant in the system. Anyone playing the lottery needs to read the Ombudsman's report investigating the Iowa lottery system and how a few very lucky people seem to be beating the odds of winning...

Do Texas malpractice caps work or is this just more hocus pockus?

Posted on May 06, 2009
After six years of limiting the quality of life damages in Texas for the most severely injured patients Texas is finding out that promises of lower health care costs is just another broken promise by politicians. In 2003 Texas amended its Constitution to allow the legislature to limit the recovery of patients and clients of medical service providers...

Keota man dies after succoming to severe injuries

Posted on May 06, 2009
Keota man dies after suffering severe injuries in a two-car crash in Washington County, Iowa. The two male drivers were Ryan Detwieler and Jared Gent of Wellman. Detweiler died at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBbc5he19CE Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi

Is your lottery fair?

Posted on May 05, 2009
There are problems with the Iowa lottery and the retailers are at center stage. Here is how the Iowa lottery is sold. WHAT CAME FIRST THE CHICKEN OR THE CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLXZe5wjvgQ WHAT IS REALITY? How can so few people be so lucky? To understand what is going on take a look at this MSNBC investigation video involving the California lottery...

"I won't need a lawyer, because I'll be honest with the adjuster and they will with me."

Posted on May 05, 2009
After a car accident, for the most part many people start off thinking that being fair and honest will carry the day. Most people's definition of fairness and honesty has to do with talking long and telling it all and then the insurance benefit engine will start up and the claim will miraculously get settled...

Ten year old Mason City child killed while crossing a highway

Posted on May 05, 2009
A Mason City, Iowa child was killed while crossing Highway 122 between S. Georgia and S. Jersey. A group of children ran across the street in front of the car being driven by Kyle Leedom (18) when one child stopped and the car struck him. The child was taken to Mercy Hospital in Mason City, where he was pronounced dead...

Living on the edge of reason in America; Gay Marriage in Iowa and the Swine Flu

Posted on May 04, 2009
Growing up a New Englander I attended college in Iowa and then decided to remain because people here still had common sense and were honest. I'm starting to wonder if it's not time to move back east. The Iowa Supreme Court found Iowa must provide applications to marry to gay couples...

"Let's start at the end because you can't tell a story unless you know where it's going."

Posted on May 04, 2009
My news alerts picked up this question and answer in SaddleBag World about the debate on whether helmets for motorcycle riders should be mandatory. This is tort reform we could really use. I'll say right now with so many other issues that need discussing I'm hoping not to have to go through this summer discussing this issue ad nauseum...

Helmets don't always help to avoid brain damage or death of the rider

Posted on May 04, 2009
On April 14th 2009 William Lee Kilmer of Des Moines was traveling west on Aurora Avenue when he lost control of his motorcycle hit a curb and crashed head first into a tree. Mr. Kilmer was not wearing a helmet which some believe could have saved his life...

Hit-And-Run accident near Treynor, Iowa puts boy in the hospital

Posted on May 03, 2009
Hit-And-Run accident near Treynor, Iowa puts boy in the hospital Police seek the identity of the driver of a red sports car with a black strip in and around Pottawatamie County, Iowa. The driver struck a young boy who was crossing Highway 92 at an elementary school...

What you need to know about Swine Flu or H1N1:...or why you don't need to be afraid of "this little piggy"

Posted on May 02, 2009
What you need to know about Swine Flu or H1N1: …..or why you don't need to be afraid of 'this little piggy' Swine Flu symptoms are the same as any typical flu, fever, body aches, headache, coughing, sneezing, and less often stomach upset and diarrhea...

Little Bondurant, Iowa leading the way in wasteful government spending

Posted on May 02, 2009
No one needs to be told the United States is in recession/depression and a budgetary crisis for over spending. No one should need to be reminded of these facts. That is of course unless you're officially from the City of Bondurant. Welcome to the City of Bondurant the most greedy and un-American town in Iowa...

Woman losses arm in crash on I-80 in Iowa

Posted on May 02, 2009
With her husband driving a crash occurred with her side of the SUV, causing her to lose her arm. She is 36 years old. The collision occurred with the rear of the slow moving semi truck. The woman was Cari Segebart and the collision occurred on I-80 east of Council Bluffs, Iowa on Tuesday...

When I hear, "It would never happen to me." I think, confidence kills and it will kill you just like it did my father.

Posted on May 01, 2009
FRIVOLOUS DECISIONS RELY ON FACTS THAT RARELY EXIST. CRITICAL FACTS SHOULD NEVER BE ASSUMED WITHOUT DEFINITE PROOF I saw this statement in an advertisement: 'It would never happen to me.' The quote was by a young girl. Reading it got me thinking about several aspects of tort reform...

What is it like to be in prison? Part 6, Pelican Bay State Prison

Posted on April 30, 2009
Today I'm pondering what life would be like while in prison. The who, what, where, when and how of a prisoner's life behind bars. LIFE INSIDE PRISON - PART 1 - Growing old in prison has it's own challenges, but being old when you go in and knowing you'll probably die inside is itself a difficult adjustment...

What is it like to be in prison? Part 5, America's Meanest Prisons

Posted on April 30, 2009
Today I'm pondering what life would be like while in prison. The who, what, where, when and how of a prisoner's life behind bars. AMERICA'S HARDEST PRISONS - Although not likely to ever be sent to a really mean prison, prison nonetheless is a new harsh reality that never get's better; you can only hope it doesn't get worse...

What is it like to be in prison? Part 4, "Ya know what I'm sayen?"

Posted on April 30, 2009
Today I'm pondering what life would be like while in prison. The who, what, where, when and how of a prisoner's life behind bars. Bernie will need to learn a new language and it won't be that of complicated investment strategy. THE TALK OF PRISONERS- INSIDE THE WALLS OF SAN QUENTIN Bernie's Homies, his home boyz...

What is it like to be in prison? Part 3, A Day In The Life Of

Posted on April 30, 2009
Today I'm pondering what life would be like while in prison. The who, what, where, when and how of a prisoner's life behind bars. A DAY BEHIND BARS - It's about boredom and edginess, you know what I mean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6RQs99NLPE Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi

What is it like to be in prison? Part 2, The End Game for Securities Fraud

Posted on April 30, 2009
Today I'm pondering what life would be like while in prison. The who, what, where, when and how of a prisoner's life behind bars. PRISON SKINHEADS - I doubt Madoff will run into this guy or anyone like him but you never know. http://www.youtube...

Prisoners Having Access To The Internet In Prison? Are We Serious? Yes, It Saves Taxpayer Dollars

Posted on April 30, 2009
PRISON EMAIL What Trulincs shows is that when people commit crimes and are thrown into prison the unofficial policy of the U.S. government is upon to release for the extended family to pick up the pieces of the inmate's life. Trulincs is the anachronism for the prison email system...

What is it like to be in prison? Part 1, 401K Insurance, Charge Madoff in State Court

Posted on April 30, 2009
MSNBC LOCKUP - What Jail is like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXb_5vjF-zw MSNBC show Lockup showing what the Utah State Jail goes through from day to day. Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi

Media On Trial: RIP, IS BOB WOODWARD DEAD?

Posted on April 30, 2009
Bob, who cares who deep-throat was? Was, was , was! How about is, is, is? Mr. Woodward, stop with promoting the book deals! How about you spend some time promoting journalism? Young journalists, what seems more important than Bob's current book deal is who deep throat is today and tomorrow and what they are hiding? Calling all of you young journalists to look at what Jane Akre and Steve Wilson did...

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