- Steve Lombardi | August 31, 2009 2:09 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
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...
- Steve Lombardi | August 31, 2009 9:45 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
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...
- Steve Lombardi | August 28, 2009 2:04 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)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...
- Steve Lombardi | August 28, 2009 10:31 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsI 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...
- Steve Lombardi | August 27, 2009 10:17 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsOn 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...
- Steve Lombardi | August 27, 2009 2:19 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsOn 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...
- Steve Lombardi | August 27, 2009 2:05 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn 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...
- Steve Lombardi | August 26, 2009 11:05 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsHere 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....
- Steve Lombardi | August 25, 2009 5:56 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsOn August 23, 2009 Ronald Perrin was driving his tractor when the brakes, “locked up as Perrin drove along the edge of a road”. The tractor than went into the ditch where it rolled...
- Steve Lombardi | August 25, 2009 4:10 PM |
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MiscellaneousAnother 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...
- Steve Lombardi | August 25, 2009 11:49 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn August 25th 2009 53-year-old Adam Burk of Carter Lake died after the 1998 Chevrolet Malibu he was driving was hit from behind. Authorities are saying that Mr. Burk was in the left lane of I-80...
- Steve Lombardi | August 25, 2009 8:45 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsDevon 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...
- Steve Lombardi | August 21, 2009 1:02 PM |
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MiscellaneousIf you wonder why you're a loser perhaps you need look no farther than the image you see in the mirror when brushing your teeth.
The Iowa Lottery began in February doing spot checks to see if...
- Steve Lombardi | August 21, 2009 9:15 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Yesterday I ran several posts about the way police are using the Taser and an especially unprofessional statement by a Broward County Police officer about there’s always a good time to use...
- Steve Lombardi | August 20, 2009 1:25 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Productshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83avGztMIWA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSOeceqenX8
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police were left explaining why they kept a citizen’s footage of the...
- Steve Lombardi | August 20, 2009 9:03 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Now that the TLC is finished making destroyed family values into weekly entertainment the network is moving into the area of crime is sexy and making it into weekly entertainment. Meet the latest...
- Steve Lombardi | August 19, 2009 2:14 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
A California family was more than a little surprised to see an 11-foot Burmese Python escaping across their lawn in Lake Elsinore. Police wrested the python into a truck and took it away to an...
- Steve Lombardi | August 19, 2009 9:23 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsTasers are without a doubt capable of causing either alone or in combination with other human factors, a person to die. Even if there is no proof that Taser alone can cause a death, and I’m...
- Steve Lombardi | August 18, 2009 1:14 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsI’ve been covering the use of Tasers and what appears to be both an abuse of power by law enforcement along with embarrassment for the rest of the department. Take a look at the arrest of this...
- Steve Lombardi | August 18, 2009 12:34 PM |
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Wrongful Death
A live radio interview will be broadcast tomorrow featuring Steve Lombardi, Des Moines InjuryBoard about wrong-way drivers, the causes of wrong-way collisions and how to avoid them.
Tune in...
- Steve Lombardi | August 18, 2009 9:44 AM |
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Wrongful DeathSince last reporting there have been 26 additional news reports picked up for wrong-way collisions across America and one from jolly-old England. Drunken drivers continue to be the main cause...
- Steve Lombardi | August 17, 2009 10:45 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Doug Landau of Fairfax, Virginia writes on the Injuryboard “Hot Coffee” spills the beans on frivolous lawsuit charges. August 7, 2009. This, like participation trophies, is one of my...
- Steve Lombardi | August 15, 2009 10:28 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Wrong-way drivers are causing deaths in America’s interstate highway system all across the United States. Wrong-way collisions can have several causes and there are things we can do to...
- Steve Lombardi | August 14, 2009 3:02 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
San Bernardino, California – July 2009 – I-215 is the interstate where four-cars were involved in a collision after one drove northbound in the southbound lanes.
Hillside, New...
- Steve Lombardi | August 14, 2009 12:52 PM |
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Wrongful Death
Going out on the boat is supposed to be about fun and relaxation, but safety rules never take a break. The reality is that the captain of the boat must maintain control at all times. And even...
- Steve Lombardi | August 14, 2009 10:05 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Nevada – July 2009 – This on occurred on Pyramid Highway just north of Queen Way heading north in the southbound lanes. The wrong-way driver sideswiped a van and then collided head-on...
- Steve Lombardi | August 13, 2009 3:02 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Gastonia, South Carolina – July 2009 – A wrong-way driver on I-85 in Gaston County, traveling south in the northbound lanes of travel was accused of trying to strike cars driving the...
- Steve Lombardi | August 13, 2009 12:54 PM |
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Wrongful DeathIf you teach your teenage driver anything teach them not to driver distracted. Yesterday I’m sitting at the light and beside me in the turn lane are a young driver and two passengers. The...
