Grefe & Sidney is proud to announce that senior partner, Guy R. Cook, has been selected as the 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in White Collar Criminal Defense by The Best Lawyers in America©. Recognition of “Lawyer of the Year” is given to a lawyer with the highest overall peer-feedback. Only one lawyer in a specific location […]

Riley Coy is a graduate of the University of Missouri, where he received his J.D. and M.B.A.  While earning his degree, Riley was Associate Managing Editor of the Missouri Law Review.  He also participated in the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society and the Board of Advocates.  Riley had the unique opportunity to work as […]

On August 5, 2019, Clark Mitchell and Michael Currie obtained a dismissal for their client.  Plaintiff contracted with Defendant for the purchase and installation of three hoop buildings.  Plaintiff entered into a warranty agreement with Defendant at this time.  The warranty agreement provided that Defendant would repair or replace any product covered under the warranty, […]

On October 17, 2015, Officer Justin Brandt observed a black Lincoln Navigator at 12:30am in the City of Waterloo.  Officer Brandt observed the driver accelerate at a yellow light and pass to the left of a moving vehicle before veering across the centerline.  Officer Brandy also observed the driver’s license plate light not properly functioning.  […]

Larry Hedlund began working as an Iowa State Patrol Trooper with the Iowa Department of Public Safety in 1988.  He was promoted in 2010 to special agent in charge (SAC).  Starting in January 2013, Hedlund began circulating emails critical of his supervisors.  During June of 2013, an internal investigation was conducted on Hedlund.  The investigation […]

Adam Zenor and Laura Martino successfully represented a Des Moines massage therapist against his former client’s allegation of unethical conduct. On June 6, 2017, the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy found probable case to file a Notice of Hearing and Statement of Charges against the licensed professional, specifically charging him with “unethical conduct” by “engaging in […]

In 1997, Plaintiff purchased an automobile insurance policy from client Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. At that time, plaintiff made the decision not to purchase underinsurance coverage. Subsequent to purchasing the policy, plaintiff was involved in an auto accident. After settling with the tortfeasor, plaintiff sought underinsured benefits from Liberty pursuant to Iowa Code section 516A.1, […]

In a case pending in the United States District Court for Northern District of Iowa, the Iowa Supreme Court answered a certified question by federal district court Judge Mark Bennett regarding whether a Third-Party Administrator for workers’ compensation insurance carriers may not be held liable for bad faith causes of action brought by workers’ compensation […]

Six current or former employees of TPI Iowa, LLC, a wind blade manufacturing company located in Newton, Iowa, sued TPI’s workers’ compensation carrier, Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania (ICSOP), for failing to conduct, or negligently conducting, an insurance inspection at the company’s facility, which caused serious health problems. ICSOP resisted the Plaintiffs’ claims, […]

On January 25, 2019, Clark Mitchell obtained a defense verdict for his client.  Mitchell represented the defendant (a go-kart track) in the lawsuit.  The plaintiff was a patron of the go-kart track and was injured while driving her go-kart.  At trial, the plaintiff requested damages totaling $657,930.  The trial involved the legal issues of negligence, […]