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TEEN LOGIC: Why is a 15-year-old taxiing passengers on I-380 in Iowa?

Posted on September 12, 2009
Can we start with an assumption: That interstate highways are a dangerous place due to cars and semi trucks driving at higher speeds; due also to wrong-way drivers, drunks and inexperienced drivers. Now let's talk this morning about youthful inexperience, distracted driving and cheating the law that is intended to save youthful lives...

Helicopter Lands on First, Hit by Fire Truck on Second, but Who Called 9-1-1?

Posted on September 11, 2009
Tort Reform Hits a Snag Responding to an accident in southeast Iowa a MedForce helicopter was struck by a Mediapolis Fire Department truck grounding it and its crew. Two spokesmen for the Mediapolis Fire Department explained why the incident occurred...

Made For America! Trading jobs --- for infant brain cells.

Posted on September 11, 2009
Lead Poisoning of Children: American Manufacturers in China: Jobs and Brain Cells Lost Recent news out of China shows environmental standards are lax or nonexistent in protecting those living in the neighborhoods and rural areas surrounding factories...

Electrocuted To Death While Showering In Iraq

Posted on September 10, 2009
Another man has died from electrocution in Iraq. This one was a contractor looking to earn enough money to buy a house for his wife. Joining the military at 17-years of age, then doing three tours in Iraq with the Air Force, then taking a job with a private contractor, Triple Canopy, Adam Hermanson, 25 died on September 1, 2009...

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You can run, but you can't hide from defamation

Posted on September 10, 2009
Think you can hide behind an anonymous name online while defaming someone you might not like, be jealous of, or just to be mean? Think again, the court has ruled in favor of Liskula Cohen against internet and search engine giant Google who refused to turn over the real name of the Blogger 'Anonymous'...

Would tort reform put back the healthy kidney?

Posted on September 10, 2009
A 70-year-old retired assembly worker was admitted into the Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center in Riverside, California to have his diseased left kidney removed. Following surgery he learned the doctor removed his healthy right kidney in what they call a 'never event' or a wrong-site surgery...

Why will no lawyer take my case?

Posted on September 10, 2009
Just because you think you have a case doesn't mean you automatically can hire a lawyer. It's common for people to comment on blog posts posted by the InjuryBoard lawyers and to add to their comment something along the lines of 'I'd never hire you as my lawyer...

Can Eating Sushi give you Minamata Disease?

Posted on September 09, 2009
Shortly after 1908, a small fishing village in Japan saw the first outbreak of Minamata disease, an epilepsy-like affliction. The disease is a neurological condition caused by mercury poisoning that affects the human central nervous system. A CNS effect normally leads to balance problems, convulsions, and is ultimately lethal...

Iowa Mercury Rules And What they Mean to Your Health

Posted on September 08, 2009
Humans have been putting mercury in their mouths for hundreds of years. It's the silver liquid inside of glass thermometers and, despite its variety of uses, it can be extremely dangerous. The effects of mercury poisoning are as numerous as they are worrisome: fits of anger, insomnia, inability to learn, ulcerated gums, loose teeth and diarrhea...

The Bush Legacy Paraded in Wyoming: An Intolerant Police State, a new low for America.

Posted on September 07, 2009
Does bad judgment or rude behavior by any citizen justify the use of force of an electric shock by the police in America? Here we go again, another officer with poor or nonexistent communication skills using the Taser in a manner unacceptable in a free society...

Is texting while driving really dangerous or are people exaggerating?

Posted on September 04, 2009
Teen Logic: 'Really Dad what's the big deal? You're making a big deal out of nothing. Nothings ever going to happen. Remember, I'm a safe driver!' Oh really? How do you define 'nothing'? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJyU3h0dNT0 Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi

What will it take in Iowa to stop distracted cell phone drivers?

Posted on September 04, 2009
On August 8th 2009 16 yr. old Megan Davis died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash. She was traveling north on 180th Avenue in a 1988 Chevy S10 when for an unknown reason she lost control struck an embankment and ended in the creek landing on the trucks top...

"Texting while driving keeps me connected to my BFF!"

Posted on September 03, 2009
Here is the teen logic: People make such a big deal about teen's texting while driving. But really what's the big dah? Think about how stupid you sound complaining. Really! Texting (some dumb and foolish message) to your BFF (who is sitting in front a TV) gets the word out that I'm open for dating or that so-and-so just broke up! It saves time and keeps me connected! Or does it keep you connected? http://www...

On her knees and with hands up, Cincinnati Police tase Daughter of City Councilman

Posted on September 03, 2009
Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio – August 28, 2009 – Teenaged daughter of City Councilman Tased. What did she do wrong? Charges: She's accused of obstructing official business and possessing an open container. A videotape of the incident recorded from a camera in one of the police cruisers doesn't show the tasing, but other officers on the scene have told the Chief that Thomas was on her knees with her hands up...

Governor Rick Perry from Texas Sucker Punches Arnold Schwarzenegger

Posted on September 03, 2009
If fiscal conservatism is going to survive it needs to stop using a smoke and mirror approach, meaning it has to start being honest about how it approaches saving money. One state saving money at the expense of other states isn't a net gain for the country or the citizens involved...

