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Commonsense analysis of Iowa personal injury law. Focused on the rights of the common working man and woman.
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Construction site and construction trades safety month - Protecting your life.

Posted on July 01, 2008
Let's make July the month the trade union workers work safe by working smart. Starting in July we are going to cover accidents, safety equipment, the law, OSHA rules and regulations and some aspects of construction sites. Over the last 27 years my clients have overcome general contractors who refuse to set the job site up right or to control what goes on...

Post Disaster Planning - Iowa Lawyers Under Water Seek Assistance

Posted on June 28, 2008
Linn County , Iowa is two and one half hours away from West Des Moines , Iowa where I live. As far as the lawyers who work in downtown Cedar Rapids are concerned it might as well be on the moon. The water in downtown Cedar Rapids went high enough that it breached the 500 year flood plane zone...

Flooding in and Around Iowa Has Taken Down Two Major Bridges

Posted on June 27, 2008
The flooding has caused havoc in the Midwest and with the water receding additional problems are not just being uncovered but discovered. A railroad bridge collapsed late in the day Tuesday. Injured was the engineer in charge of moving the locomotive and cars off of the bridge that had been place to secure the bridge from being damaged by the raging flood waters...

Should children hanging around at the mall be more closely watched.

Posted on June 26, 2008
An 11-year old girl fell from the escalator area at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines , Iowa . Details are pretty sketchy at this point but West Des Moines EMS, fire and the police departments responded to the call. She was reported not breathing and CPR had to be administered...

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Bicyclist is injured after van rear ends another in Des Moines.

Posted on June 26, 2008
The Des Moines Register reports that a 47-year old woman was struck as she rode her bicycle on Merle Hay Road in Des Moines . A van owned by the French Way Cleaners ran into the rear of a Grand Caravan causing the Caravan to go sideways and into the bicycle...

Victoria's Secret lawsuit is not so bad. If you doubt it just ask its CEO.

Posted on June 25, 2008
If you haven't yet read the Complaint from the Victoria Secret "thong" lawsuit, you should.. I think this young lawyer means well, but his judgment is not yet ready for the practice of law. Of course the pundits will have a hay day with this one and the late night talk shows are provided with what they need for a good humorous monologue...

Tort Reform gets Borked!

Posted on June 24, 2008
Nothing makes tort reformers angrier then when tort reform measures are used against their claim. You see they like tort reform, so long as it applies to you. In their own minds they are special and different from you and me. They unlike us are more worthy of pain and suffering damages...

The Cigarette Constitution - It's the same one brought to you by the Tobacco Institute Reformers

Posted on June 23, 2008
Today I get to write from the heart. The Iowa legislature finally passed a ban on smoking in public businesses with the exception of Veteran's Homes and casinos. The Veteran's Homes I can understand from a political standpoint, but the casinos being exempted has me baffled...

Might I remind you about the tort reformists, how you voted and Mr. Niemoller's poem?

Posted on June 22, 2008
GMA did a story about a cruise line passenger having a heart attack and how the medical staff seemed preoccupied and never seemed to have the time to really examine the man before he passed on. And now everyone is up in arms. Chris Cuomo, having graduated from Fordham University's law school is well qualified to understand the issues involved...

Don't be fooled by tort reform. You too are just one accident away from my office.

Posted on June 21, 2008
Yesterday we saw how creative sentencing can look pretty splashy on the front page of the newspaper. Today we examine how what seems popular gives the public a false sense of security and can lead the Court to faulty reasoning and making an unsound decision...

Creative sentencing like tort reform may not be based on good judicial reasoning

Posted on June 20, 2008
For well over ten-years my injured clients have been impacted by the faulty reasoning of tort reformers who deform recovery rights while conveying just the opposite message. I've watched as legislation is titled with names conveying one message while actually doing the opposite...

Tort Reform - How the politics of fear clouds our minds about what is right and wrong.

Posted on June 18, 2008
It's titled, The downside of tort reform by Arnold Wax, M.D. Dr. Wax is a medical oncologist from Nevada. He's been active in promoting tort reform measures that have largely been implemented in that state. He recently experienced a clear case of substandard medical care that he was convinced would result in a fair result in her favor...

Are employee incentives as beneficial as they seem?

Posted on June 17, 2008
A few days ago around on the incentive programs being offered to workers by many construction companies and affiliate organizations. �The idea behind such programs is that, by providing various types of rewards for abiding by and maintaining safe environments, construction workers will make every attempt to ensure safe working conditions and decrease the risk of an accident on the work site...

Another CED death in Maryland -The Taser Model X26 used in the arrest.

Posted on June 17, 2008
IB Member Scott Kappes from Reich and Binstock, report on the wrongful death suit filed in Fredrick County, Maryland for the death of a 20 year old male who was shot with a Taser. A grand jury found the Officer justified in his actions. The medical examiner is reported to have found the cause of death to be a combination of the method of restraint, (the Taser), alcohol intoxication and a unique anatomical makeup...

Tort Reform - Radiologist / Wrongful Death Claim Post Draws Criticism

Posted on June 16, 2008
A Dade County, Florida physician commented after reading Tort Reform - Radiologist tired of waiting, hangs up phone - treating physician doesn't get message - patient dies. Interesting enough his comment had nothing to do with feeling remorse for the patient's family grappling with her untimely death or the problems with the health care system that caused a positive finding to not be relayed to her treating physician...

