Posted by Tim Semelroth

If you have questions about whether to pursue an Iowa wrongful death claim, it is always best to consult with an experienced wrongful death attorney. Why? The death of a loved one is heartbreaking. It can be even more difficult to face when you suspect your loved one died because of another’s fault. Sometimes it’s …

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Posted by Tim Semelroth

Attention! Iowa’s Workers’ Compensation laws changed July 1, 2017. This article’s information may be out of date. Visit our Workers’ Compensation Page for more information. Getting Iowa workers’ compensation benefits for a back injury suffered on the job can be difficult.  Determining the types of benefits you are entitled to can be a challenge.  Add on the …

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Posted by Emily Anderson

Attention! Iowa’s Workers’ Compensation laws changed July 1, 2017. This article’s information may be out of date. Visit our Workers’ Compensation Page for more information. If you suffer an injury that happens at work, and the injury is caused by your work activities, you may be entitled to Iowa workers’ compensation benefits. There are three types of …

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Posted by Farl Greene

Around the country and in Iowa, medical malpractice is a term used to describe a situation where a health care provider (like a doctor or a nurse) makes a medical error that causes harm to a patient. Malpractice can occur in a variety of different ways, including: A missed diagnosis, A mistake made during a …

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Posted by Ben Long

If you have recently been involved in a serious Iowa semi-truck accident, or lost someone you love in a semi collision, you may be wondering if the truck driver who hit you was qualified enough to be driving. After all, aren’t truck drivers supposed to be professionals? How could this crash ever have happened in …

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Posted by Emily Anderson

Attention! Iowa’s Workers’ Compensation laws changed July 1, 2017. This article’s information may be out of date. Visit our Workers’ Compensation Page for more information. Friends – there are identical bills in the Iowa House and Senate that propose extreme changes to Iowa’s workers’ compensation system. These bills go too far and need to be stopped. It …

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Posted by Tim Semelroth

If you have been in a car crash where the other driver was at fault, you may think that the other driver’s insurance company must immediately start paying your medical bills. Unfortunately, this is not true. The other driver’s insurance company does not legally have to pay any of the accident victim’s medical bills until …

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Posted by Farl Greene

If you have your medical malpractice case go to trial in Iowa, you might be facing an uphill battle.  Many jurors can be biased in the way they think about medical malpractice cases. Over the last three decades, insurance companies have been doing their best to convince you that medical malpractice litigation is out of …

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Posted by Farl Greene

If you were injured or otherwise harmed by a medical professional in Iowa, you may believe that you have a good medical malpractice lawsuit.  However, although actual medical malpractice is fairly common, medical malpractice lawsuits are not.   It takes a specific set of conditions for most attorneys to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. There are many reasons for this, …

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Posted by Emily Anderson

Attention! Iowa’s Workers’ Compensation laws changed July 1, 2017. This article’s information may be out of date. Visit our Workers’ Compensation Page for more information. I recently spoke to a group of Iowa workers’ compensation attorneys about handling claims for injured workers who go on to develop depression after a work injury. I was asked to give …

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