Des Moines, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory.

"Iowa breach of contract law is governed by the Iowa Uniform Commercial Code and the common law of contracts.

To prove a breach of contract in Iowa, the non-breaching party must show the following four elements:

Existence of a valid contract. Th... More...    $0 (10-27-2023 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowas personal injury lawyers represent Plaintiffs, who sued defendants on wrongful death product liability theories.


Charles Beverage was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma in September 2015 and passed away from the disease on October 7, 2015. His children, Larry Beverage, Linda K. Anderson, and Bonnie K. Valentine, and the executor of his estate, Larry Beverage, (col... More...    $0 (06-17-2022 - IA)

Davenport, Iowa civil litigation lawyer presented Defendant accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing tenants.

Landlord Juan Goitia violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants. The settlement also resolves claims against 908 Bridge Cooperative which, along with Goitia, owned the properties where the harassment occurred.

Under the conse... More...    $135000 (05-17-2022 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa computer hacking charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Rachel Manna, age 33, of West Des Moines, was acquainted with Danielle Taff, who was employed as a contractor paralegal by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa. Taff was assigned to the office’s Civil Division, where she worked exclusively on matters related to civil forfeiture and ... More...    $0 (02-06-2021 - IA)

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with computer fraud.

A former contractor with the U.S. Department of Justice was charged with unlawfully using her government computer to access government records and providing sensitive, non-public information to another individual.

Danielle Taff, 37, of Ankeny, Iowa, who was employed as a contractor paraleg... More...    $0 (11-07-2020 - IA)

On April 19, 2015, Sioux City Police Officer Joshua Tyler was dispatched
on a report of an unconscious party. Upon his arrival, Officer Tyler found Officer
William Enockson administering CPR to Margarita Morales. Officer Tyler then was
advised by a bystander he should speak with Rogelio Morales. Officer Tyler
approached Morales, who was sitting on the front steps of the hous... More...    $0 (09-14-2018 - IA)

On the evening of Saturday, January 7, 2006, Holly Michael, Becky Sittig,
Ashleigh Attig, and Harper hung out at Michael’s house in Fort Dodge beginning
at around 7:00 or 8:00 p.m.2 From then until the early morning hours of January
8, the group drank alcohol, smoked marijuana, and consumed cocaine. The group
left the residence to go to a nearby bar at which they arrived arou... More...    $0 (09-14-2018 - IA)

Plaintiff Jeffery Oppedahl was injured in a gruesome accident involving a
truck-mounted drill and auger that left him 1 a quadriplegic. Oppedahl, his wife, and
his children (collectively “Plaintiffs”) sued Mobile Drill Company, Inc. (“Mobile
Drill”), the manufacturer of the drill and auger. As relevant to this appeal, the district
court2 first dismissed Plaintiffs’ strict products ... More...    $0 (08-08-2018 - IA)

The following facts can be gleaned from the suppression record. Officer
Wilshusen is an officer in the Des Moines Police Department’s narcotics unit. On
June 3, 2016 at approximately 6:00 p.m., Wilshusen received information from a
confidential informant1 that Ahmetovic would be in a “black Volkswagen vehicle” in
a particular McDonald’s restaurant parking lot at approximately... More...    $0 (08-04-2018 - IA)

A federal statute known as Title VI states, “No person in the United States
shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” See 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (2015). A
federal report cited the Department of Transpo... More...    $0 (07-19-2018 - IA)

Boutchee called 911 around 5 a.m. on December 5, 2016, telling the
dispatcher his girlfriend was having a medical emergency and “needs some help.”
When paramedics arrived, they discovered two people who needed help. Not only
was Boutchee’s girlfriend, T.T., bleeding from multiple stab wounds in the
bedroom. But in the living room, paramedics found J.R., bloody and barely More...    $0 (07-08-2018 - IA)

The events giving rise to Poland’s convictions occurred on March 10, 2016,
at the home where Poland lived with his parents and three younger sisters.
Poland, then twenty years old, was dating L.R., who was sixteen years old. L.R.
had been staying at the home for approximately one week but decided to leave
because Poland was drinking vodka. L.R. did not like being around Pola... More...    $0 (07-08-2018 - IA)

