Several changes were made to Iowa's mechanic's lien law beginning January 1, 2013 in an effort to protect residential owners from encountering such situations. The changes included new notification requirements imposed on builders and general contractors working with residential owners. The failure to comply with either notice requirement is a forfeiture of the right to assert a mechanic's lien against residential property.
Read MoreThe Americans With Disabilities Act has a little known, and seldom used, section that prohibits employers from participating in contracts or any type of relationship that results in disability discrimination against an employee.
Read MoreEmployers seem to have a never-ending stream of excuses when they're caught failing to pay overtime. They continue to trot out these excuses even though courts more often than not reject them.
Read MoreOne of the trickier types of personal injury and car accident cases we encounter involve lane merges where a traffic lane slowly disappears and joins with a parallel lane.
Read MoreEmployers cannot make assumptions about disabled employees, regardless of whether such employees come under the "actually disabled" category or are instead "perceived" or "regarded as" disabled. Any employment decisions made because of an employee's disability can only occur after a full review of the employee's individual circumstances, which often includes a medical analysis.
Read MoreRiding a motorcycle requires constant vigilance of your surroundings, especially other vehicles.
Read MoreIndependent contractors, as opposed to employees, lack the requisite employment relationship with the potential employer. They're ineligible for overtime regardless of what they do or how much they work in a given week.
Read MoreNot all businesses are covered by federal overtime law and not all workers are protected under that law.
Read MoreYour property insurance on your home covers many types of losses. One such loss is fire damage or destruction.
Read MoreRailroad crossings are inherently dangerous places. Severe injuries, even death, can result when a train hits a motor vehicle at a railroad crossing. Railroads are often sued for such train crossing accidents.
Read MoreIowa Code 633.65 provides that a court may remove executors or administrators of an estate if they cease meeting the statutory qualifications for serving as an executor or administrator, have mismanaged the estate, have failed to perform any duty imposed by law or by any lawful order of court, or cease to be an Iowa resident
Read MoreI haven't spent much time summarizing the potential consequences of violating a noncompete agreement. The consequences can be greater than people realize.
Read MoreLocal safety ordinances can create standards that property owners must adhere to if they wish to avoid a negligence claim. We discuss how.
Read MoreSince 1978 Iowa's recognized a claim known as "tortious interference with inheritance." This claim arises in situations when someone believes that he or she was unlawfully cut out of an inheritance that he or she had expected.
Read MoreThere are several requirements that must be met for there to be a binding contractual agreement between two parties. One of the requirements is that one party must offer to do something in exchange for something that the other party agrees to do (the "consideration"). That other party must then accept that offer to create a binding contract.
Read MoreI've previously written about claims under Iowa's Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Now I want to talk about the potential damages that can be recovered in a trade secret case. They include damages that aren't available in many other types of cases.
Read MoreCar accidents can be terrible, but if you have a car defect as well then the damages can be catastrophic. These are the common causes of an airbag’s failure.
Read MoreIowa law prohibits discrimination against pregnant employees. Yet this is a commonly misunderstood law. We clarify it for you.
Read MoreYou could be owed more money for your past personal injury cases.
Read MoreWhether something actually constitutes a trade secret is often a heavily contested issue in such cases. Iowa's courts have spilled a lot of ink over that question. Let's take a look at it.
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