IAJ - NOV 2011
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.
Cedar Rapids Gazette - OCT 25, 2011
She fought the odds after a medical mistake nearly took her life. Many saw her survival as a miracle. Schelley Sanders, in a January 2010 interview with The Gazette, described how she went into a Davenport hospital in 2003 for a simple procedure — to have her fallopian tubes tied. But the doctor unknowingly punctured two holes in her bladder.
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
KCCI TV - SEPT 27, 2011
"What I want to see come from his death is the fact that no other deaf person will have to go through that again," said Polly Fullbright. But from tragedy comes groundbreaking chance at one Metro hospital. She lost her husband to an undiagnosed heart defect. Tonight his memory lives on. Polly Fullbright filed a lawsuit against a Des Moines hospital because she and her husband (both hearing impaired) did not, she says, have anyone with whom to communicate. News Channel 8's Patrick Bell has this story here.
Though you may not hear her voice, Polly Fullbright speaks from the heart. "My husband was my best friend, my soul mate - if you will. I brought some pictures. This was our wedding. He was a wonderful man," said Polly. But in 2008, the life they worked so hard to build ended in tragedy... see the clip here
KCCI TV - SEPT 3, 2011
First the state Fire Marshall put out a warning, then a recall. Now KCCI in Des Moines shows us how dangerous gel fire pots can really be. The consumer product safety commission is now telling people to stop using these alcohol based get fuels, and here you’ll see why.
Dr. Mark Leding was hosting friends at his Clinton home last month and brought out a fire pot he purchased at Younkers to provide some light on the porch as the sun went down. When Leding went to add more gel to his fire pot after the flames died out, “it exploded a small little explosion and squirted the gel about six feet away onto my friends chest. Within seconds his entire torso was engulfed in flames and up over his head. He was literally on fire from his belt up to his head.” see clip here
Des Moines Register - AUG 5, 2011
The Iowa Association for Justice, Iowa's largest organization of lawyers for injured Iowans, has long opposed the blanket use of secrecy agreements in lawsuit settlements. So our members were surprised to see the Register editorialize that "lawyers for plaintiffs routinely demand confidentiality agreements when offering to settle lawsuits," ("U of I Settlement Secrecy Should End," July 30)
To the contrary, in most cases it is the party being sued who will demand a secrecy agreement. The attorney for the plaintiff is rarely in a position to refuse that condition as it would jeopardize his/her client's settlement... read more
IAJ - JUN 24, 2011
Incident complaints in Iowa nursing homes are on the rise. Over the last year alone they’ve jumped 19 percent. The effects of under-staffing, under-training, neglect and abuse have placed our loved ones in downright dangerous conditions – and it’s getting worse.
This makes it more important than ever to know how to identify signs of substandard care and how to find the right nursing home for your loved one...read more.
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