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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

Iowa Workers' Compensation - PERC Part VI - Exposure to Spotting

Posted on February 07, 2008
Exposure to Spotting Chemicals - What I would suggest is that if you work at a drycleaner business and have any of the conditions discussed below that you assume you're being exposed to solvents and see a doctor. After you receive a medical opinion then consider filing a workers' compensation claim...

Crane collapses not as rare as one might hope.

Posted on February 06, 2008
San Franciso, CA - A 300-ft tower crane collapsed onto the intersection of two major streets in downtown San Francisco during the morning rush hour. The accident fatally injured four crew members on the crane and a bus driven on the street below. Twenty-two pedestrians were also injured by falling crane pieces or flying debris...

Iowa Workers' Compensation - PERC Part V - Drycleaning Worker Ventilation

Posted on February 06, 2008
Ventilation - Most of the shops studied had inadequate local and general ventilation systems to control worker exposures. Local ventilation can be used to reduce inhalation exposure during a variety of tasks, such as loading/unloading the machine, maintenance, spotting, or waterproofing, but loading/unloading is the most important activity to control...

Iowa Workers' Compensation - PERC Drycleaning Workers Part IV

Posted on February 05, 2008
Perchloroethylene (PERC) is the most commonly used drycleaning solvent. PERC can enter the body through respiratory and dermal exposure. Symptoms associated with exposure include: depression of the central nervous system; damage to the liver and kidneys; impaired memory; confusion; dizziness; headache; drowsiness; and eye, nose, and throat irritation...

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FDA Warning - Medtronic Inc. SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump

Posted on February 05, 2008
FDA issued a Class I Recall of Medtronic Inc, SynchroMed EL Implantable Infusion Pump Models 8626-10, 8626L-10, 8626-18, 8626L-18, 8627-10, 8627L-10, 8627-18, and 8627L-18. The device administers drugs to a specific site in the body to treat pain, spasticity (continuous muscle contraction), and cancer...

HMO's - Medical insurance explained by AARP

Posted on February 04, 2008
Medical insurance explained by AARP - (Research done by the AARP Legal Department) Q. What does HMO stand for? A. This is actually a variation of the phrase , "HEY MOE " Its roots go back to a concept pioneered by Moe of the Three Stooges, who discovered that a patient could be made to forget the pain in his foot if he was poked hard enough in the eye ...

Iowa Workers' Compensation - Part III - PERC - Potential Hazards

Posted on February 04, 2008
Potential Hazards - Perchloroethylene (PERC) - In the U.S. PERC is the most commonly used drycleaning solvent and is also occasionally used as a spotting agent. PERC can enter the human body through both respiratory and dermal exposure. Although nonflammable, if PERC is heated sufficiently, thermal decomposition will result in the formation of hydrogen chloride and phosgene gases...

Iowa Motorcycle Safety Forum for 2008

Posted on February 04, 2008
The 5th Annual Iowa Motorcycle Safety Forum is scheduled for March 14, 2008 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, 1800 50th Street, West Des Moines. You can download the agenda by following the link.

Iowa Construction Law - Iowa man died - Crain Collapse

Posted on February 03, 2008
Reports concerning a construction site accident are circulating. Omaha - Sioux City - A Glenwood, Iowa man died Saturday after being injured when a crane at a gas pipeline construction site in Pacific Junction collapsed and crushed him. This is the type of case that involves both workers' compensation and the general personal injury area of Iowa construction law...

Iowa Workers' Compensation - PERC - Part II - Drycleaning Controls 101

Posted on February 03, 2008
PERC Exposure Controls - The NIOSH study evaluated the primary working hypothesis that four general categories of drycleaning machines were capable of maintaining an 8-hour TWA personal exposure to PERC of less than or equal to 25 ppm. The four general categories of drycleaning machines evaluated were: 1...

Prescription drugs and suicidal ideation.

Posted on February 02, 2008
The FDA has put out a warning concerning certain drugs used to treat epilepsy and other psychiatric disorders. If you are taking any medications to treat these types of disorders you need to read this warning. The results were generally consistent among the eleven drugs...

Iowa Workers' Compensation - PERC - Part I - Drycleaning 101

Posted on February 02, 2008
Typical Drycleaning Process -- The typical process begins when garments are brought to the shop by customers or arrive by van from another "satellite shop," which does no drycleaning on site. Garments are initially tagged for identification. Prior to spotting or being loaded into the drycleaning machine, garments are typically inspected and sorted according to weight, color, and finish...

