- Steve Lombardi | March 31, 2009 11:55 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo people on their way to Texas were involved in a car accident at the I-35 South and I-235 West interchange. Bradley Sea, 21 was driving a pickup truck west on I235 and turned right to go around...
- Steve Lombardi | March 31, 2009 2:01 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsMAINTAINING VIGILANCE AS A PATIENT – IMPLANT RECALL SAFETY NEWS
Yesterday we discussed the FDA recall classifications and today I promised to explain one method of how patients with implants...
- Steve Lombardi | March 30, 2009 10:48 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 13 year old involved in an I-80 accident in eastern Iowa died following the SUV rolling after going in the ditch. The teenager was from Illinois. The driver, Deborah Newsome is 45 years of age....
- Steve Lombardi | March 30, 2009 2:34 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsFDA recall classifications
Class I – The most severe and these items are expected to cause serious injury or death. As can be surmised these are the most serious recalls.
Class II -...
- Steve Lombardi | March 30, 2009 11:15 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeI read about an interesting study from the University of Iowa that develops a framework to examine the science of mistakes in the practice of medicine. The study was published in Science Daily back...
- Steve Lombardi | March 28, 2009 10:08 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsFour Eastern Illinois University college students were killed and another, the driver, survived from a wrong-way crash involving a Sunset Hills Police Officer. The officer was off-duty at the time...
- Steve Lombardi | March 27, 2009 2:06 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsI’m surprised and elated of the action being taken by the Chinese Communist Party against government officials who were in some way involved with allowing the melamine scandal to develop...
- Steve Lombardi | March 27, 2009 10:02 AM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsTwo people riding a motorcycle in Iowa County were taken to the hospital by life flight after a pickup truck failed to yield the right away, made a left turn and struck the motorcycle. The collision...
- Steve Lombardi | March 26, 2009 2:02 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeI was thinking maybe I should leave the Great State of Texas alone and let them learn from their mistakes. But I can’t leave this subject alone because it seems wrong for professionals that...
- Steve Lombardi | March 26, 2009 10:41 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)Penford Products Co. in eastern Iowa has sued AIG for failing to pay flood related claims amounting to $30 million dollars. Penford filed claims for some $50 million in property damage but AIG has...
- Megan Roth | March 25, 2009 7:31 PM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesGolf – it’s America’s new favorite pastime. In the year 2000, there were approximately 27 million golfers in the U.S. alone; it goes without saying that this figure has increased...
- Steve Lombardi | March 25, 2009 2:15 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeWhat is the controversy?
It’s reported by the Boston Herald that a patient who had plastic surgery performed at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center sued the hospital and the doctors...
- Steve Lombardi | March 25, 2009 10:49 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesToday we are reprinting with permission a guest column by an Iowa attorney. I have long advocated that the Bush Administration's policy of the end-justifies-the-means is wrong. This piece by Mr....
- Steve Lombardi | March 24, 2009 2:19 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeWhat if your child ate a tack? What would you do and what would you expect from the dream team? What if after getting to the dream team a doctor performed stomach surgery on your child without...
- Steve Lombardi | March 24, 2009 10:22 AM |
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Wrongful DeathEvery once in a while it's reassuring to see that what a newspaper says on its editorial page can make a difference in the world, or at least generate a useful discussion. That's what has been happening following publication of "Death of a Firefighter," a five-part editorial series that appeared in The Oregonian
- Steve Lombardi | March 24, 2009 9:45 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesThe Madoff investors who lost billions have to be fuming over the trustee’s discovery of $75 million quietly sitting in Gibraltar while Madoff stays mum. Consider for a moment that the entire...
- Steve Lombardi | March 23, 2009 11:39 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsOttumwa, Iowa native Danielle N. Brinser, 20, a senior airman at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was killed when trying to cross Ohio 444 on a green light. The other vehicle failed to stop and yield...
- Megan Roth | March 23, 2009 10:45 PM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesGrowing up, my family went on several mini-vacations each year. We’d go on weekend getaways to amusement parks, historic towns and even campgrounds.
Sometimes our trips would consist of...
- Steve Lombardi | March 23, 2009 2:05 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeThis doctor has a few problems that could potentially result in financial responsibility to patients but Texas will invite him with open arms and fatten his wallet at the same time; because after...
- Steve Lombardi | March 23, 2009 10:20 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe Oregonian's recent editorial series "Death of a Firefighter" has touched off a nationwide online discussion in the fire service community. The response illuminates the fact that alcohol abuse among firefighters has been a growing concern in the profession for some time.
- Steve Lombardi | March 22, 2009 9:33 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsWhat product is recalled?
A California company has recalled over 89,000 pounds of chicken bouillon. Apparently U.S. Customs officials pointed out processed chicken was used that didn’t...
- Steve Lombardi | March 20, 2009 2:02 PM |
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Medical Malpractice
Jordan Santana is only 15 but he knows a lot more about anatomy than does the surgical team that operated on the wrong finger. Being a Boston Red Sox fan this New York minute seems pretty...
