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Here at the Lombardi Law Firm we add blog content that is personal to those involved in accidents. We write this way so you have an understanding of how we think and handle cases - your case. We invite you to call us if you think we can help you resolve your legal problems. We settle most of our cases, because we do the basic legal work necessary to understand the facts of your case. We offer on our website, relevant and concise information that you will be helpful to you as you get ready to settle or to try your case. 

We can and will do the same for you. That's my promise.

Steve Lombardi, 515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com 

Welcome to the Lombardi Law Firm website. If you or an interested person are in a collision and you would like the crash analyzed you'll need to contact Attorney Lombardi. This may or may not result in an attorney-client relationship and simply asking for a review does not in and of itself create such a relationship. If you ask and Mr. Lombardi thinks you have a case he will say so and provide an agreement for representation that then creates an attorney-client relationship. The bottom line is that Mr. Lombardi has to agree to take you on as a client; the first step of course is asking him. You've got two ways: telephone 515-222-1110 or email sent to sdlombardi@aol.com.
We try to make Steve Lombardiour website an interesting source of information for all people who may have suffered an injury or whose relatives have been injured or killed. We attempt to provide information that makes you more aware of how to avoid injury and death.  We are here to assist you to stay safe and with your legal problems. Call us if you have legal questions or if you have safety concerns. (515-222-1110) We are willing to assist you in finding answers to your questions and regularly write about safety measures that readers bring to our attention. Good luck on the job and be safe. Steve Lombardi is a personal injury lawyer in Iowa, but prides himself on doing more than just practicing law.  Email: sdlombardi@aol.com

If you, your spouse or a member of your family or friends are involved in any kind of accident contact the Lombardi Law Firm. We can assist you with your claim. Steve Lombardi has more than 30 years of experience in civil litigation including death and injury cases for workers and their spouses from car, semi-truck, motorcycle, pedestrian and construction accidents and injuries. We don't charge you to talk with Mr. Lombardi to find out if you have a case. Don't delay, call him today. (515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com)

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3/24/2012
Steve Lombardi
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Webster County Crash Raises Questions about Driver's Distractions

When a car for seemingly no good reason comes across the center line and strikes another head-on, lawyers have to ask the questions about cell phone usage.

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2/25/2012
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In my opinion, it's a failure to maintain control accident.

Iowa Car Accident Lawyer’s Analysis and Commentary contact Steve Lombardi at 515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com. The lawyer with 30 years of legal experience.

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1/23/2012
Steve Lombardi
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Failing to slow down and running into front car is per se NEGLIGENCE!

Straub and Jake Nelson car accident report. Des Moines Car Accident attorney Steve Lombardi at 515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com

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12/11/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Selling Your Business Interest - The Non-Compete Clause or Covenant Not to Compete

Non-compete clauses should be read carefully at the time they are entered into; changing conditions in the future will not save you. Attorney discusses case.

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9/26/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Even at-fault drivers can get workers’ compensation benefits

Iowa Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Legal Analysis and Commentary contact Steve Lombardi at 515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com. Lawyer with 30 years experience.

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6/13/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Iowa Property Damage Reports for Monday, June 13, 2011.

Insurance adjuster being tough? Iowa property damage accident Lombardi Law Firm website. www.lombardilaw.com or sdlombardi@aol.com. 515-222-1110.

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6/8/2011
Steve Lombardi
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No Sympathy for John Edwards

Iowa car and truck accident lawyer for Interstate highway collisions and property damage. 515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com. Steve Lombardi - Lombardi Law Firm

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5/10/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Polk County, Iowa Accidents for May 10, 2011

Serious personal injury accident analysis in Iowa. Lombardi Law Firm website www.lombardilaw.com or sdlombardi@aol.com. 515-222-1110.

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4/9/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Iowa State Patrol Property Damage Reports for Saturday, April 9, 2011

In Iowa property damage accident - read information Lombardi Law Firm website. www.lombardilaw.com or sdlombardi@aol.com. 515-222-1110

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3/30/2011
Steve Lombardi
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ISP Property Damage Reports - week of March 26, 2011

Iowa State Patrol Non Injury Property Damage Reports - Interstate Highway - for Saturday, March 26, 2011.

