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

Driving Safety: Semi-smart(s)

Posted on February 25, 2009
An uncle, an uncle’s brother and dad, two family friends, a childhood neighbor and my sister’s soon-to-be-father-in-law. These are people I know and can think of off-hand who drive a semi-truck for a living. And the seven are just a few of the 3...

Texas Tort Reform Message - Go west young man; go east or north, but go.

Posted on February 24, 2009
Yesterday we discussed David Fitzgerald, a real person, not some fictional character in someone’s imagination but breathing, thinking and probably a pretty angry man. David needed medial care. He didn’t ask for much just proper medical care...

Driving Safety: Air Bag Defects

Posted on February 24, 2009
Automotive defects are among the most dangerous product defects in any market (because driving is so risky to start with). One of the most common automotive defects is airbag failure. The airbag was invented in 1952 and was intended to serve as an alternative to seatbelts...

Iowa Fire Deaths: Landlords, Tenants and Homeowners - Get your act together.

Posted on February 24, 2009
House and building fires in Iowa have killed 19 people since January 1, 2009. Four more people died just this past week. During all of 2008 there were just nine. In 2007 there were 30 and 2006 33 fire related deaths in the State of Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Safety has issued a public information release indicating the following: Fire-Related Fatality Count Continues to Increase Des Moines, IOWA--- Since January 1, 2009, 19 people have died from injuries sustained in fires throughout Iowa...

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Stepping on the Little Guy: Dallas worker loses all four limbs, is awarded $17.7 million; well, almost, but not quite.

Posted on February 23, 2009
There is a joke that everything in Texas is big. I’ve only been to the airport in Texas but looking at the tort deform they enacted to protect their big medical mistakes I’d have to agree that when they make a mistake they make it big. In 2003 the State of Texas decided that everything in Texas should be big except jury awards...

Will Madoff get away with stealing $50 Billion?

Posted on February 23, 2009
A long time ago I heard a criminal defense lawyer say the more outlandish a defense the more likely it is to be believed. Thus we had the Twinkie and my parents were less than perfect so I decided to commit murder defenses. The entire Bernie Madoff situation has me wondering about legal things...

Driving Safety: The dangers of 'cabbing it'

Posted on February 22, 2009
Fourteen – the number of cabs stopped at my corner when I went to work this morning ((nine at the red light, five pulled over for travelers). Eight – the number on 51st Street (between Lexington & 3rd Avenues) when I left work this evening...

Iowa News: Man standing in driveway killed by out of control car

Posted on February 22, 2009
This report is pretty sketchy for there being a fatality. The out of control vehicle appears to be an Isuzu Trooper. The driver was Celine Ramirez, 42. The relatives should consider my earlier writing about negligence. Driver Safety: Does snow and ice on the road excuse the driver’s negligence? The short answer is normally not...

A Better U.S. Economic Stimulus Package - The Little Blue Pill Plan

Posted on February 21, 2009
The Little Blue Pill Economic Stimulus Plan Today I’d like to discuss a serious subject; the 787 billion dollar U.S. Economic Stimulus Plan. Frankly it's limp. I see it more of an economic wish list that hopefully will stimulate the economy rather than any kind of plan...

Driving Safety: Tire blow-outs in all their glory

Posted on February 20, 2009
Michelin, Firestone, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Goodyear – if you drive a vehicle, you’re bound to be familiar with at least one of these brands. Driving a vehicle also means you’re also at risk for a tire blowout (which is what happens when a tire burst and rapidly loses air pressure)...

Patient Safety: Wrong-site surgery on knee ends with sanctions.

Posted on February 20, 2009
Mariam Hospital, Rhode Island One doctor and two nurses sanctioned were sanctioned by their professional licensing boards for conducting a wrong-site surgery on the wrong knee. The patient became aware of the wrong knee being operated on after she awoke...

Driver Safety: Does snow and ice on the road excuse the driver's negligence?

Posted on February 20, 2009
The short answer is normally not. Tuesday’s edition of one news source has this headline: Ice and snow blamed for fatal accident. I read this and immediately know the writer hasn’t a good understanding of what makes up negligent behavior...

Wisconsin Judiciary: Part IV, Who gets to spend money left in the war chests?

Posted on February 19, 2009
Justice for Sale: Part III, Judicial campaign ads, war chests along with soft and hard money. Judicial campaign ads in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia, Washington State and Alabama are shown on this YouTube video clip. The only thing a practicing lawyer can say is they demean the judicial system entirely...

Food Safety: New salmonella poison test developed at Iowa State University

Posted on February 19, 2009
A new Salmonella detection test developed at Iowa State University can shorten the time to detect salmonella. Using a tape like paper to pull bacteria from the food source, then a soapy, salty water mixture is applied to the tape and in two hours an ultraviolet light source will cause the salmonella will give off a green-fluorescent glow...

Wisconsin Judiciary: Part III Money is soft, hard and kept safely in a war chest.

Posted on February 18, 2009
Justice for Sale: Part III, Judicial campaign ads, war chests along with soft and hard money. Judge ads in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia, Washington State and Alabama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzFbpXCVgfY Do labels make a difference? Liberal, conservative, extremists, agenda, family values, erodes and other words conjuring up distrust, incompetence and political leanings are used in judicial contests...