- Steve Lombardi | March 20, 2009 10:18 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe U.S. Justice Department should investigate the death of Prineville volunteer firefighter Shannon Halvorson. Did her fellow volunteers conceal details of the out-of-control party where she was fatally injured? Who supplied alcohol to the underage woman?
- Steve Lombardi | March 20, 2009 8:35 AM |
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Miscellaneous
Wal-Mart is adding approximately $2 billion U.S. dollars to the benefit and incentive packages for hourly employees in the United States. That’s a good sign.
In a memo to Wal-Mart...
- Megan Roth | March 19, 2009 11:28 PM |
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Head & Brain Injuries We all go on vacation with the intention of having a good time and relaxing; for most of us, our relaxed state of mind is the temporarily escaping the ‘real world’ and the many...
- Steve Lombardi | March 19, 2009 1:51 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeWe’re covering the medical malpractice tort reform legislation that is attracting the best and the brightest malpractice physicians to join the Texas Medical Dream Team. Our first invitation...
- Steve Lombardi | March 19, 2009 10:16 AM |
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Wrongful DeathIn the anguished hours after Shannon Halvorson died, rumors and haunting questions spread like flames among her fellow volunteer firefighters. How did she become incapacitated so quickly at that rowdy motel-room party? What were the intentions of the men who coaxed her to drink? Was she slipped a drug as well?
- Steve Lombardi | March 18, 2009 2:13 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeI feel badly with feeling good about Texas having tort reform that will attract all the Iowa doctors to Texas that make the biggest mistakes. I’m hopeful that doctors in Iowa who commit the...
- Steve Lombardi | March 18, 2009 10:19 AM |
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Wrongful DeathAn Iowa couple was on the bus crash in Monterry, Mexico. The husband, 73-year-old Ronald Christy, died and his wife, Margaret, is hospitalized and in critical condition. The driver of the bus was...
- Steve Lombardi | March 18, 2009 10:14 AM |
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Wrongful DeathDick Zimmerlee fervently believes that volunteer firefighters, aided by a soft and sympathetic investigation by law enforcement, tried to whitewash details of the 2003 death of his daughter, Shannon Halvorson.
- Steve Lombardi | March 18, 2009 8:55 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsMany of us are unaware that those plastic spoons and plates we take on vacation contain melamine. The manufacturer is supposed to warn the user by proper labeling but many are not doing so.
The...
- Megan Roth | March 18, 2009 7:49 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)I just returned from a mini-vacation with my college roommates and I’m proud to say, “I survived” (barely, but I did).
Fortunately for us, we had tons of fun and all came back...
- Steve Lombardi | March 17, 2009 2:08 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesThe March 2008 East Side tower crane collapse that killed seven people was caused by a misuse of the sling and other errors of rigging, by the City of New York’s Buildings Commissioner. The...
- Steve Lombardi | March 17, 2009 10:10 AM |
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Wrongful DeathEvery good paramedic knows the symptoms of alcohol poisoning, and Shannon Halvorson exhibited most of them on that deadly night in 2003. Police reports show she was incoherent and listless.
- Steve Lombardi | March 17, 2009 8:13 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIf your business owns a defibrillator take a look to see if it’s a “14,054 AED 10 and MRL JumpStart external defibrillators made between Oct. 3, 2002, and Jan. 25, 2007. They may not...
- Steve Lombardi | March 16, 2009 2:00 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsCan a construction wall suddenly just fall on construction workers?
The news report is a wall of rebar at the Gateway construction site “just became loose and collapsed” on top of...
- Steve Lombardi | March 16, 2009 10:52 AM |
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Wrongful DeathIf you drink as an underage teenager read this story and watch the YouTube video. I've previously written about how much a young adult can drink before dying, this story should demonstrate to you how situations can escalate that result in a person dying.
- Steve Lombardi | March 15, 2009 2:26 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
A verdict by a Sioux City, Iowa jury awarded $7.5 million for the death of a worker after he developed a rare lung condition, broncholitis obliterans. The worker was a butter flavor mixer with...
- Steve Lombardi | March 14, 2009 8:00 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsA pregnant mother, Heather Sheree Balven, from the St. Louis area (Hartford) was killed when a train struck the pickup truck she was driving. Well liked her fellow workers, she was a geotechnical...
- Steve Lombardi | March 13, 2009 1:28 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesAccording to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2006 there were approximately 462,000 welding, soldiering, and brazing workers. The occupation was expected to grow only about five...
- Steve Lombardi | March 13, 2009 10:28 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn accident occurred outside Blairsburg this past Sunday night and the story was picked up by the news service. They reported two people died and one was injured. Here is how it was described:
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- Steve Lombardi | March 12, 2009 12:47 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeA computed tomography scan (“CT scan” or “CAT scan”), which is a procedure that takes no more than a few minutes, is a medical imaging method that is used to create...
- Steve Lombardi | March 12, 2009 10:20 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesIowa’s Governor Chet Culver is in favor of the bill before the legislature that would allow injured workers the right to choose their own treating physician. He calls it a “fundamental...
