By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The Iowa Supreme Court recently handed down a decision that ruled that child injury waiver forms are not enforceable. The case involved a release form used for field trips in the Mid Prairie and Keota…
By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Davenport, Iowa, two month old (Chase Kloppenberg) was taken off of life support at Iowa City Hospital according to Sergeant Frankie Wilson with the Davenport Police Department. Brian M. Fix, the mother’s boyfriend, has…
By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Coon Rapid, Iowa, a 16 year of boy (Casey Daniel Stork) died in an accident. Casey was the passenger in a Ford Escape SUV driven by another 16 year old – Daniel Kult. News…
By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Iowa, child care centers / day care centers are regulated by the Iowa Administrative Code – Chapter 109 – Child Care Centers. The purpose of the rules and regulations is to establish minimum requirements…
By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network As summer approaches, more and more children will be attending outdoor activities under the supervision of schools and child care providers. Parents and guardians are routinely required to sign permission slips before a child is…
By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Deaths and injuries over a four year time period (2002 – 2006) across Iowa were studied by the Iowa Department of Public Health and the University of Iowa. This study revealed that over 1500 deaths…
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network The United States Department of Health and Human Resources has a website that has a great reference tool for parents and caregivers with children in day care centers and child care centers. Each state regulates day care centers / child…
By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Iowa and Other States, teenagers are taking steroids to try to get one step up on the competition in sports, body building and other pursuits. Medical studies have shown that steroids can have serious…
By Thomas J. Duff, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Parents, Allen and Nichole Hansen, are mourning the deaths of four of their children who recently died in a house fire. Abigal Ziel (age 14), Megan Hansen (age 7), Tyler Hansen (age 8), and Haylee…
By Thomas J. Duff and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network KCCI Des Moines Iowa TV Station did an excellent study and program on distracted drivers. Distracted driving can result from common everyday activities that do not exactly combine well with the physical and mental requirements of…