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2/19/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Iowa State Patrol Injury Reports for Saturday, February 19, 2011

Every Saturday this law firm posts the current Iowa State Patrol fatality and injury report list so our out-of-state clients and potential clients have access to the latest word from the Iowa State Patrol. If you have questions about what the investigating officer's report means, or how to interpret it, give Steve Lombardi a call at 515-222-1110 or send him an email at sdlombardi@aol.com. Here are the injury reports for February 19, 2010.

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2/17/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Rollover Car Accidents in Iowa for February 17, 2011

Then with Two treated, released after accident on Avenue, we have two folks from Cedar Falls we have a one-car accident on Highway 18 with the driver losing control, entering the median area and rolling the van; a 1999 Ford Econoline van. If anyone could design a car that wouldn’t roll over we could save a lot of lives. The passenger and driver are Kully Olson, 21 from Osage and one Russel Fredericksen, 27 from Cedar Falls. Both were taken to Mercy in Mason City. In the first article I’ve already covered the Sorenson accident so I won’t do it again.

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2/11/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Florida Wrong-side Surgery News

More wrong-site, wrong-side, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure news from around the nation. As the subject is explored and the "time-out" discussed sooner or later these incidents should greatly diminish. At least that's the hope. So button up your lip doc and just do the time-out.

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2/4/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Wrong-way Collision Day – February 4, 2011

Once again it’s wrong-way day here at the Lombardi Law Firm. I’ve picked up on many more wrong-way drivers and collisions from around the nation. Today we post as many of those news stories as we are able to find. At the end of the post in the footer you’ll find a list of all the reasons, causes, safety recommendations and avoidance ideas that I’ve come up with after spending the last several years following these collisions. Of course the number one reason is alcohol related driving. Impaired driving is the number one cause.

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1/29/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Saturday – Personal Injury ISP Reports on the Interstate Highways for January 29, 2011

I'm a personal injury lawyer and every Saturday I list the Iowa State Patrol injury and fatality reports on our firm website. I started doing it after a client told me they liked my analysis of the accident and how the law would view their claim. Unfortunately there are way too many accidents in Iowa and this lawyer likes to have a life, so if you would like your personal injury or property damage accident analyzed contact me and we can talk about it. If you have questions about what the investigating officer's report means, or how to interpret it, give Steve Lombardi a call at 515-222-1110 or send him an email at sdlombardi@aol.com.

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1/18/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Car falls off overpass onto northbound I-35 in Minnesota

Here is a news item from Cloquet, Minnesota involving I-35. Typically we assume we are safe driving at highway speeds and also that the design of the road surface, the bridge railings and overpass structure will protect us from a fall. But in this case the woman plunged over the side rail of an overpass after skidding and running up the snow bank, which by the way should have been plowed out of there. I'm guessing that maintenance issues will become a more serious problem as state budgets get worse. So be aware of what can happen and how accidents start; that way you can slow down and stay alive. Enjoy the article. Woman whose car fell off Cloquet bridge 'lucky to have survived' Duluth News Tribune The car landed where northbound I-35 and Minnesota Highway 33 merge. “The best we could tell is that it landed on its roof,” Vereecken said. ... See all stories on this topic

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1/15/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Wrong-site Surgery Study from ARCH

In today’s blog we have an interesting reference site about wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure surgeries. The Renal & Urology News site has an interesting article dated January 5, 2011 titled, Wrong-Site, Wrong-Patient Surgeries Found to Persist, By Ann w. Latner, JD. In the article Ms. Latner discussed a study that considered the insurance losses for 6,000 patient errors in Colorado between 2002 and 2008. Imagine this is only Colorado. The causes might surprise you.

