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my car disappeared in a dust storm near Cedar Rapids and now everyone wants proof

After a highway dust storm crash near Cedar Rapids, the evidence disappears fast, and that matters even more when a health insurer starts claiming your whole settlement.

ARTICLE by Gary Johannsen

I was on the clock and maybe not paying full attention - can I still go after the driver with bad brakes?

A Sioux City office worker can have a workers' comp claim and a separate injury case at the same time, and being a little distracted does not automatically wipe either one out.

ARTICLE by Wayne Recker

rear ended in a Cedar Rapids construction zone and insurance denied everything now what

An EMT in Cedar Rapids got rear-ended in a sudden-stop construction zone while on the clock, and the denial may involve a government road claim, a commercial auto policy, and workers' comp all at once.

ARTICLE by Linda VanDerPol

Eight months after an Iowa City shoulder crash, your Instagram can still blow up the claim

A pregnant Iowa City business owner got rear-ended on the highway shoulder, can't work normally, and now the trucking insurer is using social media to argue she and the baby are fine.

ARTICLE by Wayne Recker

Everybody wants a cut of your crash settlement in Waterloo

A Waterloo farm worker on a motorcycle gets rear-ended at a light, the city points at the road defect, and the money fight turns into who grabs the settlement first.

ARTICLE by Keith Haroldson

Electronic Logging Device

Think of it like a truck driver's built-in timecard and GPS trail rolled into one. The part that catches people off guard is this: after a semi crash, that data can disappear...

crashworthiness doctrine

The surprising part is that a manufacturer can be liable even when it did not cause the crash itself. Think of a seat belt, airbag, cab roof, or fuel system like a hard hat on...

search warrant requirements

Like a foreman who cannot just send a crew onto private land without the right address, reason, and limits on the job, police usually cannot search a person, home, car, phone,...

Second busted-up shoulder in Dubuque, and now a crosswalk apparently needs a seatbelt?

A Dubuque construction worker hit in a crosswalk may hear all kinds of garbage from insurance, including blame that makes no sense, even when the driver is facing criminal charges.

ARTICLE by Angela Washington

Preserving Truck Data After a Des Moines Pedestrian Crash

A Des Moines nurse hit by a speeding company truck needs to move fast because the electronic crash data can disappear long before the injury picture is fully clear.

ARTICLE by Hieu Nguyen

My coworker said no plate means no claim after a Dubuque hit-and-run, true?

The one thing your employer or landlord is hoping you never find out: no plate does not automatically mean no money. From the insurance company's perspective, they want this to...

Suing after a two-hit crash in Iowa City can feel ugly - waiting is still smarter

Two impacts in one crash can leave you arguing with two insurers while your income drops fast, and a quick settlement can wreck the rest of the claim.

ARTICLE by Keith Haroldson

Miss this one, and a bad stop turns into handcuffs, a car search, a jail booking, and charges built on evidence you may never have let police near if you knew your rights....

Can my Iowa employer fire me for filing workers comp after a crash?

No - an Iowa employer cannot legally fire you for pursuing a workers' compensation claim after a work crash, including a Dubuque service-van wreck on U.S. 20 near the Julien...

What happens if my boss says Uber crash on work trip isn't workers comp?

You have 90 days to tell your employer about the injury, and 2 years to file a workers' comp case in Iowa if no weekly benefits were paid. The common wrong answer is: "Because...

I used my own insurance after a Dubuque work crash, did I ruin workers comp?

90 days is the big Iowa deadline for giving notice of a work injury, and that is what the insurance company will focus on. They may tell you that because you used your own...

Can my dad claim future medical costs after a Sioux City semi crash?

Iowa's higher auto liability limits are now $25,000 per person and $50,000 per crash, but that does not cap what your dad can claim for a serious injury. If a semi crash on...

Why can insurance ignore my VA doctor after an Iowa City deer crash?

The expensive mistake is assuming the insurance company has to follow your VA doctor's opinion. In Iowa, it does not get to choose your doctor in a regular car-accident claim,...

Still hurting after my Waterloo deer crash. Is it too late to sue over a bad airbag?

The one thing the company is hoping you never find out is this: in Iowa, a defective airbag claim may still be alive if you only learned later that the part was defective or...

Why is workers comp sending me to their doctor after my Waterloo trailer crash?

The part that surprises most people is this: in Iowa, the employer or workers' comp insurer usually gets to choose your care once they accept the injury as work-related. So...