- Megan Roth | March 12, 2009 8:34 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Dun-uh. Dun-un. Dun-uh. Okay – maybe this isn’t working so well…I’m trying to convey the well-known musical notes from Jaws (I think the fact that I’m musically...
- Steve Lombardi | March 11, 2009 1:16 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsQuestion:
Our son is a full-time college student in Washington, and he is about to purchase car insurance. He is still a resident of Iowa, where my wife and I live. Would it be wise for our son...
- Steve Lombardi | March 11, 2009 11:37 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeThe Utah Legislature passed SB79 changing the law of negligence when the plaintiff is injured by shoddy medical practice in the emergency room. The bill changes the burden of proof to the higher...
- Megan Roth | March 10, 2009 1:21 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Yesterday I touched on a few of the safety issues surrounding those oh-so-crazy Spring Break trips. There’s the potential for one to sustain an injury in so many ways.
And though alcohol...
- Steve Lombardi | March 10, 2009 10:38 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesHere is how Mike Gover of the AP reports it:
DES MOINES, Iowa - A House panel has approved a measure that would give Iowa workers greater rights in choosing a doctor when they're injured on the...
- Megan Roth | March 09, 2009 9:49 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
For many colleges, spring break is officially here. Students across the nation are piling onto planes and heading off for what will undoubtedly be an unforgettable trip (at least for those who are...
- Steve Lombardi | March 09, 2009 10:44 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesToday let’s learn about Viagra, lawyers, workers compensation and musical ensembles. These are all entwined in one way or another.
Did you hear about the drug store at the corner of 22nd...
- Steve Lombardi | March 07, 2009 10:05 AM |
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MiscellaneousYou would think that by now Kenny Chesney, George Strait, Faith Hill, Keith Uban, Martina McBride or even Taylor Swift would have a song about giving back the ring over a broken engagement....
- Steve Lombardi | March 06, 2009 2:20 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsWyeth’s baby formula made in or imported into China has been determined by consistent and independent testing to be safe from melamine.
“China's quality watchdog tested every batch of...
- Steve Lombardi | March 06, 2009 1:54 PM |
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Workplace Injuries
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...
- Megan Roth | March 05, 2009 10:42 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)I went to the gym this morning and, as I worked out, I watched the news coverage of the ongoing tragedy that has taken Florida by storm.
For those of you who haven’t followed, I’ll...
- Steve Lombardi | March 05, 2009 11:13 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesYesterday and the day before we reported on a chemical or gas leak at the Cedar Rapids ADM plant. Today we’ll provide more information about the effects of exposure to sulfur dioxide. Workers...
- Steve Lombardi | March 05, 2009 10:45 AM |
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Medical Malpractice
In a move that would make Karl Marx proud, a bill to put caps on damages in just medical malpractice cases is making its way through the Hawaii Legislature. Like Texas, Hawaii no long is willing...
- Megan Roth | March 04, 2009 10:23 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)In yesterday’s post I touched on the issues surrounding cruise ship safety. One of those issues? Getting lost at sea.
Next issue? Getting lost on land. Or, what if it goes one step further...
- Steve Lombardi | March 04, 2009 2:12 PM |
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Spinal Cord Injuries
Disability insurance doctors, the hired gun’s opinion is a trick and mistreatment of the worse kinds.
GMA did a story this week about Charles Tucker, a 48-year old accountant from...
- Steve Lombardi | March 04, 2009 10:35 AM |
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Head & Brain Injuries
Stop Frivolous Wall Street Bonuses!
I began writing and warning about Wall Street greed in August 2007.
Goldman Sachs Redefines Greed - Trial Judges and Juries Need to Take Note.
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- Steve Lombardi | March 03, 2009 2:22 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesAfter reviewing the health risks of exposure to sulfur dioxide I found there is an asthma related for railroad workers. See if you find this as interesting as I...
- Steve Lombardi | March 03, 2009 10:55 AM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseUnder a court order since November of 2004, the Glenwood Resource Center of Glenwood, Iowa, a state-run home for the disabled, has experienced one death per month for the last thirteen months....
- Megan Roth | March 03, 2009 8:55 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)Anyone kept up on the news lately? If so, you know that cruise ship safety has been a recent topic of conversation.
Some speculate that cruise ships are much safer than staying in a hotel or...
- Steve Lombardi | March 02, 2009 2:02 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsWyeth, an American company manufacturing baby formula, is accused by a Chinese consumer of melamine contamination. Wyeth has tested and denies any contamination with melamine. A consumer surnamed Li...
- Steve Lombardi | March 02, 2009 10:51 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeAccording to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, in the year 2006 there were a total of 98,263 patients listed on the organ donation waitlist within the United States, but...
- Megan Roth | March 02, 2009 7:33 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)”Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to Bermuda, Bahama…” I won’t folks (take you, that is). But I will offer you a few friendly pieces of advice regarding safety and other...