Posts tagged Construction Site Accidents

• The McDonald's Verdict, Tort Deform and other Riddles Revisited

  Steve Lombardi | March 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I have to admit that this one was too good to pass on without comment. I've written previously about tort deformers and their mantra and how Madison Avenue has brilliantly fooled most of the nation into believing the sky is falling and we can only save the nation with more tort deform. But as my mother is fond of saying, "This one is a real doozy!" I have to admit that this one was too good to...

• My mother proved that helmets work when she said: "Two wrongs don't make it right."

  Steve Lombardi | January 24, 2008 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  My advice to those riders, who don't wish to wear a helmet, is to be very good to your spouse, because one day soon you're going to need them for a very long time. I rest my case.This post is about marriage advice. On January 22, 2008 the blog I posted was: Motorcycles, Helmets, Wrecks, Brain Damage and the Freedom to be Stupid. That entry discussed one potential solution to the enormous costs...

• Iowa Workers' Compensation - Another Example of a Potential Third-party Claim

  Steve Lombardi | January 07, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The Associated Press reports that two eastern Iowa companies were cited for failing to divert power from a substation and not properly grounding the work site. Two workers at the Alcoa plant in Davenport received severe injuries on May 7, 2007 when while cleaning insulators and equipment at a substation they were burned by a "burst of electricity". One worker returned to work a month later the...

• Another confined space incident claims four men's lives.

  Steve Lombardi | December 21, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  On November 2, 2007 four Superior, Wisconsin workers were found dead in a confined space. This is the second time I've blogged on confined space deaths associated with asphyxiation. (See Iowa Workers' Compensation - Death caused by sewer gas. December 14, 2007. ) Four workers from Superior, Wisconsin were overcome by toxic vapors after entering a manhole to unplug a blockage in the village. ...

• When did Iowa road kill take on more value than human life wrongfully taken?

  Steve Lombardi | December 09, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A Polk County jury awards nothing to the parents for love and companionship when their daughter is killed. Some people justify it by saying money won't bring her back. Heck, if I shot a deer out of season the Iowa DNR would get $20,000.00. The State of Iowa would get more for a frog killed out of season than my clients were awarded for the investment of their time, energy, love and money in the...

• I'm hurt! How long should I wait to see a lawyer?

  Steve Lombardi | December 02, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  How long should I wait to sue? Wait too long and you have no case and no one in the Court system will offer your any sympathy. The best advice is you shouldn't wait even one week. Why? Because there are so many rules created to defeat your case that only those who are trained in the law can possibly know the rules and how to preserve your claim.How long should I wait to sue? Wait too long and...

• I'm hurt! How do I know if I have a case?

  Steve Lombardi | December 01, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Personal injury is a broad area of the law having to do with civil wrongs to a person. People are "injured" in many ways. Some times it's not just about a bodily injury. It could be legal malpractice or libel and slander, it could be damage to a person's reputation or damage caused to a claim they have against another. It might even be damage to their business. We call it personal injury because...

• Tort Reform Is Easy Just Kill the Lawyers and Let the Injured be Damned

  Steve Lombardi | October 18, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  ... or so that is what we are being lead to believe. Yesterday I wrote about China's 2,000 unlicensed manufacturing plants and the 1,202 drug and medical instrument companies that had their licenses revoked. China is just one example of the end stages of tort deform. Russia is another example but in tort reforming the purpose is always the same, to remove consequences from the tortfeasor, the...

• Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Results In Several Deaths - Tort Reform Needed?

  Steve Lombardi | August 02, 2007 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A bridge along the main north-south highway through Minneapolis, Interstate 35W, collapsed on Wednesday, August 1. At about 6:00pm, the bridge began to buckle and sway before it fell into the river below. Officials say there were about 50 vehicles on the eight-lane bridge when it fell, killing at least 4 people instantly. Rescue workers are waiting to help this morning until officials decide...

• Construction Workers at High Risk of Injury

  LLFClerk LLFClerk | June 18, 2007 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  An increase in the construction industry in King County, Seattle has resulted in more people working in high-risk construction jobs. In 2006 alone, 14 workers died in King County as a result of construction-site accidents. Tyler Scott, a victim of a work related accident, says that construction workers are pressured to produce more and at a faster pace, and safety is compromised as a...