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Ohio State to Pay $1M Settlement in Fatal Elevator Accident Lawsuit

Posted on April 15th, 2011 No Comments

Ohio State University has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a student who was crushed by a residence-hall elevator more than four years ago.

According to court documents, Andy Polakowski died on October 20, 2006, when he was crushed as he was trying to step off an elevator in Ohio State’s Stradley Hall. As Polakowski exited the elevator, the lift suddenly descended from the third floor with its doors open. His body was wedged between the ceiling of the elevator and the floor of the third-floor lobby.

Andy’s parents, Janina and Kazimierz Polakowski, filed a lawsuit in the Ohio Court of Claims alleging the school was negligent in maintaining, inspecting, repairing, and operating the elevator. The Ohio Department of Commerce inspected the Stradley elevator after Polakowski’s death and concluded that the elevator’s main brake had failed.

The University agreed to pay $1,000,000 to settle the wrongful death lawsuit. The school countersued five companies as third-party defendants.

If someone you love has been injured in an elevator accident, please contact the Iowa Personal Injury Lawyers of LaMarca & Landry, P.C., by calling 877-327-2600.

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Girl Injured in Iowa Motor Vehicle Accident

Posted on March 22nd, 2011 No Comments

A girl in Le Mars was injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash Saturday night.

According to officials with the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the accident on Lake Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Deputies say two juvenile females had been riding an ATV in a corn stubble field, when the driver lost control of the vehicle.

The ATV overturned and landed on top of both girls.

The driver of the vehicle was transported to Floyd Valley Hospital after the accident. She was later flown to Sioux Falls Hospital for treatment.

The passenger on the ATV was not injured in the accident.

The names of the girls have not been released.

If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, please contact the Iowa Personal Injury Lawyers of LaMarca & Landry P.C. by calling 877-327-2600.

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One Injured in Iowa Bus Accident

Posted on March 9th, 2011 No Comments

A man was injured in an Iowa bus accident Wednesday on Interstate 275.

According to officials with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred shortly after 7:00 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-275, just west of the Hebron exit. Deputies say 33 year-old John Gribshover was driving a Dodge Neon in the left lane when he swerved to avoid debris. Gripshover lost control of his vehicle and spun into the guardrail, then into a Boone County school bus that was in the right lane. Both vehicles were then clipped by a tractor trailer.

The bus, driven by 55 year-old Stephen Fields, was carrying 12 students at the time of the crash. No one on the bus was injured in the accident. The driver of the tractor trailer, 43 year-old Pamela Peirano, was not injured, deputies say.

Gripshover sustained a minor leg injury in the accident. He was transported to an area hospital by his wife.

The accident remains under investigation by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.

If you have been injured in a bus accident, please contact an Iowa Personal Injury Attorney of LaMarca & Landry, P.C., by calling 877-327-2600.

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Three Injured in Iowa Car Accident

Posted on March 3rd, 2011 No Comments

Three people were injured in an Iowa car accident Monday afternoon.

According to officials with the Iowa State Patrol, the accident occurred shortly after 12:00 p.m. Monday on Interstate 35, one mile north of the Northwood exit at the 215 mile marker. Police say 63 year-old Gilbert George fletcher, 63 year-old Carol Lann Fletcher, and 12 year-old Kayla Brown were transported by Lake Mills Ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Mason City after the crash.

According to the accident report, Gilbert Fletcher was driving a 2002 GMC Envoy southbound on I-35 when he passed a tractor-trailer, caught the inside shoulder of the median, overcorrected, and lost control. Fletcher’s vehicle went into the west ditch and rolled.

All three injured victims are expected to make a full recovery.

Gilbert Fletcher was cited for failure to maintain control.

If you have been injured in an Iowa car accident, please contact an Iowa personal injury lawyer of LaMarca & Landry, P.C., by calling 877-327-2600.

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Seat Belts Not Used in Most Fatal Crashes

Posted on February 16th, 2011 No Comments

New statistics show that 76 percent of fatal Iowa car crashes in January involved motorists who failed to wear seat belts.

According to preliminary data from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau, there is a significant increase in January over the five year average of 32 percent of deaths involving no seat belt use. “There’s no question, seat belts save lives” said Bureau member Larry Sauer. “The fatality total this month is so unfortunate. If these folks had taken a few moments to buckle up, they might be home with their families right now.”

