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It Really Sucks Being in an Auto Accident in Ohio

Posted on February 03, 2010
I thought of titling this piece "Underinsured Motorist Coverage, The Narrow View fits Narrow Minds", but really I couldn't because in reality it just sucks to be a Buckeye. Don't mind me the only thing I've ever done in Ohio was to drive across it on I-80 for spring break and the summer semester from the University of Iowa...

Made In America Meets The Participation Trophy

Posted on February 02, 2010
TODAY'S CASE STUDY - CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS Right about now the City of Grand Rapids doesn't just want, but the City fathers think they need some of that tort reform legal stuff that all them smart doctors who listen to the Chamber keeps talking bout. You know the kind of legal maneuvering that let's those in charge get away with not doing their jobs correctly...

Is the Melissa Lewis Murder Motive ID'd in the Rothstein Plea Agreement with the United States?

Posted on February 02, 2010
Remember Melissa Lewis? If you dont' know about her read my blogs below. Don't ever forget her. My guess is Tony Villegas thinks about her all the time. He must also think about Scott Rothstein the Fort Lauderdale lawyer who has now plead guilty of a $1B+ Ponzi scheme involving his ‘friends' and colleagues...

Texting While Driving Can Teach You A Lot About Medicine

Posted on February 01, 2010
Text messaging can teach you a lot about life; especially when it's combined with driving a truck, a car or even a train. Take a walk with me if you will. But first put down the cell phone so you can see what I'm going to show you. Imagine you're 16-years old, driving east on Highway 20 in Iowa, the weather is not a factor and you're in high school...

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Motorcycle hits deer. No Helmets Worn. Woman Dead.

Posted on February 01, 2010
On Saturday June 20th, at 10:15pm, a motorcycle driving northbound on I-380 near Center Point, crashed into a deer, according to the Des Moines Register. The 23-year-old driver Donald Bruce was transported to University of Iowa Hospitals, and his passenger, also 23, Elexia Turk, died at the scene from severe head injuries...

Your Deposition Dress Code ? The 10 Basic Rules

Posted on January 29, 2010
All week I've been covering how you should dress for a deposition. Monday we covered the females, Tuesday the guys, Wednesday the basic rules for both sexes and today we are going to list the dress code I believe works in general. Every lawyer has his or her ideas about what might work in your case so ask your attorney...

Deposition Day ? Gentlemen Start Your Engines

Posted on January 28, 2010
We've been covering deposition preparation and I was going to recover the 8 Simple Questions and One Simple Answer, but today I'm gong to deviate from our original path. First let's list the ten rules for what you should be doing to prepare for the morning of the deposition...

Depositions ? Trust Me, A Tramp Stamp Doesn?t Help Your Case

Posted on January 27, 2010
Monday I covered the ladies dressing for success at the deposition, Tuesday it was the guys and today I'll cover those issues equally important to both. TO BOTH SEXES TATOOS - All I can tell you are hide them. Showing your tramp stamp isn't the best thought you've had today...

Who's buttering the U.S. Chamber's Bread?

Posted on January 27, 2010
Melamine is back in the news. This time the Chinese state-run media are saying that once again they've uncovered melamine in milk products. It was found in 2008 and a crack down ensued after hundreds of thousands of children developed some form of kidney failure; but that didn't stop Chinese businesses from once again sneaking it into the supply of baby's milk...

Multiple Sections of Iowa I-35 Closed Due to Weather

Posted on January 26, 2010
Talk about being miserable. At this point in the winter every Iowan has to be sick and tired of battling the snow, ice, wind and sleet. Well let's not forget last weeks brief rain. The interstate, I-35, from Ames to Minnesota's border is closed due to blowing snow...

What manufacturing plant is responsible for the Tylenol recall?

Posted on January 26, 2010
The Tylenol product recall for a chemical smell and contamination of the pills inside the plastic containers seems improbable, if not impossible. Consider for instance how the pills are packaged and how this packaging could allow a chemical to penetrate to the pills inside...

Back To The Basics For Deposition Success ? Boys Will Be Boys

Posted on January 26, 2010
Yesterday we covered how women and girls should dress for a deposition. Today we are going to talk about men, boys and gentlemen. MEN-MAN-BOYS-GENTLEMEN Generally – Dress conservatively not fashionable. It's not going to impress anyone if you wear the latest Ed Hardy t-shirt with large baggy pants that no one can tell if they are long short pants or short long pants...

What makes sodium hydroxide poisonous to humans?

Posted on January 25, 2010
On Thursday, January 14th, a worker at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa passed away in the facility's laundry center. His name was David Weaver, and although the exact cause of his death was not yet determined, it was almost certainly linked to a spill of sodium hydroxide...

What do I wear to a deposition? ? WARNING! Lawyer turned fashion cop

Posted on January 25, 2010
DRESSING FOR THE DEPOSITON - GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN This week I'd like to cover depositions from a client's point of view. Not the really heady stuff but the basics. So Monday we will cover how to dress for ladies. On Tuesday I'll take on the men and how they should dress...

On April 23, 1983 Joe Mello Unplugged from the Electrical Grid - How?

Posted on January 22, 2010
We drive millions of cars consuming fuel as we go. Some say there are 125 million cars on the American roads while others figure the number closer to 254 million vehicles being registered in the United States. No matter the actual number it's enormous...

Truckers, ditches, Netflix and witches ... hodgepodge news review.

