If you are involved in an injury accident with a driver who is performing the duties of their job, the driver’s employer may be liable for your injuries if the employee injures someone while working. Whether you are injured while driving, as a pedestrian or as a passenger in the employee’s car, he or she uses… Read More »
Fired After Taking Drug and Alcohol Test
If you have been fired due to a positive drug or alcohol test, you may feel that your legal rights were violated. Although generally speaking an Iowa employer has the right to test an employee for substance abuse, they also have certain responsibilities they must fulfill prior to administering a drug or alcohol test. What… Read More »
Can My Iowa Employer Test Me for Drugs and Alcohol?
If you have been fired from your job because you failed a drug or alcohol test, you may wonder if there is any legal recourse. It is helpful to start by considering what rights your Iowa employer has to test employees for drugs and alcohol. In Iowa, private sector employers have the option to test… Read More »
Truck Drivers and Trucking Companies: Both Could Be Liable in an Accident
In 2016 alone, thousands of large trucks were involved in fatal accidents across the country. Since 2005, semi-trucks fatalities have increased nearly 30 percent according to the Department of Transportation. As the number of semi-trucks sharing the highway with other motorist increases so goes the risk. The sheer mass of semi-trucks can make them more… Read More »
Car Accidents Involving Distracted Pedestrians and Drivers
We often see distracted pedestrians paying more attention to their phones than where they are walking as they traverse the sidewalk. Many even cross the street without little more than a perfunctory glance from their screens. Not surprisingly, research shows that pedestrians using their phones as they cross the street are at higher risk of… Read More »
Road Debris Car Accidents on the Rise
From shredded tires from big rigs to unsecured loads falling from pickup trucks, road debris of any kind can spell trouble for drivers. According to an AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety report, road debris caused more than 200,000 crashes from 2011 through 2014, injuring more than 40,000 motorists and 500 deaths Road debris accidents are… Read More »
Bicycle Safety Education Lacking in U.S.
Bicycle education for children in the U.S. is often overlooked or lacks consistency. Research reveals that children receive very little information regarding bicycle safety from their parents and teachers, and when they do, it is often inconsistent with little regard for age appropriateness. For example, some will tell children to ride on sidewalks while others… Read More »
Iowa Uninsured Motorist Accident
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Although drivers are required to carry auto insurance, some do not. This not only puts the uninsured driver at risk, but also someone that is injured at the hands of an uninsured driver because there will no coverage for damages. That is where underinsured and uninsured motor insurance comes in. In… Read More »
Citations for Texting While Driving on the Rise in Iowa
After a more robust law went into effect enabling law enforcement officers to pull over texting drivers last year, the Iowa State Patrol has not wasted any time issuing citations. In fact, officers have issued 6 times more citations for texting while driving in the past year, with over 1,000 citations issued. Prior to the… Read More »
Quad Cities Workers’ Compensation
All too many American workers lose their lives, health, their livelihoods or their ability to fully engage in everyday activities we all take for granted after being injured at work. In 2016 alone, over 5, 000 workers lost their lives and nearly 3 million workers suffered non-fatal injuries and illnesses due to unsafe conditions or… Read More »