Iowa City workers' comp case will be prosecuted The Iowa attorney general's office has been asked to make an Iowa City trash hauler the poster child in Iowa for what can happen when an employer fails to carry workers' compensation insurance. A deputy workers' compensation commissioner referred the case to state prosecutors this month, after two Des Moines Register Reader's Watchdog columns focused on the lack of prosecution in such cases in Iowa... read more Group explores lack of prosecution of workers' comp cases Nicki Briggs was 27 years old in 2007, working for $15 an hour as a semitrailer truck driver for Ozark Automotive in Grimes. On April 17 that year, she had just picked up a load of scrap metal when she was struck head-on by a dump truck. The result: an extended stay at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines and continued chronic pain... read more IAJ delivers donation to Siouxland Community Health Center
The service project is part of IAJ's Justice In Deed initiative, which links trial attorneys with community service organizations to assist struggling Iowa families... read release. High costs prevent some small civil trials from going to court “The hardest thing to do is to give someone that reality,” Lorenzen, of Hayes and Lorenzen, said. “And it seems to hit the elderly the hardest.” read more IAJ installs new officers, board members and honors award winners The Iowa Association for Justice (IAJ) installed new executive officers and members of its board of governors during its annual convention (November 10-11) in Des Moines. IAJ’s newly installed leaders will serve the 2011-12 term. IAJ also honored its 2011 award winners during the convention... read release. Paying for their mistakes
She developed sepsis — a severe infection — and a flesh-eating virus. She lapsed into a “locked in” state, losing all muscle control for several months. She then had to relearn how to walk and talk. After her rehabilitation, she was left with permanent injuries and severe chronic pain... read more
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She fought the odds after a medical mistake nearly took her life. Many saw her survival as a miracle. 