Posted on January 22, 2010
Today we're going to cover a little bit of this and that. We'll start out with a ditch accident in Iowa and end with what's popular. Of course what may be going on in your world may not be all that popular but it's still important to you. On October 7th 2009 Austin Shontz was driving a Buick Rendezvous north on U...

Who sets the speed limits on the Interstate Highways?

Posted on January 21, 2010
Speed limits in the US are set by each state or territory. The speeds chosen depend on a designation selected according to the type of road or the area surrounding the highway. In Iowa for instance we have I-80 and I-35 joining together for a 15 or 20 miles stretch as these roads wrap around Des Moines in central Iowa...

Unconsented Surgery, The Nursing Staffs Legal Obligation

Posted on January 21, 2010
Can the nursing staff be liable when the doctor does an unconsented tubal ligation? I'd say probably not unless of course you knew the doctor was going rogue and you did nothing about it. But that's not the question you should be asking. As a surgical nurse you should ask what should the nursing staff do after it occurs? To answer those questions ask what duty you owe to the patient and to future patients...

Y2K + Options Backdating + Madoffs + Insider Trading = Organized Crime

Posted on January 20, 2010
GREED IS THE NEW SHAME - WHERE "FEELING-NO-SHAME" IS LEADING THE STREET Can you imagine what would happen to the Wall Street Stock Brokerfensters, the Credit Cardshamsters and with the WS Banksters if everyone sold the stocks they own, withdrew the money, paid off all debts and started using cash and checks again? If that happened I wonder if we'd still be reading headlines like this one from the Wall Street Jerks-nal...

Who Can Be A Methamphetamine Addict?

Posted on January 19, 2010
Anyone can. I couldn't write it any better than those speaking in the following video clip. So let's allow them to tell you their story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w98Fn8JofCw Even a Medical Doctor – DOA - RIP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi5g61pq4ng Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi

How do most serious cheerleading injuries occur?

Posted on January 19, 2010
If you're wondering what the answer to this question is chances are your son or daughter is a cheerleader. As a safety conscious parent your first job is to learn the language of cheerleading. After which you need to understand the cheer tricks or stunts followed by getting an understanding of a safe cheerleading environment...

Meth Facts: Minding Your Own Business May Not Be In Your Best Interest

Posted on January 18, 2010
QUESTION: If I'm not cooking meth why should I care that my neighbor is? ANSWER: Simply put because the explosion and fire he/she causes can injure or kill you. On January 15, 2010 I posted Is Your Neighbor's Cooking Meth a Danger to You?. That day I showed a few video clips of the explosive potential of cooking methamphetamine...

Tylenol Recall; Oops they did it again

Posted on January 16, 2010
Tylenol manufacturer, McNeil Healthcare LLC, a division of Johnson & Johnson, has expanded the recall of products to include more than two dozen over-the counter products. Apparently McNeil has determined that trace amounts of a chemical called, 2,4,6-tribromoanisole (TBA) has been found in some of their products...

What should Iowans know about how NAFTA affects highway safety?

Posted on January 15, 2010
Here we sit in Iowa at the confluence of two major highways, I-80 and I-35. Whether you get it or not that's meaningful in terms of our economy and in terms of highway safety. Busy Iowans regularly jump on those interstate highways to make their in-town travel plans materialize faster and smoother...

Is Your Neighbor's Cooking Meth a Danger to You?

Posted on January 15, 2010
Methamphetamine (also known as speed, meth, crystal, crank, and sometimes ice) is a man-made chemical widely known for its powerful effects on the human body. It was originally called "crank" because it was hidden in the "crank" cases of motorcycles when it was first manufactured on the west coast...

Interstate I-35/I-80 Safety: New tires requires you to recheck the lug nuts

Posted on January 14, 2010
Iowa is a great place to live and with Texas we share a long interstate highway along with a full crop of young adults learning the ways of the world. In this story Texas youth and Iowa youth probably have a common lesson to learn. Our two states share a long interstate highway, I-35...

Whose sperm is in you?

Posted on January 13, 2010
In St. Louis they'd ask: "Whose sperm is on first?" Every once in a while, you come across a story so outrageous that you have trouble believing it's true. This is just such a story. This story from the Greenwich Times is about a fertility doctor who allegedly replaced donor sperm with his own...

Winter driving ? Do you know the Two-Second Rule?

Posted on January 12, 2010
You can do everything right, but… Driving carefully may not be enough to save your life. After all you just might be a passenger and not responsible for driving any vehicle. On the other hand I like to remind my children that sometimes it's not what you do or don't do, but the other drivers who are the one's who are driving distracted...

I'm in the wrong business...

Posted on January 12, 2010
If $9 Million gets you 10-Years in San Fran, what will $1.3 Billion Earn You? Remember Scott Rothstein from Ft. Lauderdale? He's the attorney sitting in confinement in South Florida awaiting trial over a $1 Billion misunderstanding involving selling investments in structured settlements...

Did driver fatigue play a part in causing a horrific crash on I-80 in PA?

Posted on January 11, 2010
This is a horrible accident that even the newscaster wasn't comfortable reporting on. It happened on I-80 in Pennsylvania on January 7, 2010. The collision happened at the Clintonville exit in Venango County on I-80 involving an SUV and a semi were westbound both lost control, headed across the median strip and the semi hit a minivan head-on, then turning over onto it and killing several people...

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