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July 25, 2013

Electrical Explosion in Sibley, Iowa

Last weekend, at Timewell Tile plant in Sibley, Iowa, workers were switching power lines to a new transformer when an electrical explosion occurred. Five men were […]
May 21, 2013

Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

An E4 tornado struck the town of Moore, Oklahoma, yesterday afternoon, leveling most of the town including two elementary schools. Our thoughts are with the families […]
April 21, 2013

Railroad Accident

Sadly, another day brings another death at the hands of the railroad industry. Again, not surprisingly, at another crossing that a railroad failed to protect by […]
August 17, 2012

Heemstra-Lyon Settlement Won’t Include an Apology for Farmer’s Death

August 17, 2012

Heemstra Ordered to Pay Millions

July 11, 2012

Mettler Decision

The Iowa Supreme Court recently decided the decision greatly benefiting injured workers by holding in Waldinger v. Mettler that an injured worker can receive additional benefits after the […]
June 12, 2012

Gas Explosion Damages Waterloo House – Waterloo, IA

Fri Jun 1, 2012 A natural gas explosion blew the back wall from a Waterloo home Thursday night. But the blast spared the resident who was […]
June 12, 2012

Veguita Family Left With Nothing After Propane Blast Destroys Home – Veguita, NM

Wed Jun 6, 2012 A propane explosion destroyed a home in Veguita last Friday, leaving a family of four without a home. The family, consisting of […]
May 24, 2012

Comparative Fault in Vehicular Collisions

Comparative fault in vehicular collisions is no different than the issue of comparative fault in other types of tort cases. Under Iowa law (Iowa Code Chapter […]
April 27, 2012

Settlement Reached in Heemstra-Lyon Case

April 27, 2012

After 9 Year Legal Battle Beattie Law Firm Reaches Settlement for Widow

Timeline in Heemstra-Lyon court case 2003 Tom Lyon, 52, dies in January from a single gunshot wound to the head as he tends livestock near his […]
March 28, 2012

State High Court: BNSF Not Entitled to New Trial in Fatal 2003 Collision

By Beattie Law Firm of Beattie Law Firm, P.C. posted in Current Events on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Article by: RICHARD MERYHEW and PAUL LEVY , Star Tribune The opinion reversed an appellate ruling […]