Iowa Code Chapter 572 governs mechanics’ liens. In accordance with Section 572.13A, a general contractor or owner-builder is required to post a commencement of work notice to the Mechanic’s Notice and Lien Registry (MLNR) website within ten days of starting work on a residential construction project. If the general contractor or owner-builder fails to post […]
On June 10, 2022, the Iowa Supreme Court determined that Andy Hall and Ben Erickson’s client, Liberty Mutual, was not required to reimburse Plaintiff, another insurer, for workers’ compensation benefits totaling over $250,000. The case arose after Plaintiff paid workers’ compensation benefits and later determined it was not the employer’s insurer on the date of […]
In July 2019, Plaintiffs filed suit against Defendant alleging medical malpractice in the treatment and care of one of the Plaintiffs. The Trial Scheduling and Discovery Plan entered in the case provided that Plaintiffs would designate their expert witnesses by July 7, 2020. However, Plaintiffs failed to do so. On October 6, Defendant filed a […]
Peterbilt Motors Company (“Peterbilt”), a truck manufacturer, distributes its products through a network of dealership groups, including Sioux City Truck Sales (“SCTS”). Under Peterbilt and SCTS’s dealer agreement, Peterbilt is the franchiser and SCTS is the franchisee. In 2010, Peterbilt developed a new engine that it believed would require additional service locations. Peterbilt recommended SCTS […]
On June 3, Ben Erickson, Stella-Maris Strohman, Sam McMichael and Zach Hufferd represented the law firm at the annual Polk County Bar Association Bench & Bar Golf Tournament. The tournament benefits the Polk County Bar Association Volunteers Lawyer Project, which provides essential legal services to qualified lower incomes residents of Polk County. In 2021, the […]
The plaintiff was hospitalized to treat her prolonged dizziness. While medicated, she stood up and fell in her hospital room, suffering injuries. She sued the hospital, several physicians, and other healthcare providers involved in her treatment, alleging their “professional negligence” caused her injuries. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds that the […]
In March 2020, Governor Reynolds issued a proclamation closing all bars and restaurants from dine-in or in-person services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In compliance with the proclamation, both Jesse’s Embers (Des Moines bar and restaurant) and Wakonda Club (Des Moines country club) closed down. Both businesses had commercial property insurance with similar language […]
On February 5, 2018, the claimant, Rosa Chavez, sustained a work injury in the course of her employment as a lab technician at MS Technology, LLC. An MRI revealed Chavez had sustained a “full thickness rotator cuff tear that has retracted to the level of the glenoid, severe AC arthrosis, tendonitis and tearing of the […]
We are pleased to announce that Zachary Hufferd has joined Grefe & Sidney, P.L.C. as a student law clerk in the firm’s business division. Zack is currently attending Drake University Law School where he will graduate with the Class of 2023. Prior to Drake, Zack attended Anderson University in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he earned his […]
Mark Thomas and Ryleigh Keeney obtained a favorable jury verdict on behalf of their client, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, in an underinsured motorist claim in Polk County, Iowa. The case arose out of a rollover motor vehicle accident that occurred in Des Moines, Iowa in which the plaintiff was seeking underinsured motorist benefits […]
