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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

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...

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

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

Defense lawyers and insurance companies often point to a baby's Apgar score as if it settles everything: a "normal" score means no harm, and a low score must have some cause...

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

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

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...

hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

You may have seen this phrase in a NICU record, MRI report, discharge summary, or a call from a doctor after a difficult delivery. It means brain injury caused by too little...

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...

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...

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...

Medicaid spend-down

It is not a penalty, a fine, or a rule that lets the government simply take your money. A Medicaid spend-down is a way for someone who has too much income or too many countable...

undue influence on elderly

Pressure that overpowers an older person's free choice. "Pressure" can mean threats, guilt, isolation, nonstop badgering, fake caregiving, or controlling access to money,...

My coworker said VA care cancels an Iowa food poisoning settlement, true?

The costliest mistake is taking a cheap offer because someone told you the VA wipes out your injury claim. That is a myth. No - using VA medical care does not cancel an Iowa...

attractive nuisance

This can be the difference between having no claim at all and having a viable case when a child is hurt on someone else's property. Iowa property owners usually owe very little...

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

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...

dangerous dog designation

A dangerous dog designation is an official finding by a city, county, or other authority that a dog has shown behavior serious enough - such as attacking, biting, or...