Wrongful death lawsuits are brought when an individual dies as a result of another party’s negligence or misconduct. Negligence is a legal term describing behavior that is careless, reckless, or demonstrates a failure to act with reasonable care. Car accidents are a leading cause of fatalities in the U.S… Driving drowsy, distracted driving, impaired driving,… [Read More]
Loss of Parental Consortium Claims
In Iowa, consortium claims involving children may involve a parent suing for injury and death of a child or a child suing for injury or death to a parent ~ aka the loss of parental consortium. A child’s claim to damages caused by the death or injury of a parent to an accident, defective product,… [Read More]
Damages for Loss of Spousal Consortium
When a spouse is killed due to the negligence of another, a surviving spouse may sue the responsible party for loss of consortium. What is Spousal Consortium? Spousal consortium refers to the fellowship between spouses and the right of each spouse to benefit from their relationship in terms of financial support, company, aid, affection and… [Read More]
Liability for Supplying Alcohol to Minors
During the summer months, teens often attend parties at friends’ homes or invite others over to hang out where alcohol sometimes enters the picture. Although parents may be inclined to take a hands off approach when teens gather at their home, perhaps even turning a blind eye to alcohol use, it is important to understand… [Read More]
Nursing Home Wrongful Death
When you placed your loved one in an Iowa nursing home you expected they provide your parents with a comfortable and safe place, a place they could get the quality nursing home care and the personal attention that was assured you. When a nursing home engages in neglect, abuse or dangerous behaviors that lead to… [Read More]
Iowa Covid-19 Nursing Home Deaths
According to a story in the Iowa Capital Dispatch, by Clark Kauffman, 6/24/20, titled, “At Iowa nursing home where 11 residents died of COVID-19, employees worked while showing symptoms, inspectors say,” a Dubuque Nursing Home, Dubuque Specialty Care, owned by Care Initiatives, allowed their nursing home employees to continue to care for the elderly despite… [Read More]
Nursing Home Mistakes Root of Widespread Covid-19
Nursing home residents are among the hardest hit by the Covid 19 virus – more than 10,000 residents have succumbed to the virus across the nation. Inspection records reveal the many mistakes nursing homes made in the early days of the pandemic are likely at the root of widespread disease in these facilities – problems… [Read More]
Iowa Wrongful Death Claim Attorney
If an accident is from negligence and causes someone’s wrongful death, two types of claims may be pursued by the decedent’s family: wrongful death and survivorship. A spouse and children, parents of a deceased child, and the estate of someone who dies as a result of a personal injury can bring a wrongful death lawsuit… [Read More]
Recent Des Moines Pedestrian Fatality Raises Road Safety Concerns
Recently, a motor vehicle pedestrian accident involving a child occurred at SW Ninth Street in Des Moines. This follows a Des Moines City plan to review safety issues in the area where two other fatal vehicle pedestrian accidents involving children also occurred in 2016 and 2017. At the time of the earlier incidents, the Des… [Read More]
Fatal Truck Accidents on the Rise
Last year, an accident along the highway near the Indiana-Illinois border took the lives of four including a young man stopped in traffic when he was struck from behind by the driver of a semi distracted by a tablet in one hand while driving with the other. Unfortunately, fatal truck accidents such as this have… [Read More]
