Posted by Emily Anderson

Changes in Iowa Workers’ Compensation law have changed the amount of workers’ compensation benefits you can receive for a shoulder work injury. The benefits you are entitled to for a shoulder injury are now significantly impacted by the date of injury. If you were hurt before July 1, 2017, and you have a permanent injury, …

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Posted by Emily Anderson

After a work injury in Iowa, many workers come to us asking if they can sue for pain and suffering.  Unfortunately, Iowa law does not allow injured workers to do this.  Workers’ compensation is limited to providing three types of benefits: 1.      Medical benefits Including the cost of your medical care and mileage to and from …

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Posted by Tim Semelroth

In the state of Iowa, you are entitled to compensation for pain and suffering for your personal injury claim. This means that if you were injured because of someone else’s fault, and that injury caused you pain, you can receive monetary compensation. Insurance companies won’t take you at your word that your injury caused you …

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Posted by Tim Semelroth

Just like every other type of personal injury claim, Iowa medical malpractice lawsuits have deadlines that an injured person or their family must meet. Generally speaking, the statute of limitations for personal injury cases, including medical malpractice claims, is two years from the date of injury.  This means injured patients or their families only have …

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Posted by Corey Luedeman

If you have recently been to your doctor and they said you are disabled, you may have believed it would be easy to get Social Security Disability benefits.  However, your initial application was denied.  Why would this happen? The Social Security Administration and Your Doctor Define “Disabled” Differently Your doctor and the Social Security Administration (SSA) …

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Posted by Emily Anderson

After you have been injured at work in Iowa, the workers’ compensation insurance company is required to pay for reasonable medical care related to that work injury.  The insurance company usually hires individuals called nurse case managers to oversee your medical care. How Nurse Case Managers Handle Your Work Injury Care Nurse case managers are …

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Posted by Tim Semelroth

Losing a loved one is always difficult.  Such a loss can be even more painful when the death was caused by someone else.  Besides the normal grief, anger and confusion, families who lose someone because of the fault of another often feel the need to seek justice on behalf of the victim.  One way to …

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Posted by Emily Anderson

If you have been injured on the job in Iowa, you may have heard the acronym “IME.”  The Independent Medical Evaluation (IME) is an important part of your Iowa workers’ compensation claim. What is an Independent Medical Evaluation (IME)? The IME is a medical assessment of a work injury that injured Iowans can use to …

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Posted by Ben Long

There is a lot of incorrect information out there about filing a personal injury lawsuit in Iowa. Here are some of the most common myths about Iowa personal injury claims: Myth Number 1: You Can File Your Personal Injury Claim Whenever You Want Iowa personal injury claims are limited in the amount of time you …

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Posted by Emily Anderson

If you have been injured at work in Iowa, you may have heard the phrase “Second Injury Fund Claim” as a type of workers’ compensation benefit.  Since Iowa workers’ compensation law changed in July of 2017, this type of Iowa workers’ compensation benefit for injured workers has become even more important to getting you fair …

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