October 2007 FDA Posting - Changes you should read.

Posted on February 01, 2008
The FDA posts a monthly listing of products labeling changes that you need to know if you take any of the following drugs. The October 2007 posting includes 49 drug products with safety labeling changes to the following sections: BOXED WARNING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE REACTIONS, and PATIENT PACKAGE INSERTS, and MEDICATION GUIDES...

Iowa Workers' Compensation - PERC - Introduction to dry cleaning worker hazards

Posted on February 01, 2008
Dry cleaning is believed to have started in France in the year 1825. A worker spilled lamp oil, a flammable petroleum-based solvent, on a soiled tablecloth. After drying the garment was clean. Over time the dry cleaning industry used turpentine or kerosene then benzene and onto gasoline...

Rubin Navarrette has it right - Don't rescue those looking for a participation trophy. Let litigation teach them a lesson.

Posted on January 29, 2008
I read an article written by Ruben Navarrette titled, Americans' sense of entitlement is main threat to economy, as reprinted in the Des Moines Register and find the subject along the lines of what I've been complaining about for too long and parents don't seem to get...

Why, why, why, why, why, do you want to climb a mountain?

Posted on January 29, 2008
He was 88 and died a legend. On January 10, 2008 Sir Edmund Hillary's death was announced by the Prime Minister of New Zealand. I never got to meet him. People who have never climbed a mountain will always ask why anyone would want to mountain climb...

Motorcycle Wrecks and Medical Costs

Posted on January 29, 2008
Several people who commented argued there is no difference in the cost of medical car associated with motorcycle accidents with or without a helmet. Unfortunately that is not true. The studies show completely the opposite to be true. In November 2002, NHTSA reported that 25 studies of the costs of injuries from motorcycle crashes "consistently found that helmet use reduced the fatality rate, probability and severity of head injuries, cost of medical treatment, length of hospital stay, necessity for special medical treatments, and probability of long-term disability...

FDA Recall Warning - Balloon Catheters

Posted on January 29, 2008
The FDA and Cordis Corporation today announced a recall of balloon catheters due to defects in their ability to do what they are designed to do. This product was manufactured in Mexico. Fire Star and Dura Star Balloon Catheters are designed to be inserted into arteries and vessels that are partially blocked...

Motorcycles - Do helmets hinder or help?

Posted on January 28, 2008
I've received several comments critical of my posts about motorcycle helmets and increased insurance coverage. Different in many respects they all have one argument in common. They argue there are many more collisions in cars that lead to brain injury and therefore the argument is made that if those riding motorcycles should be required to don a helmet then so should automobile drivers and passengers...

My mother proved that helmets work when she said: "Two wrongs don't make it right."

Posted on January 24, 2008
This post is about marriage advice. On January 22, 2008 the blog I posted was: Motorcycles, Helmets, Wrecks, Brain Damage and the Freedom to be Stupid. That entry discussed one potential solution to the enormous costs associated with mending and then caring for those who suffer the debilitation of traumatic brain injury...

Pulling out from a stop sign, t-boned, trucks speed is very important

Posted on January 24, 2008
Question: If the driver of a car stops at a stop sign, looks both ways, then pulls out is a truck driver at fault if fog is thick and he's prohibited from seeing the car t-bones the car resulting in serious injury and death? Answer: It all depends on the speed of the truck, and his lookout...

Dense Fog can lead to multi-vehicle pile ups.

Posted on January 23, 2008
Another reported death in December caused by dense fog. Scott Nelson, 42, was transported to Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Iowa State Patrol. According to state troopers, a semi-tractor trailer driven by Kendall Tews, 45, of Palmer, Iowa, was eastbound on U...

Motorcycles, Helmets, Wrecks, Brain Damage and the Freedom to be Stupid

Posted on January 22, 2008
We need to remember that there is no free lunch. Any freedom can cost society when exercised in an irresponsible way. Motorcyclists who are involved in wrecks and not wearing helmets account for a large number of victims suffering debilitating brain damage...

Is inattention ever a viable excuse under the law?

Posted on January 22, 2008
Two people were sent to the hospital after a collision on Old Lincoln Highway. The driver following says to the Iowa State Trooper that he didn't notice brake lights when the pick-up truck in front of him slowed to turn into a driveway. So you ask yourself, is that excuse good enough to avoid liability? Well ask yourself first if you were the person whose pick-up truck was hit from behind, would the excuse offered by the guy behind you be good enough to make you think he should be excused...

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