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1/10/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Iowa Car Accidents for mid-January 2011

It’s Monday, the weekend is all but a memory and we are back to the grind of our working weeks. Let’s take a few minutes to see what the Register and KCCI are reporting about personal injury accidents in Iowa. The Des Moines register reported about the Boone fatality case that I blogged about on Saturday, the Powell collision. There was a six-car crash on I-235 in the westbound lanes shortly after 5:40 on the evening of January 7, 2011.

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1/5/2011
Steve Lombardi
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Iowa's Free Smoke Detector Installation Program

WHY IS A WORKING SMOKE DETECTOR VITALLY IMPORTANT TO YOUR FAMILY'S SAFETY? There is always a delay from the time the fire starts until the fire fighters arrive. Obviously the quicker your family receives a warning the sooner they can get safely out of the burning house. That means you need some system in place for an early warning. The significance of operable smoke detectors should be clear. Yes? No? If no, then go back and reread what I just wrote.

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12/31/2010
Steve Lombardi
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Iowa's Winter Highway Accidents

Winter conditions are making driving conditions treacherous. In this one the driver comes across the center line and hits another car head-on sending both the passengers to the hospital. The not-at-fault car had Iowa people from Mt. Vernon in it. The other was an 21-year-old driver from Genoa. Frances Amundson and her 15-year-old passenger were freed using the Jaws of Life and taken to Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse. This is a Highway 35 venue.

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12/30/2010
Steve Lombardi
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Postal Worker struck by car – car and pedestrian collisions

This is an interesting accident that I've not heard about previously, but one that I half expect to see more of; except that the postal workers seem to be pretty adept at watching out for their own safety. In this personal injury accident a postal worker was struck by a van while delivering the mail. The postman is not Neuman, he's Gregory Kline from Bettendorf, Iowa. He's 52-years-old and was crossing West 3rd Street heading north; but beyond that there isn't much detail in the news article. The story was covered by WQAD, News 8 out of southeast Iowa.

Bettendorf postal worker seriously injured after being struck by van
WQAD
The 52-year-old was taken to Genesis East and then transferred by Med Force helicopter to the University of Iowa Hospitals. The driver of the van was not ...
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12/24/2010
Steve Lombardi
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Crossing the center line is probably due to texting

Winter conditions are making driving conditions treacherous. In this one the driver comes across the center line and hits another car head-on sending both the passengers to the hospital. The not-at-fault car had Iowa people from Mt. Vernon in it. The other was an 21-year-old driver from Genoa. Frances Amundson and her 15-year-old passenger were freed using the Jaws of Life and taken to Gundersen Lutheran in La Crosse. This is a Highway 35 venue.

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12/15/2010
Steve Lombardi
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Wrong-way drivers on Interstate Highways for December 15, 2010

In the news today we have more wrong-way driving accidents. There are stories from all over the United States and from several interstate highways. In other posts I add our findings and I’ll add those findings at the end of this post.

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12/11/2010
Steve Lombardi
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12/11/2010 Wrong-way Interstate Highway Collisions

If you think wrong-way drivers on the Interstate Highway system is a once-in-a-while thing, think again. Look at these reports from Google. It seems like there is an epidemic of wrong-way collisions and crashes out there. We've had several wrong-way drivers and accidents in Iowa.

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12/6/2010
Steve Lombardi
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Wrong-way drivers on Interstate Highways

More wrong way drivers on Interstate Highways are in the news. Here is a video of the news report. We’ve been pointing out the seriousness of wrong-way drivers for a long time. I’ve come up with a series of points to avoid wrong way drivers, to avoid being a wrong way driver and to recognize those situations where wrong way drivers are more likely to be encountered. First let’s look at this video from Derby on Route 8.

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Welcome to the Lombardi Law Firm website. Knowing your rights and how to protect yourself is important. Always be alert to risks that can cause you injury or get you killed.  Steve Lombardi provides commentary and insight on this blog, The Verdict and also writes for the Iowa Edict and on occasion on the Des Moines Register web site. Steve Lombardi has more than 30 years in civil litigation including death and injury cases for workers and their spouses for all types of accidents and injuries. Attorney Steve Lombardi is a personal injury lawyer. Join us in making the world a safer place. (515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com )
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