On Friday, June 3, 2016, Grefe & Sidney attorneys Adam Zenor, Robert Thole, Joseph Moser, and Pat McNulty participated in the annual Polk County Bar Association’s Bench & Bar golf tournament. Grefe & Sidney was proud to be a gold sponsor of the event. The golf tournament raises money for the Volunteer Lawyer’s Project. This […]
An aviation company challenged the application of a statutory immunity provision to its claim of a breach of the implied warranty of merchantability. Cedar Valley Aviation, a subsidiary of Aerial Services, Inc. (hereafter “ASI”), brought a Piper plane to Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. (hereafter “DMFS”) for maintenance. After inspection, DFMS replaced the plane’s windshields. […]
Nicholas Diffenderfer and April Ewold are divorced and have two minor children. The couple’s marriage dissolved after a history of arguments and physical fights. After their divorce, Ewoldt remarried. In May of 2015, Ewoldt and Diffendefer got into an argument regarding Diffendefer’s visitation rights. Diffendefer believed it was his day to assume physical care of […]
On May 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Iowa denied further review of the Iowa Court of Appeals’ ruling in Belle of Sioux City, L.P., v. Iowa Racing and Gaming Com’n. The Supreme Court’s decision follows the Iowa Court of Appeals’ March 23, 2016, affirmation of the district court decision upholding the Iowa Racing and […]
In two recent Supreme Court cases, the Court held a landlord cannot shift the financial costs of repairs necessary to comply with its duty of fitness and habitability under the Iowa Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. In De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., and Caruso v. Apts. Downtown, Inc., the Supreme Court of Iowa […]
Plaintiffs appealed from a district court decision granting summary judgment to defendant medical providers, contending the district court erred in concluding the plaintiffs’ wrongful death and loss of consortium claims were time-barred. Decedent Paul Gray was receiving medical care from Defendant Dr. Baldi, an addiction medicine and pain management specialist. Dr. Baldi was aware of […]
During the week of April 25, 2016, Clark Mitchell obtained a defense verdict in favor of the president of a townhome owners association. Mitchell represented one of three defendants in the suit. The defendants suspected the plaintiff had misappropriated money from the association. The defendants provided information of plaintiff’s activities to the police. The plaintiff […]
Starting January 1, 2016, Medicare is expanding coverage to include “advance care planning.” Advance care planning is designed to help individuals identify their health care options for end-of-life care and determine which option best fits their needs and wishes. Often, this may include creating or updating a living will that clearly reflects the individual’s preferences […]
Employer Pella Corporation appealed a district court order affirming the commissioner’s decision that a forklift accident caused a rotator cuff tear in its employee’s right shoulder, and that the employee, Charlie Marshall, was entitled to an award of twenty percent industrial disability. The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s holding. Marshall was struck […]
A personal-injury plaintiff appealed a directed verdict in favor of the defendant construction company. The plaintiff was injured after she tripped on the orange plastic webbing of a construction fence laying across a walking trail in Waterloo, Iowa. The plastic fence was the property of Vieth Construction, who had contracted with the City to build […]
