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There is a report of a car-pedestrian collision in the Leland area. A 79 year old gentleman is crossing Highway 69 in Winnebago County. The report indicates on the way he is struck by a car traveling northbound on Highway 69. It may seem simple to many but not so to a trial lawyer. There are many unknown facts that you need to know before deciding on which is at fault of more at fault for the...

Why does the federal law exempt any vehicle whose rear height is high enough to decapitate a driver or passenger? When will the manufacturing of buses add this very simple safety design feature that will save countless lives like that of Mr. Buseman? I read about the Buseman boy crashing into the rear of the school bus on October 24, 2007 in Wright County. The first thought that occurred to me...

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...

Did you know that in Iowa if a person gets drunk at a bar, then drives and causes another person's injuries or death that the bar's insurance has to pay? Yes they do. We handle many of these cases. Don't ever think that if the bar's insurance company approaches you directly that you don't need an attorney to represent you. You do. So protect yourself and hire experienced legal representation.

The Sioux City Journal reported that when a Sioux City man drove his boat while intoxicated the Court found him guilty of violating the law and causing a death. The accident happened on July 22, 2006 when the boat struck a wing dike flipping the boat and a passenger apparently drowned. Drunken driving laws apply equally to boat operation. The average cost of an OWI offense increases with the...

It had been previously reported that Diane Terwey, 56 years of age was killed at about 5 P.M. on Wednesday after the pickup truck in which she was a passenger collided with a semi-truck in the northbound lane of I-35. The impact was severe enough to dismember the passenger side door of the pickup truck and embed it into the cab of the semi.Hon initially said, after interviewing one witness, that...

Tractors being used on the highway or in the field can cause serious injury or death when the load shifts. Operators are always responsible for making sure the loads are secure before they begin moving. That aside there is other considerations of which every operator should be aware.In Appanoose County, Iowa such an incident resulted in the death of an operator. It is important to note that...

On October 29, 2007 in the middle of the afternoon a Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck failed to yield from a stop sign causing a collision with a Ford Escort. The Ford appears to have been t-boned causing the death of the driver, a woman from Kirksville, Missouri. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts and shoulder harnesses. In this instance it did not save the life of Mrs. Jenkins who was...

There was a crash in Mitchell County near the town of Osage that occurred on November 2, 2007. This to-the-rear-end near-collision is one that illustrates how the driver in the front can be considered negligent. Iowa being a comparative fault state there is probably fault to be attributed to both drivers but let's examine how this can be so to the front vehicle. Normally we would blame fault on...

Crawford County Supervisors are settling the claim resulting from the death of a cyclist (Kirk Ullrich of Davenport). The rider was thrown from his bike when a bicycle tire stuck in a lock joint in the middle of county road E-16 west of Schleswig. The claim was for a failure to inspect the roadway and to warn riders of the defect in the road.These are very difficult claims to win. A failure to...

That settlement cost each citizen less than half of a tank of gas. It cost each citizen of Crawford County less than $20.66 each. If the Crawford County Supervisors were more concerned with properly managing their government they and the businessmen and women of Crawford County who were making money would have purchased insurance to cover the potential liability. Seems to me they are blaming the...

It was reported by the Iowa State Patrol that both alcohol and speed were two factors that caused the Thomas car to crash into the motor home in the emergency lane on September 15, 2007. The speed was estimated to be 87 miles per hour and blood alcohol, although below the legal limit, was apparently at a level that it was believed to have also contributed as a reason for the crash. Since the...

The Iowa State Patrol investigated an intersection collision at county Roads E66 and V18 near CHELSEA, Iowa on September 30, 2007 at 12:15. One driver was injured and the other killed. The one vehicle was westbound on E66 and the other northbound on V18. The northbound car failed to yield the right of way to the westbound one and they collided. Iowa law provides that when two vehicles enter an...

The federal minimum wage increased by 70 cents on July 24, the first increase in ten years. The minimum wage is now $5.85 an hour, as opposed to $5.15 an hour. The government says that this increase is just the beginning of more increases that will eventually raise the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour by the year 2009.This small victory is the result of the now Democratic-controlled Congress. ...

The risk for heart attacks is significantly raised by the hardening of the arteries, which is caused by numerous factors. It has been recently reported that pollution from heavy traffic may be one of these factors. Breathing in the fumes from heavy traffic does not only happen on the highways, but can also be caused in inner-cities where there is heavy street traffic.The recent report that...