Wrongful Death

• Why might a pedestrian not realize a garbage truck is backing?

  Steve Lombardi | October 31, 2009 2:08 PM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  When we receive real life examples of how personal injury accidents occur sometimes we post them as a Q&A. In this instance see how easily you can become victimized by injuries in which you had...

• You Turned The Clocks Back: But Did You Change The Batteries?

  Mike Bryant | October 31, 2009 9:17 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It fall back day again, where we gain an hour of sleep and have to change all the clocks. I love the VCR's and Cell phones that take care of themselves. But did you change the necessary batteries?...

• 10 Reasons Why People Get Injured on I-35 in Iowa

  Steve Lombardi | October 31, 2009 8:05 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  I’m going to step out of line today and answer this question about why clients get injured while using I-35 (or I-80) while traveling through Iowa. I could probably answer this question...

• Family of Jennifer Strange Wins $16.5 Million for Water-Drinking Contest Death

  David Mittleman | October 30, 2009 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Thanks to a Sacramento County jury, the notorious case of Jennifer Strange, a young mother of three who died after participating in a radio station’s water-drinking contest, has come to a...

• High Corn Calls For More Safety While Deer Hunting

  Mike Bryant | October 30, 2009 9:53 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Deer hunting season is just around the corner. Unlike past years, there is high corn still in the field. Which means that other hunters will also be tough to see. So when you are driving deer out of...

• Raleigh Motorcyclist Dies after Hit-Run by Van

  Randy Appleton | October 29, 2009 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A Raleigh man died at Mount Carmel West Hospital after sustaining serious injuries from a crash on the hilltop of Hague Avenue just inside the city. According to police, the man was riding his...

• Kentucky Supreme Court Extends Spouse Loss of Consortium Beyond the Death of the Spouse

  Karl Truman | October 28, 2009 2:46 PM | 0 CommentsLouisville, KY

  Kentucky law has long held that a consortium claim was based in common law and historically it ended with the spouse's death. The reasoning was that death terminated any possibility of a spousal...

• Texas Sheriff Refuses to Issue Tasers to his Officers

  Steve Lombardi | October 28, 2009 2:24 PM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson has done his own testing of Tasers as well as research on cases using Tasers and according to CBS news in Fort Worth, Texas he's not handing them out to his...

• Michigan Judge to Determine Company Responsibility for Drunk Employee's Conduct

  Mark Bello | October 28, 2009 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  Should an employer be held liable for the wrongful conduct of an intoxicated employee? That is the decision a Michigan judge has to make in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Gary Weinstein. Mr....

• I dare you to Tase me case from Texas, settles for $40,000.00

  Steve Lombardi | October 28, 2009 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQVRTfW0jqA&feature=related A 72 year old woman, Kathryn Winkfein, was pulled over for speeding on Highway 71, in Travis County on May 11, 2009, according to Fox...