Head & Brain Injuries

• ATV Accidents - An Introduction to the challenge of ATV safety

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

  ATV safety is a concern when we discuss brain damage and youthful exuberance. Damaging the brain causes long term problems that may not be readily apparent. So how do the numbers stack up for the...

• Railroad Liability - Sometimes it's about being a good citizen.

  Steve Lombardi | February 25, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  So why should the railroad be liable? Having played Monopoly you probably have a warm fuzzy place in your mind for Reading Railroad. You have to get over that sentimentality with the jury.A train with many cars is stopped in a city or town. The train has many cars and those cars once stopped block several of the streets in the city or town. The rail cars are black and this particular night it's...

• Motorcycle Wrecks and Medical Costs

  Steve Lombardi | January 29, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Several people who commented argued there is no difference in the cost of medical car associated with motorcycle accidents with or without a helmet. Unfortunately that is not true. The studies show completely the opposite to be true. In November 2002, NHTSA reported that 25 studies of the costs of injuries from motorcycle crashes "consistently found that helmet use reduced the fatality rate,...

• Motorcycles - Do helmets hinder or help?

  Steve Lombardi | January 28, 2008 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I've received several comments critical of my posts about motorcycle helmets and increased insurance coverage. Different in many respects they all have one argument in common. They argue there are many more collisions in cars that lead to brain injury and therefore the argument is made that if those riding motorcycles should be required to don a helmet then so should automobile drivers and...

• Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes

  Steve Lombardi | November 29, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  As a young boy if I asked too many questions my mother would say, "Go fly a kite!" Meaning, go find something else to do besides pester me. Can't you see I need to do my housework? Like the advice to eat eggs every morning I'm now finding out that advice if literally followed could kill me.The CPSC has issued a warning concerning certain kites. The manufacturer, Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha,...

• And Easy and Inexpensive Way to Test for Lead Paint

  Steve Lombardi | November 27, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Problem - You move into an older home, maybe in rural Iowa, it's and old farm house, and you aren't sure if your young children can get lead poisoning from the old paint. Be forewarned that if you live in a home built before 1950 your home probably has lead-based paint. Most of Iowa's pre-1950 homes contain lead-based paint. Young children who live in pre-1950 homes become lead-poisoned...

• Brain Injury from a Car Collision

  Steve Lombardi | November 16, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Sometimes they call it a head injury and other times a brain injury but to the person suffering from the effects it's no joke. Learning to live with a brain injury is perhaps the hardest thing anyone can ever hope to achieve. With 26 years of practicing personal injury law I've seen more than my share of cases where we have a brain injury. The older you get the harder it is to adjust to....

• Amusement Ride Safety

  Steve Lombardi | September 28, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The death of Elizabeth Mohl in July 2007 prompted Wisconsin officials to revisit amusement park ride safety regulations. There is a multi-part story about ride safety done by the Wisconsin State Journal. In Iowa users and parents of children who ride these amusement rides, should themselves consider the safety issues. Of course it's never easy to do so, but looking around at the ride and the...

• Ian Harris of Des Moines Mauled by Dog

  Steve Lombardi | August 24, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Des Moines, Iowa. Ian Harris, six years old, was attacked by a dog this Monday and was severely injured. It's been reported that this was a good dog. It's unclear exactly what occurred before the attack. Iowa law imposes strict liability for damages done by a dog. It's important to identify the dog's owner. Also whether the owner has liability insurance for paying the child's bills, both past,...

• China Toy Supplier to Mattel, Lee Der Industrial Kills Himself

  Steve Lombardi | August 16, 2007 12:00 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  An owner of a Chinese toy factory at the center of a major recall of lead-tainted toys by Mattel Inc. reportedly committed suicide just days after the U.S. toy maker identified his company as the manufacturer.While it is unclear whether Cheung Shu-hung's suicide is linked to the recall, the incident is likely to be seen as a tragic symbol of the mounting pressure Chinese manufacturers face to...