Do I have any legal recourse after an auto accident if I was not seriously injured?
Question: Do I have any legal recourse in an auto accident if I was not injured? I am a truck driver involved in an accident in a company truck. The other driver admitted to being at fault along with two witnesses that stated it was his fault. He had minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. I had a stiff neck for a few days, but did not seek medical attention. I was laid off a week later. I had a clean driving record until this happened. Now I'm having a hard time getting driving jobs because of this accident. Do I have any legal recourse against the other driver from this accident?
Question: Do I have to cover someone's medical bills if I accidentally caused an injury? The guys hand was broke now we have to pay for the surgery and everything else. I offered that day to take him to get his hand x-rayed. He declined and then two days later took himself to the ER and found out it was broken then had to have surgery to put pins in it. I offered to help pay and have paid him $300 so far. Now his next bill he wants me to pay is $1030 and that doesn't included surgery bills yet. He said he will sue me if I don't pay all of his bills. When is enough enough?
Hancock County, Iowa - I’ve been reading about these accidents and one guy has a blog dedicated to accidents where trailers become unhitched and crash into other cars, trucks or motorcycles. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen one in Iowa, right up until this week, that is. It happened on December 5, 2011 at around 5:58 a.m. on Highway 18 about 2 miles west of Garner. A 2000 Peterbuilt semitruck pulling a trailer (driver shown on police report as being from Garner, Iowa – 38 years old) was westbound on Highway 18 when as the officer describes it, “VEHICLE 1 (THE SEMI ) WAS WESTBOUND ON HWY 18 WHEN ITS TRAILER BECAME DETACHED FROM THE TRACTOR THE TRAILER THEN SLID ACROSS THE CENTER LINE AND STRUCK THE EASTBOUND VEHICLE 2 HEAD ON.”
To answer that question let’s look at some of the recent accidental deaths while on the job.
A recent school bus accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and another accident striking an 84-year-old pedestrian have school officials evaluating their fleet drivers. No driver can have a squeaky clean driving record, but there shouldn’t be anything that makes one conclude their driving, based on past issues, would endanger the children or other pedestrians. While I think the effort is a good one, I don’t think the article sheds light on what convictions should keep a person from driving a school bus once they pass the standard qualifications.
Compression asphyxia is a cause of death I see in both civil and in criminal cases. So it's one lawyers need to pay attention to. The scope of this diagnosis or when used to pronounce a person’s death can differ. It can be compression to the chest, heart or throat with such force as to stop the person from breathing; leading to their untimely death. Often quoted by the public as strangulation, for the law that is too general of a way of describing compression asphyxia. Asphyxia may be from natural, accidental or from intentional causes. The acts leading up to compression asphyxia is present in both civil personal injury cases in truck accidents or work place accidents and in criminal cases involving some form of homicide. In researching this medical condition I stumbled upon a tribute to Michaela McAreavey nee Hart with several video clips on YouTube. While I can’t be sure of the facts generated by the investigation the caption reads: “Michaela McAreavey nee Harte murdered during her honeymoon in Mauritius. “ With what's been going on in Aruba this case catches attention for many reasons the most obvious being that no one anticipates death while starting out life following such a joyful occassion as one's wedding. Technically here is compression asphyxia defined.
For today’s article we have several real life rollover accidents. The 
Question: What should I do if my employer assaulted me at work? Out of rage, my employer struck me in the face at work. There has been similar behavior in the past. The police were called and a report was filed. The officers said that the charges would likely stick. Should I seek some sort of civil action against my employer as well? Would I need an employment lawyer or a personal injury lawyer for a case like this?
Here is a trial tip: The lawyer with an intersection collision case should get a copy of the video from the intersection traffic camera. Which means we have to learn where these cameras are located. As for clients who are in an intersection collision it’s better to get a lawyer onboard sooner rather than later. This is also a reason for the lawyers to get out to visit the accident scene. You just never know where a camera may be recording the events. The camera may be on a nearby building used as a security camera.
The estate of a teen who died after walking in front of freeway traffic will be paid 
This story takes the cake, well maybe not…
The dangers of Anhydrous work - In Pilot Mound, Iowa a Boone County farmer died a 74-year-old man, Richard Shaw died after exposure to 
A walk down the aisle is not an investment decision.
This week I received another call about an engagement ring dispute. He bought the ring, spend nearly two thousand dollars for it, they broke up and she moved out of state. He’s been trying to get the ring returned, but she’s refusing. I’m guessing she’s enjoying making his life just a little bit miserable. As my mother is fond of saying, “Steve, misery loves company.” Yes Mom it does.
For a measely 
What’s going on in Iowa courts? That depends on what you read and who you talk with. There are many different cases of interest from the Heartland. There is one I just couldn’t help but report about.
A 
This story is about job creationg and how to create your own job by being a MoJo. A MoJo is a mobile journalist. In this instance the MoJo is one who covers the Cedar Rapids area of Iowa. The Internet has redefined most everything so why not journalism too? A MoJo can take photos, write stories and then sell content via a web links etc. This MoJo journalist is Jeff Raasch from SourceMedia Group News. That’s a great idea Jeff – I like that, a MoJo.