When we answer a certified question, we rely upon the facts provided with the certified question. See Bd. of Water Works Trs. of Des Moines v. Sac Cty. Bd. of Supervisors, 890 N.W.2d 50, 53 (Iowa 2017); Life Inv’rs Ins. Co. of Am. v. Estate of Corrado, 838 N.W.2d 640, 643 (Iowa 2013). Accordingly, we restate the facts as set forth by the federal district court:
The incidents giving rise to ... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - IA)

In May 2013, Abraham Watkins was sworn into the Iowa bar and subsequently opened a solo practice in Keosauqua, Iowa. Watkins operated his law practice out of an office located on the first floor or main level of the two-story home he shared with his family. Watkins and his family mostly lived upstairs. However, the home’s kitchen, laundry room, and one of the two bathrooms are located on the ma... More...    $0 (07-04-2018 - IA)

A jury convicted Brian Allison of three counts of sexual abuse in the third degree in 2011. He appealed his conviction. In his direct appeal, Allison argued the district court erred in not granting him a new trial based upon the weight of the evidence under Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.24(2)(b)(6). Among other things, Allison noted the victim, his stepdaughter, initially denied the abuse, ... More...    $0 (07-03-2018 - IA)

At about 6:39 a.m. on October 30, 2015, a police officer pulled over Bion Ingram, who was driving on Highway 14 in Newton, Iowa. The officer had noticed the vehicle’s license plate was not illuminated as required. After speaking with Ingram, the officer also noticed the
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vehicle’s registration sticker did not match its license plate—the vehicle’s actual registration had expired in 2... More...    $0 (07-03-2018 - IA)

The Rwandan Genocide is one of the darkest chapters in human history. Over
the span of 100 days, an estimated 800,000 people died. At least a million more were
displaced. During and shortly after the tragedy, the United States admitted a limited
number of refugees from Rwanda with priority given to those who were in the most
danger. Among those admitted were Gervais (“Ken”) Ngombwa... More...    $0 (06-22-2018 - IA)

A fire set in a home north of Ottumwa resulted in the death of two occupants.
An investigation turned up no solid leads until a decade later. At that time, the
State charged Christopher Yenger with two counts of first-degree murder. A jury
found him guilty as charged. On appeal, Yenger contends (1) the State presented
insufficient evidence to corroborate accomplice testimon... More...    $0 (06-25-2018 - IA)

A patient and his family brought a medical negligence action against a physician and the physician’s employer. They alleged specific negligence and the failure of the physician to obtain informed consent. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on the claim of informed consent based on the physician’s failure to disclose his lack of training and experience in perform... More...    $0 (06-19-2018 - IA)

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 26, 2016, an individual called local
police about a silver van that was parked in the parking lot of her apartment
building. The individual reported she witnessed the van pull into the parking lot,
nearly striking two vehicles in the process. Officers Carl Ragar and Eddie
Thiphasouk responded to the call in two separate police vehicles. Of... More...    $0 (06-08-2018 - IA)

On the evening of September 16, 2016, Sarah and Cory Nibbelink were
driving through Sioux Center with their two young children when a loud motorcycle
drew their attention. The motorcycle “jumped a curb” on the left side of the road
and passed them on the driver’s side in a residential area. Once the motorcycle
pulled in front of the Nibbelinks, it was “kind of swerving into t... More...    $0 (06-08-2018 - IA)

Dan Kudron entered an Alford plea1 to conspiracy to deliver a controlled
substance and failure to possess a tax stamp. See Iowa Code §§ 124.401(1)(c)(6),
453B.3, 453B.12 (2016). The district court adjudged Kudron guilty and imposed
sentence. The sentence included a D.A.R.E. surcharge for “each applicable
offense.”
I. Kudron contends the court was not authorized to im... More...    $0 (06-08-2018 - IA)

At approximately 11:50 p.m. on April 29, 2016, Des Moines Police Officers
Danner and Harden observed a white Buick drive past them with a non-functioning
rear left license plate lamp. The officers followed the vehicle. While the Buick was
stopped for a red light, the officers turned off their patrol vehicle’s lights to verify
the license plate light was not functioning. Afte... More...    $0 (05-19-2018 - IA)

