Jeanne Lenzer, author of “The Danger Within Us: America’s Untested, Unregulated Medical Device Industry and One Man’s Battle to Survive It”, recently published an article in the New York Times that might give Iowans considering a hip or knee replacement pause. Defective medical device injuries and deaths are more common than you might expect. Lenzer… [Read More]
Personal Injury Topics, Issues and News
Personal Injury Topics, Issues and News. Iowa personal injury lawyer Marc A. Humphrey is dedicated to obtaining justice and compensation for his clients.
Slip and Fall Accidents
Have you or a member of your family suffered an injury because a property owner failed to maintain his or her premises? If so, you are not alone. Unfortunately, accidents at businesses such as restaurants or resorts, public parks or even residences are quite common and result in many personal injury premises liability claims. Slip… [Read More]
Traumatic Brain Injury
Every year, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) result in a substantial number of deaths and many cases of permanent disability. Millions of people sustain traumatic brain injuries every year and roughly one third of all injury-related deaths in the U.S. are linked to a traumatic brain injury. Falls are the leading cause of TBI, particularly for… [Read More]
Iowa Premises Liability Law
Many Iowans are active during the summer and fall seasons vacationing, getting together with family or friends, biking, running, walking and attending various events. When visiting the many locations on a busy itinerary, injuries can occur because of unexpected or unsafe property conditions. Premises liability law involves injury that occurs in places such as residential… [Read More]
Hands-Free: Not All That Safe
Safety and Hands-Free Technology…Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be It is well-known that driving while texting or making a phone call can be lead to car accidents. Distracted driving results in thousands of crashes annually, sometimes resulting in car accident injuries and death. Hands-free technology has been pitched to consumers as a safer alternative,… [Read More]
New Texting While Driving Law Takes Effect
This upcoming Saturday, July 1st, a new law making texting while driving a primary offense takes effect in Iowa which will enable law enforcement officers to issue a ticket if they observe a motorist texting while driving. Previously, officers were limited to issuing citations to texting drivers only when they committed another offense in addition… [Read More]
Des Moines Drugged Driving Car Accident Lawyer
The use of illicit drugs or the misuse of prescription drugs can make driving dangerous, posing a safety risk to all motorists on the road. Drugged driving has surpassed drunk driving as the cause of many fatal car accidents in the U.S. with the Governors Highway Safety Association reporting that drugs ranging from marijuana to… [Read More]
Iowa Driver Fatigue Car Accident Attorney
Drowsy driving is a serious problem on the roads. From 2009 through 2013, authorities cite drowsy driving as causing at least 72,000 motor vehicle accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration drowsy driving caused nearly a thousand deaths in 2015 alone. While few like to admit it, many drivers experience periods of micro… [Read More]
The Cost of Distracted Driving
Everyone pays higher insurance premiums because of the rise in distracted driving car accidents. New laws requiring hands free cell phone use while driving are long overdue. For the first time, a new generation of drivers that learned to text first and drive second, are getting their first drivers license and old habits are hard… [Read More]
Texting While Driving in Legislative Crosshairs | Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer
Under current Iowa law, texting and driving is a secondary offense that is only enforceable if a driver is committing another offense such as speeding or running a red light. Proposed legislation would make texting and driving a primary offense, which would allow law enforcement to issue a citation when they observe a driver texting… [Read More]
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