Iowa Legal Aid hosted their annual Equal Justice After Hours fundraiser to raise funds to help low-income Iowans. For 48 years, Iowa Legal Aid has provided free legal assistance to qualifying individuals with civil law issues such as housing, government benefits, health insurance, education, etc. The event honors the sponsors, donors, and volunteer attorneys who […]

The Iowa Supreme Court reviewed whether the Iowa Court of Appeals correctly applied Iowa Code Section 85.39, as amended in 2017, to limit an employee’s reimbursement for an independent medical examination (IME). The workers’ compensation commissioner awarded the entire $2,020 charged by the physician. The district court affirmed, and the Iowa Supreme Court transferred the […]

An opinion piece was published in the Des Moines Register on August 9, 2024, aimed at Justice David May’s upcoming retention election due to his ruling in a 4-3 decision on Iowa’s six-week abortion ban. As chair of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Independence Judiciary Commission, Guy Cook, along with committee member Cynthia Moser, wrote […]

Attorneys Mark Thomas and Emma Bradbury recently obtained the dismissal of a New York attorney and law firm in a tortious interference with an existing contract case. The claim arose out of Plaintiff’s claim with his insurance company after damaging his boat. The insurance company in turn hired the Defendants to handle the claim. Plaintiff […]

In 2021, The City of Cedar Rapid hired a new city clerk and city attorney. Plaintiff submitted an open records request for job applications and several other documents. The City argued that the records were protected under attorney-client privilege. The district court granted the City’s motion for summary judgment. On appeal, Plaintiff raised five arguments: […]