Wonetah Einfeldt and her two daughters were charged with willful injury causing bodily injury over a physical altercation between the three women and a fourth woman named Mulika Vinson on July 14, 2015. The case went to trial and the defendants were tried jointly. Prior to trial, the State sought to exclude all character evidence about the victim, Vinson. This included evidence related to Vinso... More...    $0 (05-05-2018 - IA)

On the evening of March 24, 2012, Noah Crooks was at home with his mother, Gretchen Crooks. Noah was thirteen years old and an eighth grader at Osage Middle School. He had no prior criminal record. The Crooks lived in rural Osage, in Mitchell County. Gretchen worked as a nurse at Mercy Hospital in Mason City and was studying to get her master’s degree at the University of Iowa. Noah’s father,... More...    $0 (04-30-2018 - IA)

In August 1990, Kevin Dickson was shot and killed. Nine years
later, the State charged Martin Moon and Casey Brodsack with first
degree murder. Brodsack pled guilty to second-degree murder in
exchange for testifying truthfully at Moon’s trial. 1See Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 1196–97 (1963) (“[T]he suppression by the ... More...    $0 (04-30-2018 - IA)

Charles Jones was convicted of robbery in the first degree, in violation of
Iowa Code section 711.2 (2016), going armed with intent, in violation of Iowa Code
section 708.8, carrying weapons, in violation of Iowa Code section 724.4, and
making a false report to law enforcement, in violation of Iowa Code section 718.6.
In this appeal, Jones challenges the sufficiency of the evi... More...    $0 (04-23-2018 - IA)

This is the third appeal arising from Christian Munoz Gonzalez’s convictions
for first-degree murder and first-degree robbery. See Munoz v. State, No. 12-1368,
2014 WL 69519, at *7 (Iowa Ct. App. Jan. 9, 2014) (affirming denial of first
postconviction relief application); State v. Munoz, No. 06-1838, 2009 WL 1913690,
at *6 (Iowa Ct. App. July 2, 2009) (affirming conviction on ... More...    $0 (04-01-2018 - IA)

Gridley previously appealed his conviction for homicide by vehicle, in
violation of Iowa Code 707.6A(3) (2013). State v. Gridley, No. 14–1773, 2016
WL 5930002, at *1 (Iowa Ct. App. October 12, 2016). This court affirmed the
conviction but remanded the case to the district court in order to apply the correct
weight of the evidence standard on Gridley’s motion for new trial. I... More...    $0 (01-27-2018 - IA)

Defendant Ted Howard Fulk pleaded guilty to one count of failure to register
as a sex offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250, his fourth conviction related to
registry requirements. The district court 1 sentenced him to thirty-seven months’
imprisonment and ten years’ supervised release. His supervised release includes a
special condition requiring court approval before travelin... More...    $0 (01-18-2018 - IA)

Hensley pled guilty to third-degree burglary and was sentenced on March
25, 2014, to a suspended five-year prison term. Hensley was placed on probation
for two years, and the court ordered, as a part of that probation, Hensley complete
treatment at the Bridges of Iowa program. The sentencing order required Hensley
to remain in the Polk County Jail until space became available... More...    $0 (01-12-2018 - IA)

A college student on her way home for winter break stopped at a rest area
in Monona County, Iowa. A man in the women’s restroom accosted her, forcibly
moved her to the handicapped stall, threatened her with a pocket knife, and raped
her.
A jury found Mark Bitzan guilty of first-degree kidnapping.1 This court
affirmed his judgment and sentence of life in prison. See S... More...    $0 (01-12-2018 - IA)

The facts are essentially uncontested. The officers in this case obtained a search warrant for the residence. The search warrant indicated that the police were looking for evidence of the use, sale, and distribution of narcotics, along with firearms and ammunition. The search warrant identified one man, Jeffrey Sickles, as a person to be searched. An attached police affidavit identified a woma... More...    $0 (01-08-2018 - IA)