Automobile Accidents

• Rain storm, rear-end collision, no escape - Negligence? Factual investigation is required.

  Steve Lombardi | June 11, 2008 8:30 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In today's post Steve Lombardi analyzes a rear end collision while driving in a rain storm. Legal conclusions can not be made until a thorough factual investigation has been concluded.

• Stale medical bills,

  Steve Lombardi | June 10, 2008 7:16 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The question has to do with stale medical bills and a delayed billing by the medical service provider. The billing was not originally made and when it was, six years later, it was too late to file...

• Iowa Auto Accidents - Should the car be repaired or totalled?

  Steve Lombardi | May 09, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Following a wreck the insurance company wants to total the car but the client wants to have it repaired? What should it be repaired or totaled? What will the lawyer need to review in order to answer...

• Farm Equipment Accidents - Road travel by teens

  Steve Lombardi | May 08, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Teach your teens about driving defensively when farm equipment may also be on the roadway. You should know that fall is the time when a greater number of accidents happen. The Iowa State Extension...

• Insurance Company Bag of Tricks

  Steve Lombardi | April 24, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Are trial lawyers what you are being told? Or is there some motivation for wanting you to not respect what they do? Who gains when you delay in hiring a lawyer to protect your interests after a car, truck or motorcycle accident? And what do you lose by waiting? Read Steve Lombardi's blawg to stay informed.

• GPS - A marketing plan that destroys good driving habits.

  Steve Lombardi | April 20, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Another potential source is driver distraction is the global positioning system or GPS that several manufacturers place in cars as standard equipment. As a person with a brain trained in the law...

• SUDDEN STOPPING - WHO'S TO BLAME?

  Megan Roth | April 19, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Though legislation varies county-to-county, each state has an established set of vehicle and traffic laws, each of which contains a section or subsection that states: "No person shall stop or...

• Auto Accidents - DOES YOUR iPOD HAVE YOU TUNING OUT?

  Steve Lombardi | April 18, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Researchers have identified strong links between listening to fast-paced music and driving fast and listening to loud music and driving recklessly, both of which correlate with increased accident...

• Cell Phones: University of Utah Applied Cognition Lab

  Steve Lombardi | April 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  In today's post the Des Moines Injuryboard blawg provides a one stop source for a better understanding of how cell phone usage increases the risk of an auto accident. If you have a case that...

• Cell Phones: Getting the other driver's cell number - It's just like being on a date, only you've already crashed and burned!

  Steve Lombardi | April 16, 2008 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Who else would suggest reading Dating for Dummies, 2nd Edition, by Dr. Joy Browne to improve your chances of proving negligence in a car accident? Read the Des Moines Injuryboard blawg to find out....