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Boss says keep quiet, the insurer says you were partly at fault, and your panic attacks are getting worse

A Des Moines commuter can still pursue serious emotional distress damages after witnessing a fatal crash, even if the insurer is trying to hang the whole thing on a minor traffic violation.

ARTICLE by Gary Johannsen

I just found out the Ames ER sent my kid home too fast and now the insurer is using that against us

A project manager in Ames is getting jerked around after a child's facial dog bite because the quick ER discharge is being twisted into "not a serious injury."

ARTICLE by Hieu Nguyen

My manager says panic attacks after a Davenport crash don't count for workers' comp - is that actually true

A Davenport retail worker can still have a workers' comp issue when crash-related mental health symptoms start wrecking sleep, work, and daily life, even if the employer is pushing hard to keep it off the books.

ARTICLE by Angela Washington

Missing Records After a Patient Lifting Back Injury

If you were hurt moving a patient in an understaffed Iowa hospital, the first fight is often over evidence that should have existed but somehow keeps "disappearing."

ARTICLE by Keith Haroldson

The biggest trap is thinking this means a baby was simply born "not breathing" for a moment. It is more specific than that. Birth asphyxia is a lack of enough oxygen and blood...

vacuum extraction injury

Missing what happened during a difficult delivery can leave a family without answers until a baby shows signs of bleeding, skull injury, nerve damage, or oxygen loss. A vacuum...

Nursing home claim or borrowed-car insurance fight - which is smarter first?

A single parent in Cedar Rapids can't afford two slow injury fights at once, so this breaks down which claim usually moves faster and which one actually pays for the bigger damage.

ARTICLE by Angela Washington

How much is a Des Moines dog attack claim worth if the lease forces arbitration

A Des Moines restaurant server got attacked by a dog that got out through a broken fence, and now the fight is over value, liability, and whether a lease arbitration clause can box the injury claim into a private process.

ARTICLE by Maria Perez

Defense lawyers and insurance companies may try to make this sound rare, unavoidable, or disconnected from what happened in the hospital. They may frame it as a tragic newborn...

meconium aspiration

A finding like this can make or break the value of a birth-injury case because it may point to oxygen deprivation, emergency delivery delays, and the kind of newborn harm that...

Eight months later, the contractor is still lying about your SSDI and immigration status

An undocumented worker in Des Moines can still pursue a claim after a roof fall, and SSDI usually is not the benefit that gets wrecked by a settlement.

ARTICLE by Hieu Nguyen

Rear-ended in Ames, then the hospital gave you the wrong drug - now what?

A teacher in Ames may be dealing with two separate fights after one wreck: proving the crash when the other driver lies, and untangling a hospital medication error that made everything worse.

ARTICLE by Pete Callahan

You may see this phrase in an insurance letter, a landlord dispute, or a call with an adjuster: "The owner had no prior knowledge the dog was dangerous," or "There was no...

placental abruption

Defense lawyers and insurers may frame this as a sudden, unavoidable pregnancy emergency - something that "just happens" with no warning and no one to blame. That is only...

brachial plexus injury

Like a bundle of electrical wires running from the neck into the shoulder and arm, the brachial plexus carries the signals that let a person move, feel, and use the arm and...

I waited too long to report the nursing home neglect in Cedar Rapids - is there still a case?

What actually happens next when a Cedar Rapids nursing home says weight loss, bedsores, or dehydration were "already coming" from your family member's health problems.

ARTICLE by Angela Washington

Can I still recover if Iowa City says I caused the pothole crash?

Yes - if you were not more than 50% at fault. Iowa does not use the made-up insurance rule that "any fault kills your claim." Under Iowa's modified comparative fault rule, you...

uterine rupture

What does it mean if the uterus "ruptures" during labor? It means the wall of the uterus tears, either partially or completely, during pregnancy or delivery. This is a medical...

forceps delivery injury

The point that confuses people most is that forceps use is not, by itself, an injury. A forceps delivery injury is harm to the baby, the mother, or both caused by the...

landlord liability for tenant's dog

People often mix this up with dog owner liability, but they are not the same. Dog owner liability is the legal responsibility of the person who owns or keeps the dog when it...