Iowa updates in category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

Public opinion is now moving toward allowing or requiring Campus Security Officers to pack heat. The current thinking is that if every pimple faced security officer is packing heat our kids will surely be safer. But from what is my question? If the kid from Virginia Tech knew the campus police would be armed would he have not attacked or come better prepared with more ammunition? The only way...

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If you want a comprehensive list of state laws regulating animals here it is from the Michigan State University College of Law. In my experience with cases from dog bites it's usually a child whose interests are affected. But we have had adults as well. For those without the ability to access the link type this link in your browser. http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/

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Fifty boys and adults from a state run facility were hospitalized after suffering episodes of vomiting, nausea and respiratory distress. Is it carbon monoxide or food poisoning? Was there a gas leak? Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. It is extremely hard to detect. Carbon monoxide is a by product of fossil fuel combustion. Poorly maintained equipment is probably the...

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A Knoxville, Tennessee man who was attacked by an Akita has filed a dog attack lawsuit against the animal's owners. The dog had traveled over six miles when it arrived at the home of Charles Wood, who was playing catch in the yard with his daughter."The dog just walked up and grabbed my glove first and then went for my hand and it's all kind of a blur from there."Wood suffered several puncture...

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A wanted man hiding in a crawl space beneath a house was flushed from his hiding space by a police dog, on Tuesday, and is now being treated at a Des Moines hospital for a dog bite.The man, 43, of Des Moines, hiding in a crawl space, didn't respond when officers told him to come out. Officers then proceeded to spray pepper spray into the area and still the man did not respond. After two failed...

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A jury awarded a woman over $12.2 million in a slip-and-fall lawsuit after she was not able to return to work after slipping and hitting her head while at a gas station convenience store.In August 2003, the woman was walking into Miller Mart to buy a newspaper and pay for gas when she slipped on a small puddle that was caused by a leaky awning. When she fell, she landed on her chest and chin....

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Most people consider dog, man's best friend, but sometimes they can prove to be man's not so very good friend. One Iowa community is taking action to secure their city against potentially vicious dog breeds. Other cites have already banned specific dog breeds due to dog bites, dog attacks and even a fatality.Loca is just one of many examples of a normal pit bull that lives in Centerville, Iowa,...

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After a slip and fall accident in the men's room of Burger King, the man has filed a lawsuit.On September 11, 2005, the men went to the restroom and crossed the room to get to the sink when he slipped and fell on the floor. He reached with his arms to try and brace himself but he lost his balance and struck the wall with his shoulder.He suffered a shoulder injury and lower back pain along with...

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