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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

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

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

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,...

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...

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

Like haggling over the final price before you walk out of a store, a plea bargain is a negotiated deal: the accused agrees to plead guilty, or sometimes no contest where...

sentencing guidelines DUI

Rules and typical penalty ranges a judge uses after a drunk-driving conviction. "Sentencing guidelines" means the framework for punishment: what penalties are allowed, what...

It is not a magic eraser that makes a case vanish from every database, background check, or memory. What it usually means is that a court orders a criminal record sealed,...

conditional discharge

Can I keep this off my record if I do everything the court orders? A conditional discharge is a court outcome that lets a person avoid a final conviction or a harsher sentence...

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

probation vs parole

Not two words for the same kind of release, and not interchangeable. Probation is a court-ordered sentence or sentencing alternative that lets a person remain in the community...

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

Iowa Dog Bite Claim and Landlord Liability

Iowa does not give dog owners one free bite, and a landlord usually is not automatically on the hook just because they knew the dog was a problem.

ARTICLE by Angela Washington

double jeopardy

Can the government try someone twice for the same offense? Usually, no. Double jeopardy is the constitutional protection that bars the government from prosecuting or punishing...

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...

My coworker said an old MRI kills my Des Moines crash claim, true?

There is no reliable statewide average settlement figure in Iowa for pre-existing-injury crash claims, because the value depends on what changed after the crash. An old MRI...

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...

guilty plea vs no contest

Get this wrong, and a quick decision in criminal court can follow someone into a civil case, a job problem, or an insurance fight. A guilty plea is a direct admission of the...