- Steve Lombardi | August 13, 2009 10:03 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
South Dallas, Texas – July 2009 - Three people died from a head-on crash when a wrong-way driver traveled eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-20 in the Red Bird area of Dallas. Alcohol...
- Steve Lombardi | August 12, 2009 3:02 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Kansas City, Missouri – June 2009 – This wrong-way driver went northbound in the southbound lanes on U.S. 71 in Kansas City. He crashed head-on into a semi-truck upon which both...
- Steve Lombardi | August 12, 2009 12:01 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)I once heard a Polk County Judge say, Let no good deed go unpunished. This is just one of those deeds.
Every so often the police conduct a PR event intending to create good will to help build...
- Steve Lombardi | August 12, 2009 10:01 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Honolulu, Hawaii – June 2006 – Kanehoe-bound in the Halawa bound lanes of the H-3 near Halawa Valley Road at 3:45 a.m. on June 17, 2006. He was intoxicated with a BAC of 0.16. He...
- Steve Lombardi | August 11, 2009 3:20 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Minneapolis, Minnesota – July 2009 – A man driving the wrong-way on a one-way street was stopped by an officer on a bike after the officer ran on foot, was struck by the side mirror...
- Steve Lombardi | August 11, 2009 12:59 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsWe’ve got another high-speed chase involving a motorcycle, or crotch rocket as they are famously called. Do you remember this post? It described a news article about a Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle...
- Steve Lombardi | August 11, 2009 12:03 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
When we are ill or have a medical condition, we generally trust our doctors and medical system to prescribe us treatments which will help us to feel better. However, sometimes, there are dangers...
- Steve Lombardi | August 11, 2009 10:19 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Shropshire, England – July 2009 – M-54, wrong-way driver noted to be an elderly man, but no age was given.
Columbus, Ohio - I-270 wrong-way driver strikes two other vehicles early...
- Steve Lombardi | August 11, 2009 10:00 AM |
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Spinal Cord InjuriesTrial Lawyers Across the Country Show “Wii” Care
Local children are now getting the chance to smile while they heal thanks to local trial attorneys. The first three Mondays in...
- Steve Lombardi | August 10, 2009 8:43 PM |
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MiscellaneousIt’s reported that a former associate judge in Muscatine County, Iowa was ordered to serve five years in prison for his third OWI offense. He was fined $3,125 and will serve his time at...
- Steve Lombardi | August 10, 2009 3:08 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Waco, Texas – July 2009 –Wrong-way teen rider of a bike on a one-way street was struck as he attempted to cross an intersection. In this instance it appears the driver of the van...
- Steve Lombardi | August 10, 2009 10:07 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
InjuryBoard – Hawaii – July 10, 2009 by Wayne Parsons – Discusses and provides a link to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and the number of deaths from...
- Steve Lombardi | August 09, 2009 11:45 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesLast Tuesday afternoon a Titan Tire worker from the mill room was pulled into a milling machine last week. His name is Christian Alvarez of 1807 Mondamin Ave. in Des Moines, Iowa. He is...
- Steve Lombardi | August 09, 2009 6:51 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesIt appears the worker who was electrocuted at the John Deere Waterloo facility has died. The man, Daniel Gerdman, 22-years-of-age died on Tuesday while working at the foundry. Working on some...
- Steve Lombardi | August 08, 2009 11:20 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsMany times we think of the other guy and what happens to him when he doesn’t stop for the stop sign or just fail to yield the right of way while turning. For young drivers it’s important...
- Steve Lombardi | August 08, 2009 8:58 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesWhat caused the death of a 24 year old Des Moines electrician? That was the question surrounding the death of Chris Turney but now the autopsy has revealed that it was in fact caused by...
- Steve Lombardi | August 07, 2009 3:06 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Santa Fe, New Mexico – June 2009 - A wrong-way driver crashed into a car loaded with teenagers killing four of them. The teen driver may also have been driving illegally as the driver had a...
- Steve Lombardi | August 07, 2009 12:00 PM |
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Spinal Cord Injuries
Today we’re going to talk more about cheerleading safety standards and parental involvement with the cheer squad. With the draconian legislative tort-reform measures put into place,...
- Steve Lombardi | August 07, 2009 10:15 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Dallas, Texas - July 2009 – Letter to the Editor “Nothing will work” states that putting more signs up will not help stop wrong-way drivers due in part to drunk drivers being...
- Steve Lombardi | August 06, 2009 3:04 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Coos Bay, Oregon – July 2009 – Most wrong-way driving is accidental, but occasionally your run into a story where it was purposefully done. This is one of those news stories. This one...
