Attorneys Mark Thomas and Dariann Garrison-Nickerson recently obtained dismissal of a landowner and property manager in a dog bite case. Plaintiff relied on Thompson v. Kaczinski, 774 N.W.2d 829 (Iowa 2009) to argue Defendants owed her a duty and asked that the Court apply the general duty of reasonable care against Defendants. Mark and Dariann […]

Attorneys Mark Thomas and Rachel Morgan recently obtained a favorable jury verdict on behalf of their client. The case arose out of a motor vehicle accident. Although their client admitted she caused the accident, Thomas and Morgan disputed the extent of the Plaintiffs’ claimed injuries. The case proceeded to trial. The Plaintiffs requested the jury […]

Mark Thomas and Emma Bradbury won a favorable ruling for their abstractor client with a Partial Motion for Summary Judgment concerning a negligence claim. They contended that a negligence claim under this set of facts is barred under the economic loss rule, as the resulting damages alleged consisted of the financial effect of liens on […]

Drake Law School held its annual Supreme Court Celebration which celebrates and honors the school’s relationship with the Supreme Court, as well as the achievements of its students, faculty, and alumni. The portraits of Dean Anderson and Professor Rigg were unveiled this year, and we heard from the soon-to-be Dean of Drake Law, Roscoe Jones […]

Beneficiaries of a trust appealed a district court ruling denying their petition to terminate the trust. Grefe and Sidney’s Heather Timmins and Aaron Lindebak represented the trustee who opposed the termination. Jeanne Winn named her daughter and granddaughters as beneficiaries to the trust upon her death. The beneficiaries jointly petitioned to terminate the trust because […]