Auto Safety: Why do car and motorcycle accident cases take so long to conclude?

Posted on February 18, 2009
Motorcycle Safety - Negligence takes many forms Why do lawsuits take so long to conclude? That’s a question you may have asked before. Perhaps you’ve sat around the local diner complaining about the weather and as often will happen sooner or later the conversation turns to the lawyers or court system...

Iowa Agriculture: Trains vs Tractors, Don't bet on the tractor

Posted on February 17, 2009
My best guess is that Tyson Petersen, 22 is feeling today or anytime soon may be the day for him to play the Iowa Lottery. Seems Mr. Petersen knows something about concentrating and owning his job. He’s a farmer or so he was acting as such a few Friday’s ago when the farm implement he was pulling behind a tractor ended up sitting on the train tracks in front of an oncoming train...

Wisconsin Judiciary: Part II What does $5 million get you?

Posted on February 16, 2009
This morning we reported on Wisconsin's Supreme Court Chief Justice and her war chest of over a million dollars. Here is a snippet of what was in the earlier post. By taking money from lawyers, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Chief Justice creates the appearance of being improperly influence...

Does Wisconsin's system of electing Judges and Justices create the appearance of being corrupt by receipt of campaign contributions from the litigants' attorneys?

Posted on February 16, 2009
By taking money from lawyers, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Chief Justice creates the appearance of being improperly influence. This post isn’t about actual corruption but the appearance of impropriety within the judicial system in America. Wisconsin elects its court judges...

Driving Safety: The Dangers Lurking Just Around the Bed

Posted on February 16, 2009
I consider myself a go-getter all the way and am completely, 100 percent committed to my job. However, I’m also completely, 100 percent committed to relaxing when I’m on vacation – and oh boy do I love vacationing. I love seeing new sights, meeting new people, trying new food, etc...

Driving Safety: Coming around the mountain...

Posted on February 14, 2009
Right now I’m vacationing in California’s sunny palm desert – and it is gorgeous. I mean it - it’s almost surreal. I got up yesterday, threw on a tank top and shorts and went jogging down the stretch of highway in front of our resort...

Driver Safety: Wrong-way drivers, not as uncommon as you may think.

Posted on February 14, 2009
A Buick Station Wagon being driven by Theodore Springman and a Dodge Dynasty driven by Rodney Fisher were involved in a head-on crash on I-380 in the northbound lanes of traffic. Springman was driving south in the northbound lanes of travel. The collision occurred around 1:00 P...

Driving Safety: How just one drunk driver can alter the lives of hundreds

Posted on February 13, 2009
I told you yesterday – drinking and driving often results in accidents, and those are never a fun situation. We gave you a brief breakdown of Wisconsin’s drunk driving statistics and ended the post asking just how serious of an offense OWI is...

Iowa Sheriff's Explosive's Sniffing K-9 Bites Infant

Posted on February 13, 2009
The Linn County Sheriff’s Department owns a dog trained to smell out explosives. The police dog is a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois. After playing fetch in the yard of Deputy Ireland took the dog inside his home where the dog bit Ellie Ireland who is 13 months old...

Legal malpractice case settled for $150 Million - Tort reformer happy business law firm is sued

Posted on February 13, 2009
The law firm of Irell & Manella was sued in April 2007 for “critical errors” in the legal work involved with a 1999 cable TV acquisition by Charter Communications. The law suit was filed in California. The WSJ reports Irell was paid $55 million in fees...

Cosmetic injections with industrial silicone leads 2 women to suffer total kidney failure

Posted on February 12, 2009
In what can only be described as practicing medicine without a license two Tampa, Florida area women were injected with what is believed industrial silicone by a “fake doctor”. One suffered total kidney failure and the other multiple organ failure...

20 Million Reasons Why Iowa Workers Should Have the Right to Choose the Treating Physician

Posted on February 12, 2009
Iowa Workers Compensation – Sixteen tons, what do you get… Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go … I owe my soul to the company store… The bill before the Iowa Legislature that would grant workers the right to choose their own treating physician isn’t about jobs so much as it’s about respect for another human being and their right to control their own body and what is going to happen to it...

Driver Safety: Starts before you turn the ignition key

Posted on February 11, 2009
The biggest road hazard you may face this and next year are uninsured motorists. If you didn’t have enough to worry about with double bottomed semi-truck trailers, pieces of retread tires and idiot drivers’ texting on their cell phones, now you have to worry about the uninsured adding more financial ruin to your already overtaxed financial planning...

Boy in fifth grade determined by Illinois coroner to have committed suicide.

Posted on February 10, 2009
Initially reported as an accidental hanging the report now concludes suicide. It’s just difficult to appreciate how a 10-year old boy in fifth grade could choose to take his own life? My undergraduate degree is in psychology and I worked at Butler Hospital's psychiatric unit, so this subject is more than just a passing news article...

Driver Safety: Is bigger better in a crash?

Posted on February 10, 2009
She says it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBQp46nzkcE Crash test dummies just might agree. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm5mD6sojDs Now watch the Hummer strike the rear of a mid-size sedan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI9-CGvf9lo Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi

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