- Steve Lombardi | July 31, 2007 1:00 AM |
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Head & Brain Injurieshttp://www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/articledetail.cfm?id=1867Childhood vaccines contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal. Many believe this causes autism in children and over 4,800 families have filed claims for compensation to pay for medical bills for their autistic children. They allege that their children were harmed by the thimerosal in vaccines.A U.S. Court of Federal...
- Steve Lombardi | July 30, 2007 1:00 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsRobert McNamara Jr. was killed after a car-semi-truck crash near Goldfield on Thursday, June 21. The 57-year old victim was heading eastbound in his car when he collided with a northbound semi at an intersection. McNamara was thrown from his car and pronounced dead at the scene.James Moser of Emmetsburg was the 25-year old driver of the semi-truck. There have been no reports as to whether he...
- Steve Lombardi | July 29, 2007 1:00 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsSteven Hedeen, a 49-year old man from Fort Dodge, was driving his 1978 Dodge pickup truck on Wednesday, July 11 on Highway 169. Hedeen was heading southbound on Highway 169 when he crossed the center line and collided with an International semi, driven by John Studer. Hedeen was thrown from the pickup and rushed to the hospital where he died from his injuries. Studer suffered minor injuries.
- Steve Lombardi | July 28, 2007 1:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe ten day holiday period around the 4th of July this year was a popular time at lake areas in Iowa, causing water patrol officials to be more aware of possible boating accidents. The increased number of officials patrolling the lakes seems to have helped since the majority of boaters were cautious and responsible while on the lakes.Water patrol officers held boating-while-intoxicated checks...
- Steve Lombardi | July 27, 2007 8:11 AM |
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Wrongful DeathIn February 2006, two young girls were killed in a Lakeland, Florida car accident. The family of one of the girls, 9-year old Morgan Bryant, was recently awarded almost $45 million in the wrongful death and personal injury case that they brought to trial. About $40 million of the awarded money was for personal injury; the remaining $5 million for wrongful death. Morgan's mother, Carla Bryant,...
- Steve Lombardi | July 27, 2007 12:08 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesChildren enrolled in Iowa Schools will be required to have a blood test checking for lead poisoning beginning in Fall 2008. Rita Gergeley of the Iowa Department of Public Health is in charge of implementing the new law, and says that it may take awhile to plan out the new rules regarding the new requirement. She also states the importance of having children tested in Iowa since there is a...
- Steve Lombardi | July 26, 2007 9:11 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeDaniel and Amara Estrada sued Dr. Boris Kousseff for failing to correctly diagnose the birth defect in their first child. They claim that if their first child had been correctly diagnosed with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (the inability to produce or synthesize cholesterol), they would have tested their second child for the same defect before he was born. The couple says that if their unborn...
- Steve Lombardi | July 26, 2007 1:00 AM |
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Wrongful DeathState records show that 94 Iowans have gone to the hospital in the last three years as a result of accidents involving lawn mowers. Lawn-mower related injuries occur mostly to the hands and feet, but are sometimes more serious and possibly fatal. A 63-year old man died recently from a lawn-mower accident in Runnells. He was mowing down a steep slope when the mower flipped and rolled over...
- Steve Lombardi | July 25, 2007 10:10 AM |
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MiscellaneousIn a recent report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Iowa was ranked number seven out of all U.S. states for "taking care of its children." This annual Kids Count report ranks each state in ten categories.Among these categories are child death rate and number of teens who are not in school or working. Iowa tied for first with Nebraska and Utah in the category regarding children living...
- Steve Lombardi | July 25, 2007 9:41 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe FDA has expanded the original warning it issued regarding food produced by Castleberry's Food Company. The FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture inspected the company's facility in Georgia before expanding its recall warning. Consumers are now being warned that Castleberry's products may contain botulinum toxin. The FDA's new warning is for consumers who have purchased certain types of...
- Steve Lombardi | July 25, 2007 12:01 AM |
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MiscellaneousThe National Association of Securities Dealers discovered that an analyst who was seeking a job with Cadence Design Systems Inc. was writing a series of reports for the company. NASD said this was a conflict of interest and fined Wells Fargo Securities LLC $250,000 for not disclosing the information. NASD also issued Douglas van Dorsten, former research director for Wells Fargo Securities, a...
- Steve Lombardi | July 24, 2007 12:41 AM |
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Wrongful DeathOn Saturday, June 16, two people were killed in a car crash on Interstate 80. The accident occurred early in the morning near Williamsburg in Iowa county. There were several passengers that were thrown from the car and four were injured. Two people in the car from Chicago, 39-year old Mary Ann Schmitz and 13-year old Jeremy Smith, were killed. The accident remains under investigation, but...
- Steve Lombardi | July 23, 2007 12:01 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn Sunday, July 15 in the early afternoon, a Ford Explorer flipped four or five times on Interstate 80 before it flew over the median and landed in a ditch. The car was heading westbound on I-80 near Newton when the driver lost control. The severe accident caused the death of two children.The two victims pronounced dead at the scene were 13-year old Andrea Bockenstedt and 10-year old Aaron...
- Steve Lombardi | July 22, 2007 12:21 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA recent study shows that Iowa was ranked third in the nation for having the highest rate of deaths among young drivers. 19.56% of fatal accidents in Iowa involved drivers ages 16-20 in 2005. Maine and Delaware are the only two states with higher fatality rates. Nationally in 2005, the percentage of fatalities among young drivers is 16.52%, down from 20.02% in 2004.Since 1999, when state...
- Steve Lombardi | July 21, 2007 12:30 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsProtect yourself and your right to recieve fair compensation.Car accidents cause a significant number of deaths each year. And although car-related fatalities have been decreasing in the last decade, it may not be due to safer driving. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the reason behind the decrease in car-related fatalities is improvements in vehicle safety...
- Steve Lombardi | July 20, 2007 5:00 AM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsDarcy Schehr, a woman from Wisconsin, has been charged with "homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle." In a collision on Sunday, July 15, Schehr lost control of her vehicle on Highway 60, crossed the center line and hit a motorcycle. The motorcyclist, 40-year old Daniel Christ of Iowa City who was wearing a helmet, was killed. Schehr suffered no injuries.Important in any collision is a...
- Steve Lombardi | July 19, 2007 4:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsGeorge Mogensen was walking along East Grand on Tuesday, July 17 when he crossed the street and was hit by a Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority bus. The driver of the bus, Gary Cozad of Indianola, was taken in for testing after the accident. There was no evidence of alcohol in Cozad's body and the results of a drug test have yet to be released. Charges have not been filed against...
- Steve Lombardi | July 15, 2007 6:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo accidents occurred within a half hour of each other north of Sloan on Highway I-29. The first accident involved a motorcycle traveling northbound with a small trailer that lost control and crashed into the center median. The two riders were taken to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City to be treated for broken bones and other injuries. While officials were investigating this accident, the...
- Steve Lombardi | July 14, 2007 6:00 AM |
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Wrongful DeathA woman in her 20's was pronounced dead after riding the Mind Scrambler ride at Playland Amusement Park in Rye, New York in Westchester County. The Mind Scrambler is an indoor ride that has cars that travel in a circular path while rotating. Emergency workers responded, but "there wasn't very much anybody could do for her," O'Leary said. The woman, who was in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the...