- Steve Lombardi | August 06, 2009 11:00 AM |
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Spinal Cord InjuriesIf you're a parent of a cheerleader in Wisconsin watch this video and listen to the podcast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwt-wQTBnw4&feature=player_embedded
After your baby girl is...
- Steve Lombardi | August 06, 2009 10:13 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Monroeville, PA – July 2009 – 9:20 A.M. - Pennsylvania Turnpike, heading west in the eastbound lane of traffic. She was 36-years-old and had a 2 ½ year old son in a car seat...
- Steve Lombardi | August 06, 2009 8:57 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn light of the New York wrong-way collision on the Taconic State Parkway getting so much publicity I thought it appropriate to repost my findings and conclusions about wrong-way collisions. The...
- Steve Lombardi | August 06, 2009 7:31 AM |
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Spinal Cord Injuries
Irvine, California – July 29, 2009 - The National Cheer Safety Foundation (NCSF) panel of experts teams up with the National Council for Spirit Safety and Education (NCSSE) to establish...
- Steve Lombardi | August 05, 2009 3:12 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Fredericton, Canada - December 2007 - A 61-year-old woman drove the wrong-way on a divided highway named Vanier Highway, the other head-on crash victim died. The wrong-way driver suffered a...
- Steve Lombardi | August 05, 2009 10:11 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Spring Hill, Florida – July 2009 - Wrong-way driver on Commercial Way. Driver was suspected of Dui but blew a negative breath test. The 28-year-old driver’s mother indicated she was...
- Steve Lombardi | August 04, 2009 3:10 PM |
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Automobile Accidents
Syracuse, NY – July 2009 – Three people died, wrong-way driver on Route 481, 60-year-old male. The at-fault driver had an 82-year-old passenger who also didn’t realize they were...
- Steve Lombardi | August 04, 2009 2:00 PM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
I’ve covered direct marketing to patients by the pharmaceutical industry in a previous post. I was critical that other countries don’t allow marketing directly to patients and that by...
- Steve Lombardi | August 04, 2009 10:09 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Twin Cities, Minnesota – July 2009 – 49, y.o. female, OWI – BAC .33 legal is .08. Wrong-way driver on McAndrews Road in Burnside, MN. Slight injuries to both drivers, the story...
- Steve Lombardi | August 03, 2009 10:02 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsOn July 20th 2009 a man driving a van crashed into a moving train in Adams County. While the crash happened two miles east of Nodaway near the RAGBRAI route it was not apparently a RAGBRAI support...
- Steve Lombardi | August 03, 2009 9:26 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsI read where a man 67-years-old was riding eastbound on I-80 at the 142 mile marker. He’s in the left lane, his bike leaves the roadway on the left side where he rolls it and is killed. This...
- Steve Lombardi | August 03, 2009 3:08 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsDallas, Texas – July 2009 – Dallas North Tollway – June 1, 2009 you can listen to the 9-1-1 call about wrong-way driver on the Dallas North Tollway. Age of driver is 28 years-old,...
- Steve Lombardi | August 03, 2009 10:09 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
This week I want to cover wrong-way collisions. I've collected as many news items on wrong-way collisions as were available during the last 3 or 4 months. My intent was to report on all for a...
- Steve Lombardi | August 03, 2009 10:03 AM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsAmerica the obese is weighing down government budgets for things like cranes and forklifts to move 800-pound EMT patients. The cost of ambulances and equipment is increasing with America’s...
- Steve Lombardi | August 03, 2009 8:52 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsWrong-way drivers are causing deaths in America’s interstate highway system all across the United States. No state seems to be immune. With two vehicles traveling towards one another at 70 mph...
- Steve Lombardi | August 02, 2009 10:42 PM |
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Workplace InjuriesOn Monday July 20th 2009, Larry LaCroix of Fort Madison died at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville after he was crushed by a load of pipe he was delivering to the cleanup site of a...
- Steve Lombardi | August 02, 2009 10:15 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsOn July 24th 2009 Stacey Pierson was charged with child endangerment, attempting to elude and driving with a suspended license. He is accused of leading police on a chase with his 12 year old child...
- Steve Lombardi | August 02, 2009 6:45 PM |
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MiscellaneousWell, she did it again. She’s avoided the library. It's reported that Sarah Palin was to speak at the Simi Valley Republican Women's event at the Reagan Library. The latest Palin-PR...
- Steve Lombardi | August 02, 2009 9:30 AM |
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Miscellaneous
With RAGBRAI wheeling through Iowa we have pro-bikers and con-bikers making the news. For those of you who don’t know about RAGRBRAI it stands for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle...
- Steve Lombardi | August 01, 2009 9:26 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
It’s true. One of America’s most feared law breakers was tamed by the Texas Highway Patrol; this 72-year-old woman had to be Tasered after driving her car too fast on Texas roads and...