What causes washboarding on Iowa's farm to market roads?

Posted on September 02, 2009
On August 14th 2009 Terry Hagen was headed eastbound on a gravel road when he lost control of his motorcycle, hit the guide wire in the ditch and was thrown from his motorcycle. Mr. Hagen died as a result of the injuries suffered in the accident. There is no word on whether he was wearing a helmet...

1,000 Golf-Cart Accidents Per Month

Posted on September 02, 2009
In 2008, a group of researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)investigated how often golf carts were involved in causing trips to the emergency room. Their findings were remarkable. First, they concluded that approximately 1,000 golf cart accidents occur in the United States every single month – that means over 30 per day...

If Teen Driving and Texting is Fun Why Is She Crying?

Posted on September 01, 2009
If you think your next text message can't wait so you text while driving then watch this video. It needs no commentary from me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8NuuyPKlXgOriginally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi

Insurance Companies Offering Free Cars, iPods, Laptops along with Fairer Claim Services

Posted on September 01, 2009
Insurance Companies Offering Trade-In Insurance Policy Clunker Program and a Free iPod - some even offer a free back rub! And if you believe that I'll sell you land in the Everglades along with your own pet Burmese snake. Guess what, your insurance company isn't on your side – shoot, I wasn't supposed to say that just yet...

Newton, Iowa Crash Leaves Woman Dead as Other Driver Flees from Scene

Posted on September 01, 2009
The report isn't pleasant to read. The police pieced together the collision sequence but without the at-fault driver who they say fled the scene. One car crossed the center line and sideswiped a 2007 Dodge minivan being operated by Karen Finch. The Finch vehicle then lost control, struck a 2005 Honda Civic head-on...

Interstate Highways and Wrong-way Collisions, the Carnage Continued...

Posted on August 31, 2009
We've been covering wrong-way collisions for the month of July and have continued to update during the month of August in 2009. This is the second update since writing the wrong-way series that started on August 3, 2009. You can read the complete list of wrong-way collisions in the recap posted on August 15, 2009...

Interstate Highways and Wrong-way Drivers just seem to go hand in hand.

Posted on August 31, 2009
We are continuing with our evaluation and discussion involving the Interstate highway system along with several other IB attorneys from around the globe. Devon Glass, from Michigan pointed out that I'm probably the one to write about wrong-way drivers; probably because my recent postings concerning that subject...

In this day and age is it still necessary to yell "FORE!"?

Posted on August 28, 2009
As any Caddyshack fan knows, a day at the golf course isn't always a relaxing retreat. But can it be a minefield of potential lawsuits? Specifically, does a golfer need to shout ‘fore!' before hitting his or her ball? Or does "fore!" need to be yelled if the ball goes off course? This tradition dates back to at least 1881...

The Interstate Highway Graveyard, "Speed Kills"

Posted on August 28, 2009
I have to admit to liking speed; driving fast, I mean really fast has a certain thrill to it. The fastest I've ever driven is 134 m.p.h. Where? I'm not saying, other than that it was an isolated area of Iowa. I was driving a Porsche Boxster S. Very sweet ride...

Another Semi-Truck Crash Rear Ending Traffic on I-80 West Des Moines

Posted on August 27, 2009
On August 26th 2009 a crash between a semi and a car occurred in the southbound lanes of I-35 between the University and Westown Parkway ramps. The police said that a passenger vehicle was stalled on the travel portion of I-35 when it was rear ended by the semi...

What legal options are there for a hit-n-run driver?

Posted on August 27, 2009
On August 26th 2009 a high speed chase ended in a crash leaving the female passenger inside with minor injuries. The Iowa State Patrol saw a van speeding along University Ave. near 13th street at about 2:30 a.m. The Trooper, John Salesbury, tried to pull the van over but the driver refused and a high speed chase proceeded...

Cedar Rapids, Iowa I-380 Semi-truck Collision and Fire

Posted on August 27, 2009
On August 27th 2009 a semi broke through a guardrail on interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department spokesman Greg Buelow said that several people had called police to report the truck had gone through the guardrail and that the cab was on fire...

Single vehicle rollover accidents demonstrates the dangers of OWI

Posted on August 26, 2009
Here is what is reported: On August 23, 2009 a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when he came to the intersection of Wink Ave. and 160th St. where Wink turns from hard surface to gravel. According to police reports, when making the transition from a hard surface to gravel the car began to fishtail (probably on loose gravel) and lost control entering the East ditch before rolling over several times ejecting both occupants and coming to a rest on its top in a soybean field...

Who wins and loses when a Ford Focus and a fully-loaded semi-truck crash?

Posted on August 25, 2009
Devon Glass from Church Wyble, P.C. and I from The Lombardi Law Firm are experimenting with a joint project about highway safety. Here in Iowa we have I-80, I-35, I-235, I-90, I-370, I-380 and I-5 as the bulk of our interstate highway system running throughout the state...

Iowa's Vantus Bank Goes Under

Posted on August 25, 2009
Another victim of the economic downturn and housing crisis seems to have hit a little closer to home today. Federal regulators have told Vantus Bank, based in Sioux City, that its plan to increase capital was unacceptable. According to a filing with the U...

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