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Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer

Commonsense analysis of Iowa personal injury law. Focused on the rights of the common working man and woman.
By Steve Lombardi, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 31, 2010 at 07:01:00

RAGBRAI - Right to make a buck without corresponding liability

Posted on March 28, 2008
Iowa news reports that Iowa counties don't want RAGBRAI coming through their counties if they will have to be financially responsible for the risk of injury to the participants. "RAGBRAI organizers stayed clear of Crawford County. Last year, county supervisors there banned RAGBRAI from using its roads...

Insurance adjusters and the recorded statement.

Posted on March 27, 2008
Issue: I was in a MVA over two weeks ago. I turned left at the same time a truck ran a red light. The police report said nothing about the red light and decided I failed to yield. The insurance company originally denied the claim then fortunately after finding 2 witnesses, they changed their mind...

Insurance adjusters and the recorded statement.

Posted on March 27, 2008
Finding those two witnesses shows excellent skills on your part. Well done. After 26 years of practicing law I can think of only two reasons why insurance company adjusters want to talk with the person asking their company for money; and neither reason is good for you...

Iowa Car Wreck - Fault admission now recanted.

Posted on March 26, 2008
PROBLEM: I was broadsided completing a left at a traffic light. The light was red by the time traffic subsided. A truck ran a red light. He ran over to me claiming it was his fault and how his truck slid when he was stopping. He denied liability the next day...

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Iowa Car Wreck - Fault admission now recanted.

Posted on March 26, 2008
What do you do if after an accident you find out the police report is inaccurate and a witness who admitted liability now changes his story and now blames you?PROBLEM: I was broadsided completing a left at a traffic light. The light was red by the time traffic subsided...

FDA Warning - Heparin - more Heparin products recalled

Posted on March 25, 2008
More Heparin products have been voluntarily recalled on a nationwide basis. The Food and Drug Administration has received reports of serious injuries and/or deaths in patients who have been administered Heparin injectable products of other companies containing this contaminant...

FDA Warning - Heparin - more Heparin products recalled

Posted on March 25, 2008
Another Heparin product recall. You should know that this anticoagulant drug is manufactured from pig intestines. Surprised? From where do you think the ingredients for the widely taken menapause drug Premarin are found? Read today's blawg post to find out...

Mobile Home Worker Killed in Moline

Posted on March 24, 2008
Another worker died this past week. This one while trying to move a mobile home at the Cloverleaf Trailer Park in Moline, Illinois. The worker was from Missouri. This is an example of the type of case where benefits can be paid to the widow or dependent children...

Mobile Home Worker Killed in Moline

Posted on March 24, 2008
Workers killed while doing their job in foreign states, states other than their residence and the normal place of business, should see a lawyer to determine in which state or states the dependents are eligible for benefits and what state offers the more generous benefits...

Worker falls to his death at IPSCO work site in Muscatine, Iowa.

Posted on March 23, 2008
I've previously posted falls in plants and at construction sites. These can be very dangerous accidents. Working at heights it's easy to lose your footing or to move as your would regularly move but not remembering you're not in the correct location to move in such a direction...

Trial Lawyers - Evidence Based Medicine

Posted on March 20, 2008
We've heard all about the necessity of expert witnesses using evidence based medicine to formulate opinions in law suits. Of course many of us have not bought into "evidence based medicine" as the cure for what some characterize as "fairer judicial decisions"...

Iowa Work Comp - Houses trying to help Iowa workers injured while working out-of-state

Posted on March 20, 2008
The Iowa House on Tuesday passed a significant piece of legislation to assist Iowa workers who are injured while working in a state other than Iowa. Now if the Senate will pass House File 2542 or something similar, a 2003 Iowa Supreme Court decision will be over turned...

Trial Lawyers - What is evidence based medicine?

Posted on March 19, 2008
Evidence based medicine is a medical concept that is being peddled to the legal profession, but especially the Courts as a fairer approach to deciding what evidence should or should not be admitted into evidence. It's a medical concept that some are attempting to turn into a legal concept...

It's no wonder so much money is being spent to vilify the trial lawyer.

Posted on March 18, 2008
According to The New England Journal of Medicine the effectiveness of dozens of widely prescribed and seemingly popular antidepressant drugs have been and are being exaggerated. It's being accomplished through selective publication of favorable results...

Farming is a dangerous occupation

Posted on March 17, 2008
Almost as many farmers were killed on the job as truckers, according to a new state study. During 2007 23 truckers and 22 farmers died on the job. A total of 79 work-related fatalities occurred last year. For farmers it's mostly caused by using older tractors that don't include a ROP (Roll Over Protection)...

Profit Rises 47% For World's Largest Oil Services Company

Posted on March 16, 2008
With the continuing increase in energy prices, the demand for products from companies such as Schlumberger Ltd. has also increased. Schlumberger is the world's largest oil services company and has recently reported that its second-quarter profit rose 47%...

