Adam Zenor and Holli Brown successfully defended a farm implement dealer against a claim of negligent misrepresentation. The plaintiff sued the farm implement dealer after the combine plaintiff purchased caught fire. Zenor and Brown moved nearly immediately for summary judgment, asserting Iowa law does not recognize the claim of negligent misrepresentation in some contexts and […]
Grefe & Sidney attorneys Mark Thomas and Laura Martino successfully defended an Iowa county against allegations of inverse condemnation of plaintiff’s property rights. In 2008 and 2010, as a result of the Des Moines River flooding, plaintiff’s property suffered catastrophic damage. The County in 1997 reconstructed the gravel road that ran in front of plaintiff’s […]
Grefe & Sidney, PLC wins at the Iowa Supreme Court! On March 20, 2015, the Iowa Supreme Court decided, in Amish Connection vs State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, that the rain limitation language contained in State Farm Fire and Casualty’s insurance policy does not cover water damage inside a building that resulted when an […]
Grefe & Sidney attorney Robert Thole recently visited Haiti on an eight day education and healthcare based service trip with a group of volunteers from his hometown of Dyersville, Iowa. The area the group focuses on is located in remote mountain villages near the Dominican Republic border. These villages have no electricity, running water, or […]
Jessica Cleereman has been appointed by the president-elect to serve as chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Iowa State Bar Association. The ISBA sections carry out the work of the association under the guidance of the ISBA Board of Governors. Sections are made up of members who practice in a particular area of […]
Grefe & Sidney attorney Robert Thole recently secured a directed verdict at trial, disposing of fraud and punitive damages claims in a breach of contract action. Plaintiff’s recovery was limited to $8,000 for the breach of contract claim.
Allyson F. Weaver is an associate attorney in the litigation division. She was admitted to the Iowa bar and joined Grefe & Sidney in 2014. Allyson is originally from Iowa City, Iowa. She attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude. While studying at Carleton, Allyson […]
Luke A. Stauffer is an associate attorney in the litigation division. He was admitted to the Iowa Bar and joined Grefe & Sidney in 2014. Luke is originally from Lakewood, Colorado. He attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics, cum laude. While attending Drake, Luke worked […]
Holli M. Brown is an associate attorney in the litigation division. She was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 2012 and joined Grefe & Sidney in 2014. Prior to joining Grefe & Sidney, Holli clerked for the Honorable Leonard T. Strand, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. Holli is from Omaha, Nebraska. […]
Grefe & Sidney attorneys Andy Hall and Shannon Sole were awarded a defense verdict at trial in a negligence suit arising out of a car accident. Plaintiffs Lainda Drake and her daughter, Marcia Lewis, sued defendant Nancy Luncsford as a result of an accident which occurred in Des Moines, Iowa in July 2012. Ms. Drake’s […]
