Mark Thomas and Aaron W. Lindebak represented an e-cigarette company in a products liability case. A homeowner discovered the kitchen of his home to be on fire after returning from dinner on Valentine’s Day 2015. His insurance company sought subrogation for $398,773.78 in damage to the home and homeowner’s personal property. Plaintiff sued Black Dragon […]
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 […]
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, […]
Adam Zenor’s article reviewing the Iowa legislature’s recent amendments to Iowa’s Dramshop Act was featured in the Iowa Lawyer, a publication by the Iowa Bar Association. These recent amendments went into effect July 1, 2018. Should you have interest in the amendments or their potential impact, please feel free to link to the feature article […]
On February 27, 2015, the vehicle Rhonda Banwart was driving was impacted from the rear by a woman, who had recently been a patron at Draught House 50 in West Des Moines. Banwart sued the woman who rear-ended her and Draught House 50 under Iowa’s dram shop act, for allegedly overserving the woman. Adam Zenor […]
Our Firm is pleased to welcome Ben Erickson as an associate in our trial division. Ben’s practice focuses on workers’ compensation, commercial litigation, personal injury, and family law. During law school, Ben clerked for both Judge Robert Hanson in the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa and the Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation. He also practiced […]
Adam Zenor and Michael Kuehner have both accepted invitation to join the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers as Members. Membership in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers is by invitation only, upon sponsorship and recommendation from peers and judges and unanimous approval by the Academy’s Board of Governors. The ceremonial induction will occur at the […]
Mark Thomas and Laura Martino secured a defense verdict for their clients The Monarch Cement Company and Monarch Cement of Iowa in a trip and fall case brought by a railroad employee. The plaintiff, in a case brought before the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, alleged that the Monarch defendants failed […]
Gilberto Mendez Mendez sued an apartment building owner and the building manager after slipping and falling down a flight of exterior stairs. At trial, a jury found the owner and building manager were not at fault. Mendez challenged the verdict on appeal. Specifically, Mendez took issue with the trial court’s exclusion of two items of […]
The Iowa Supreme Court considered whether a criminal defendant’s obligation to pay restitution was discharged or otherwise diminished where the victim of the defendant’s crime did not make an insurance claim relative to his stolen property. The underlying facts were these. Robert Dubois was charged with and pleaded guilty to third degree burglary after items […]
