by Dana | May 2, 2018 | Case Law Updates
Personal Jurisdiction: Shams v. Hassan, No. 12-0036 (Iowa 2013) Issue: Whether the exercise of personal jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant to a lawsuit filed in Iowa that alleged misappropriated funds from an Iowa bank account violates the Due Process Clause of...
by Dana | May 2, 2018 | Case Law Updates
Evidence: Putnam v. Kalber, Case No. 2-1166 (Iowa Ct. App. 2013). Issues: Whether the trial court erred by excluding evidence of the plaintiff’s ingestion of THC (i.e. marijuana). Facts: Plaintiff, Luke Putnam, filed a lawsuit against the defendant for injuries he...
by Dana | May 2, 2018 | Case Law Updates
Sexual Harassment: Nelson v. James H. Knight DDS, P.C., 11-1857 (Iowa 2012) Issue: Whether termination of a female employee because the employer’s wife, due to no fault of the employee, is concerned about the nature of the relationship between the employer and the...
by Dana | May 2, 2018 | Case Law Updates
Uninsured Motorist: Moad v. Libby and Dakota Truck Underwriters, No. 2-721/12-0126 (Iowa Ct.App. 2012) Issue: Under Iowa law, can a workers’ compensation lien be asserted against an employer’s uninsured motorist policy? Facts: Douglas Moad, an over-the-road trucker,...
by Dana | May 2, 2018 | Case Law Updates
Set-Offs: Shawn T. Strasburg v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, 286 Neb. 743 (2013) Issue: Whether railroad employer was entitled to a set-off of the entire amount of the medical expenses claimed by FELA plaintiff as opposed to just a set-off for the amount actually...