Preliminary crash report data show that 21 lives were saved in January by seat belts. According to officials, the number of lives saved by safety belts in 2010 reached 184.

Close to 93 percent of Iowans use their seat belts when traveling interstates and highways, officials said.

“As snow continues to fall this winter, the importance of wearing your safety belt should be even clearer,” said Iowa State Patrol Colonel Patrick Hoye. “It would be tragic to continue this unbelted fatality trend into February.”

If you have been injured in an Iowa auto accident, you may be entitled to compensation. To discuss your case, please contact the Iowa Personal Injury Lawyers of Lamarca & Landry, P.C., by calling 877-327-2600.

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$525K Settlement in Rikers Island Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on February 10th, 2011 No Comments

A $525,000 settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against New York City by the family of a Rikers Island inmate who died in 2009.

The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Rikers Island inmate Clarence Mobley’s death was a homicide. Mobley was found dead in his cell at the Anna M. Kross Center on May 3, 2009. According to court documents, the lawsuit claims that the guards failed to provide Mobley immediate medical attention after he was subdued by three officers.

Attorney Rudy Velez, who represents the Mobley family, told reporters the settlement was finalized earlier this month in Bronx County Surrogate’s Court.

The New York City District Attorney’s office says no criminal charges have been filed against the correction officers named in the lawsuit.

Mobley had been arrested on attempted burglary charges.

If you need assistance with a wrongful death lawsuit, please contact the Iowa Wrongful Death Attorneys of LaMarca & Landry, P.C., by calling 877-327-2600.

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1 Injured in Iowa Truck Accident

Posted on February 1st, 2011 No Comments

One person was injured in an Iowa truck accident Monday.

According to officials with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, a semi-truck and a pickup truck collided shortly after 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of Iowa Highway 3 and County Road W14 northwest in Oelwein. Deputies say 55 year-old Cyrus Nimrick, of Westgate, was in a pickup truck and attempting to turn left off the highway when he was struck by a semi-truck.

Authorities say the semi-truck’s driver, 54 year-old James Kleppe, of Clermont, was attempting to go around Nimrick’s truck when the accident occurred.

Nimrick was transported by ambulance to Oelqein Mercy Hospital following the accident. The nature and extent of his injuries was not known. Kleppe was not injured in the accident.

The accident remains under investigation by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.

If you have been injured in a similar Iowa auto accident, you may be entitled to compensation. To discuss your case, please contact the Iowa Truck Accident Attorneys of Lamarca & Landry, P.C., by calling 877-327-2600.

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Boy Killed in Iowa Car Accident

Posted on January 26th, 2011 No Comments

A 10 year-old boy was killed in an Iowa car accident in rural Marshall County Wednesday.

According to officials with the Iowa state patrol, the accident occurred shortly after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday on a gravel road near 180th street, about three miles southwest of Albion. Troopers say 34 year-old Mitchell Storjohann, of Marshalltown, was traveling west in the middle of the road when he crested a hill and struck an eastbound Kia Sedona driven by 33 year-old Shane Ersland, of Iowa City.

It is unclear which vehicle the boy who died was in at the time of the crash.

Ersland and a passenger in his car, 57 year-old Ann Ersland, were injured in the accident and transported by ambulance to a Marshalltown hospital. The nature and extent of their injuries was not immediately known. Troopers said their lives were saved because they were wearing seat belts.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims’ family and friends during this difficult time.

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Two cousins killed in crash

Posted on October 18th, 2010 No Comments

According to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Department, two cousins from western Iowa were killed Saturday in a single-vehicle crash in Pottawattmie County.

The 25-year-old and 26-year-old cousins were both riding in the same vehicle just north of Council Bluffs when the car left the road and entered a ditch on the west side of the road. It then rolled over.

According to friends, the cousins were heading home from a nephew’s flag football game at the time.

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Two killed in single-vehicle crash

Posted on October 3rd, 2010 No Comments

According to Iowa police, two people were killed in a one-vehicle crash in Grand Junction late Friday night.

The Iowa State Patrol report that the 37-year old driver and his 23-year-old passenger were killed after the car swerved from the roadway and entered a ditch. Then then struck a drainage culvert and flipped over, coming to rest on its top.

The accident happened a little after 11 PM on Friday on 230th Street east of T Avenue.

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