Tort Reform - Radiologist tired of waiting, hangs up phone - treating physician doesn't get message - patient dies

Posted on June 15, 2008
There have been several posts about how after tort reform some products and services take on the appearance of being at the level and quality of what you can expect while visiting an undeveloped country. But Ben Glass' story about the case of Tameika Williams vs...

Factors to consider when installing your smoke detector

Posted on June 13, 2008
Alright, you've taken the USFA's advice and bought yourself a dual sensor smoke alarm. You're positive the device has passed safety and inspection tests because the packaging is marked with a stamp of approval, and you've taken your spiffy new smoke detector home for installation...

Which Smoke Detector is Right for You?

Posted on June 12, 2008
In the event of a fire, what type of flames will occur? What will cause those flames? How quickly will it spread? All valid questions, right? And each of these factors into just how effective a smoke detector is in the event that a fire occurs...

Rain storm, rear-end collision, no escape - Negligence? Factual investigation is required.

Posted on June 11, 2008
Question: I'm the mother of a young driver who was involved in an auto accident. We live in in the southern United States and have contacted an injury/accident lawyer and a criminal/accident lawyer both with no good news. Brief description of accident: she was single occ...

Fire Prevention 101

Posted on June 11, 2008
We all learned the basics of fire-safety when we were just children. In the event of a fire, stay low to the ground. Should you come in contact with the fire, stop, drop, and roll. Yadda-yadda-yadda. These bits of advice are only relevant in the event that a fire does occur...

Stale medical bills,

Posted on June 10, 2008
QUESTION: I was asked a question about stale medical bills and it seems to be a reoccuring problem. The question has to do with stale medical bills and a delayed billing by the medical service provider. The billing was not originally made and when it was, six years later, it was too late to file with the responsible parent's health insurance carrier...

Work Comp - Work place injuries and immigrant worker rights

Posted on June 07, 2008
When did an honest day's work become a crime? If being a common laborer weren't tough enough, immigrant workers doing the work that our kids won't now have to worry about being arrested amass for visa violations. I for one am sick and tired of listening to immigrant workers get bad mouthed about working in this countrywhen all that they aredoing is an honest day's work for low wages...

FDA Product Recalls and Safety Alerts

Posted on June 07, 2008
The FDA is constantly issuing product recalls and safety alerts on both prescription and over-the-counter medications. Here's a brief overview of the organization's latest findings and the effects they may have on your health: · Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension (Tussionex) o A long-acting cough suppressant which contains hydrocodone - an ingredient which may result in respiratory depression and even death when consumed in excess...

Accidentally backing over another worker can be prevented.

Posted on June 06, 2008
Just recently my office settled an accidental back over case and so the news item by the Gazetteonline.com from Cedar Rapids caught my attention. You might wonder how this can happen and how to prevent it from happening to you or your loved one. OSHA has rules that apply to certain industries that are designed to reduce the number of fatalities from backing over someone at a work site...

Bicycle Safety 101

Posted on June 04, 2008
Yes, yes we know: summer is upon us! The flowers are in bloom, the sun is shining, and people everywhere are smiling. You wake up in the morning and actually want to be outside (it's a beautiful thing, isn't it?). What better way to start your day than an early-morning ride on your Schwinn bicycle? You hop on and are just crossing the intersection two blocks from home when a car suddenly lays on the horn, causing you to look up and panic...

Preventing Brain Injury - Which helmet is right for you?

Posted on June 04, 2008
Despite knowing of the increased risk you face, many of you still don't wear a helmet when you ride a bike. What's worse is that even many of you who do wear a helmet don't wear it properly. There are right and wrong ways to wear a helmet...

New Brain Injury Unit in Irene, South Dakota

Posted on June 03, 2008
http://www.yankton.net/stories/012308/com_239095375.shtml Wednesday, January 23, 2008Story last updated at 1:05 am on 1/23/2008New Brain Injury Unit Opens Possibilities In Irene By: Randy Dockendorfrandy.dockendorf@yankton.net TARA SCHUMACHER/P&D Becky McManus, the administrator of Sunset Manor/Avera in Irene, shows the floor plans for Sunrise Villa, a traumatic-brain injury unit scheduled for a mid-July opening date...

How inducing hypothermia can be used to treat SCI

Posted on June 01, 2008
As has been discussed in our previous posts, spinal cord injuries are severe and affect much more than just the specific location where the injury is incurred. Such injuries can have a great many effects on the body, one of which is the reduced ability to regulate body temperature...

What's Really Behind Spinal Cord Injuries - Causes and Effects

Posted on May 31, 2008
In 1954, the American Paraplegia Society (APS) was founded in order to advance spinal cord medicine. The organization still works to do just that through education, information, and promotion of spinal cord research. In our previous post we defined both paraplegia and quadriplegia, and we identified their primary cause; now, we'll given you a more in-depth look at the conditions by detailing their causes and effects...

Treatment and Rehabilitation Options for Spinal Cord Injuries

Posted on May 31, 2008
Though there are no options known to reverse the effects of paraplegia or quadriplegia, treatment has come a long way since fifty years ago, when spinal cord injuries almost always resulted in death. Today, on-site treatment and emergency surgeries are common and there are various options aimed at improving problems associated with the condition, such as blood clots, constipation, and pressure sores resulting from lack of movement...

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