The question asked this week was, what is a PTO, a power take off shaft and what does it do?
Iowa takes great pride in calling itself a “right to work state”. That means simply you can’t be forced to join a union. Most people that call our office asking about their rights after an injury don't get the gist of really what that means. There are benefits and there are drawbacks to being a right to work state. I get that there are benefits to employers, but what I don’t get is why as an at-will state, workers don’t have more protections in the event of an injury or ill and have to miss work. That I clearly don’t get. I'm not saying pay them while off, but I am saying save their J-O-B.
What is the average settlement for auto accidents with moderate injuries in Iowa?
This is one of three blogs I write for and this past weekend was very busy. One attorney I coordinate blogging with is from Texas. The more blogging you do the more you find yourself talking to people from different states. I like people so I tend to take most of those telephone calls. More and more I work for clients to place them with attorneys from different states. Brooks, the Texas lawyer, and I have jawed about doing this for several years now and so this past month we started this process of helping clients all along Interstate 35 from Texas to Minnesota. If you have an auto-truck-semi-truck-motorcycle-suv or any other type of crash on i35 contact us and we’ll do the best we can to help you either directly or indirectly through a referral. Today let's talk about the weather in Iowa.
A few years ago I heard about this kind of an accident, but have no knowledge of such it occurring in Iowa; till now. In the December 31, 2010 Des Moines Register tells a story of it ice falling from the top of a semi-trailer on Interstate 80 and a female passenger being injured. This one occurred in Colfax, Iowa on Interstate 80, Jasper County. The people in the car are from Pekin, Illinois. Apparently a thick sheet of ice came off the truck’s trailer, slid down into the windshield of the oncoming car and struck Linda Mickley seated in the front passenger seat. She was taken to the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. There is no indication as to the exact details.
Interesting; a few weeks ago I noticed the Iowa DPS site was down and a press release indicated the site had been compromised. It was an unintended Amber Alert that put the DPS on notice that its website had been breached. So what or who hacked into the site and why?
I read the story about the Fayette County, Iowa mobile home fire that killed two children and an adult this past Saturday, January 01, 2011. The Des Moines Register news story gives few details about causes or ownership so from that story I can draw no firm conclusions. [ 
Cedar Rapids Iowa has found a different way to cash in on law breakers; 
You can tell its winter in Iowa. The first 
To put this case in perspective I need ask only one question. Can road conditions, including snow and ice, really cause a car accident?
Every time I read about a robbery or the killing of convenience store or motel clerks I cringe. Night time store clerks are so vulnerable and exposed to the lesser elements of what society has to offer. Lately I’ve come into contact with a motel night-clerk employee because of a workers’ compensation case where he was shot in the leg during a robbery. And it’s not just convenience store employees. There are hotel and motel clerks that have the same issues except some of those employees are better protected. The problem with protecting the employee is how it looks to the customer. They put the employee behind bullet-proof glass or re-barred window and when the customer's walk in they have to wonder: If you’re afraid of the criminal element then what am I doing in your store? Yeah it’s one of those “Wow!” or an "Oh sh_t! moments".
Why should any parent be allowed to release from liability any adult for behavior that has yet to occur and causes injury to their minor child?
“I’m going to get the mail Mom!”
Some would-be 
Illinois Road Construction Worker Backed Over and Killed on U.S. 24 in Schuyler County. I've seen this enough times in the past 5 years that anymore it's not even a surprise. I half expect it.
What's wrong with this picture? Your daughter says she just bought a car from the local used car dealer; she's already signed the papers, but never drove it and never even thought of looking under the hood to see what the engine looks like. She tells you she spent $10,000 buying it. What do you say to her when she asks you if it is a good deal?
At the University of Iowa a staff person was injured when eight balloons exploded during transport. The worker filled what is reported as 
Today in the email bag was a question and although it’s a bit before 7:00 a.m. as I’m trying to understand what the person is asking me I have to wonder if I’m 30-years younger and going through the experience of once again being a 1-L. A 1-L is how we refer to first year law students. 
Because it’s Friday the 13th I wasn’t sure what the subject of this post or the title to this post should be. Several ideas I had were:
That's the sound of your $$ in the insurance adjuster's pocket. To the insurance industry it's called promoting the float. The float is the money they keep while you wait. It's insurance wealth that belongs to you, but insurance uses it during the delay that they create. Ka-chingggggggggggg!!! Thanks!
Texting while driving is like driving while drunk and sooner or later we will have to pass a law requiring people to just think. 
As I suspected the questions involving the ISU architecture student that died earlier this past month after visiting a night club centered on whether she was given drinks from the bar or by other bar patrons. One question has been answered. There is one issue yet resolved. An Ames man, age unknown, has been charged with a misdemeanor involving providing alcohol to a minor.