Scared of poison toys? Then hold on because drugs are next.

Posted on March 15, 2008
If the general public isn't yet outraged about our children being poisoned by lead paint covered toys, then just wait. The toxic products situation will only get worse because pharmaceutical companies are ramping up outsourcing to third world countries...

How do you know if you're prejudiced and able to do justice?

Posted on March 14, 2008
Charges pending in West Burlington Bicyclist's Death - It's been officially reported that charges are pending in the bicycle accident that claimed the life of Douglas Kenney. A truck struck him from behind. If you want to know how to look at this accident and decide if you would file charges switch one fact that applies to each; their age...

DWI leads to prison time for boat operator

Posted on March 13, 2008
The Siouxland man whose conviction for driving a boat on the Missori River while over the legal limit that resulted in the death of Sihn Do, a 21 year old man, has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. In addition he was ordered not to operate a boat for 6 years and will be on probation for 5 years after serving time...

Securing your law practice - Create You Own LISTSERV

Posted on March 13, 2008
I'm reading Mark and Brooks post about the power of the LISTSERV. They are the IB firm from Austin. I have to agree with them about us basically agreeing and their post correctly analyzed my earlier posts. Basically a LISTSERV is a great idea because of the point Mark and Brooks make about the best and brightest plaintiff lawyers brainstorming, mentoring and cogitating about the law...

Am I entitled to a second legal opinion? Yes you are.

Posted on March 12, 2008
It isn't unusual for people come to me asking for a conference to discuss their case; even after they have hired another attorney. And that's okay. I don't mind taking time to talk with them. We get to know each other and being informed is very important...

What happened to Melissa Lewis? If you can answer that question you may get a $250,000.00 reward.

Posted on March 11, 2008
Lawyers live a life in the public eye but not as a matter of choice. In many instances the work we do is public, even though we seek no publicity, only justice for our clients. The risks lawyers can be exposed to are too numerous for this post. Some lawyers regularly come into contact with unsavory characters...

What is this trial work all about anyway?

Posted on March 10, 2008
I've been issued a challenge and I take it up. Ah, a quote from Harry Philo and an alleged challenge to my abilities to blawg around a quote. The only thing better would be to be climbing or sitting for a gin with Ed. The Challenge is how would I blog using this quote? BLAWG: Harry M...

What is my shoulder injury case worth with surgery?

Posted on March 09, 2008
QUESTION: I am a nurse and I got hurt at work, I had surgery on my shoulder and the doctor has said I'm at MMI. His rating was 9% of the shoulder. My lawyer is going by 6% body as a whole, how much should I be asking for? CAVEAT: Well first I'll say this is common in my practice to be asked for a second opinion and I do give them, without charge...

On behalf of the Red Sox Nation, I'd like to thank his Holiness.

Posted on March 09, 2008
Once again there is proof in the pudding that even God is a Red Sox fan. There is near overwhelming evidence that Pope Benedict XVI is a Red Sox fan. While the Yankees lament yet another kink in their armor, there is little disagreement that Pee-Bee is a member of the Red Sox Nation...

Am I at fault if I crash into someone else while driving in dense fog?

Posted on March 08, 2008
QUESTION: Am I at fault if I crash into someone else while driving in dense fog? After all it isn't my fault, it was the fog! ANSWER: If we ignore all other facts and entertain only the fog issue, then my opinion is that you are likely to be at fault...

Mortgage Scams Come in All Sorts of Presentations

Posted on March 07, 2008
If you've got mortgage problems don't compound them by taking the bait on another flavor of financial chicanary that can lead to a worse situation. There are several short video clips on YouTube explaining various forms of fraud being perpetrated on unsuspecting home owners with mortgage problems...

Safer Motorcycle Riding

Posted on March 06, 2008
Iowa has a program titled MRE or Motorcycle Rider Education. What is the Motorcycle Rider Education (MRE) Program? Iowa has a Motorcycle Rider Education (MRE) Program administered by the Office of Driver Services of the Department of Transportation...

Traffic fatalities steady but motorcycle deaths rose in Iowa during 2007.

Posted on March 05, 2008
In 2007, 423 people died in all traffic accidents according to the Iowa DOT. As compared with 439 in 2006 and 450 in 2005. More statistics are coming in having to do with seatbelt usage, alcohol relatedness, motorcycle and deer wrecks and collisions, etc...

The Hidden Dangers of the LISTSERV - Ears that listen.

Posted on March 04, 2008
Big brother is listening! Or, so warned Orwell of the society of 1984. Like the Mayor in Any Given Sunday, let me show you the love. I love the power of the LISTSERV. I would be blood brothers with a Plaintiffs' LISTSERV if it could bleed. But it can't, won't and doesn't...

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