Wrongful Death

• Could a float plan have saved Marquis Cooper and his passengers?

  Steve Lombardi | July 16, 2009 10:01 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  When you need to be rescued every minute counts. So if the boat sinks it is too late to be asking the question: What is a float plan? A float plan is like a flight plan that pilot’s use to...

• What is a float plan?

  Steve Lombardi | July 15, 2009 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A float plan is like a flight plan that pilot’s use to advise potential rescue crews about the intended flight, the vessel, the safety equipment on-board and the means of communication...

• Boating Safety News You Can Use from around the Midwest

  Steve Lombardi | July 14, 2009 10:23 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Iowa – As of May 2009 Iowa made wearing a safety vest for those boaters under age 13 mandatory. There is an exemption for commercial boats with a capacity of 25 people or more or while in an...

• Woman pushed out of moving vehicle

  Steve Lombardi | July 09, 2009 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Elgin, Iowa - June 2009 - This is the second news report I’ve seen lately about men getting mad at their girlfriends and pushing them out of the car into a place of danger. In the latest...

• Boating Safety News You Can Use

  Steve Lombardi | July 08, 2009 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I’m continuing to post news and information about boating safety both here in the Injuryboard and on The Verdict, my own web blog with the Lombardi Law Firm. Today we have a website with...

• Will charges likely to brought against owner of python that strangled two-year-old be successful?

  Steve Lombardi | July 07, 2009 5:14 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The 9-1-1 call is chilling to say the least. This Florida man describes how an 8-foot Burmese pet python snake during the night got out of its cage and strangled “the baby”. The baby...

• A Sioux City Councilman was injured in a boating accident on the Missouri River

  Steve Lombardi | July 03, 2009 11:22 AM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I’m behind on boating accidents and water safety issues. Let me attempt to catch up. I’ve collected boating items in the news and will over the next few posts examine how many people...

• Parkersburg, Iowa and the Murder of Coach Ed Thomas – Just the Facts (Updated 06/30/09)

  Steve Lombardi | June 25, 2009 12:15 PM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Coach Ed Thomas, 34 seasons at A-P High, 16 playoff appearances, six state title games appearances and 2 championships, in the playoffs 19 times, 4 players in the NFL, (Paul Rhoads, Brad ) He...

• Man’s Best Friend brings WWII grenade to its German owner.

  Steve Lombardi | June 21, 2009 10:12 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Just recently in Germany a dog found and retrieved to its owner a U.S. grenade left from World War II. The owner lived near Erkrath, Germany. Police were summoned to disarm it after it was properly...

• Child Safety: How many seconds can you leave your infant in a hot car?

  Barbara Tubridy Lombardi | June 19, 2009 9:32 AM | 8 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  ANSWER: ZERO SECONDS Summer Safety: Children and babies left in cars leads to death “I’m just running in for a couple of minutes……I just need to pick something...