Blog posts in tag Iowa Supreme Court

Iowa Supreme Court Update: No-Contest Clauses in Wills Get Sharper Teeth

Posted on 01/08/2026 at 10:52 AM by Nicholas Ahlquist

Categories: Nicholas Ahlquist, Trusts & Estates Law

Tagged As: Iowa Supreme Court, will, no contest clause, ‘in terrorem’ clause

Iowa Supreme Court Update: No-Contest Clauses in Wills Get Sharper Teeth

When families fight over inheritances, emotions run high and so do the legal risks. A recent Iowa Supreme Court decision...

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Iowa Supreme Court Protects Banks from Parties “Slicing” and “Repackaging” Claims in an Effort to Avoid the Credit Agreement Statute of Frauds

Posted on 05/27/2025 at 09:50 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Dickinson Bradshaw News

Tagged As: Iowa Supreme Court, County Bank v. Shalla

Iowa Supreme Court Protects Banks from Parties “Slicing” and “Repackaging” Claims in an Effort to Avoid the Credit Agreement Statute of Frauds

The Iowa Supreme Court, in County Bank v. Shalla, unanimously held that Iowa Code section 535.17 bars negligence and fra...

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Iowa Supreme Court Defers to Arbitrators

Posted on 02/03/2025 at 01:04 PM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Dickinson Bradshaw News

Tagged As: Iowa Supreme Court, Principal Securities, Inc. v. Gelbman

Iowa Supreme Court Defers to Arbitrators

In Principal Securities, Inc. v. Gelbman, No. 23-0439 (Iowa Jan. 31, 2025), the Iowa Supreme Court reiterated its &ldquo...

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Who Gets the Money from a Joint Account?

Posted on 01/31/2025 at 10:23 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Dickinson Bradshaw News

Tagged As: banks, Iowa Supreme Court, joint bank accounts

Who Gets the Money from a Joint Account?

Joint accounts provide flexibility to accountholders and ease administration for financial institutions by allowing husb...

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Iowa Supreme Court Weighs in on Legal Custody Disputes

Posted on 02/02/2024 at 03:05 PM by Regan Conder

Categories: Dickinson Bradshaw News, Family Law, Regan Conder

Tagged As: child custody in Iowa, divorce, In Re Marriage of Frazier, Iowa Supreme Court, joint custody, Regan Conder

Iowa Supreme Court Weighs in on Legal Custody Disputes

Legal custody matters are frequently litigated when parties who have joint legal custody reach an impasse. Legal custody...

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Supreme Court’s Harvard Decisions Rewrite History for Fair Hiring Practices

Posted on 10/24/2023 at 04:02 PM by Nicole Proesch

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Nicole Proesch

Tagged As: Civil Rights Act, fair hiring practices, Harvard, Iowa Supreme Court, Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, U.S. Supreme Court, UNC, University of North Carolina

Supreme Court’s Harvard Decisions Rewrite History for Fair Hiring Practices

On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court released the long-awaited decisions in the consolidated cases of Stude...

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"Blanket Ag Liens" Have Holes

Posted on 01/17/2023 at 09:57 AM by John Lande

Categories: Agricultural Law, Banking Law

Tagged As: ag supply dealer liens, agricultural liens, Iowa Supreme Court, Quality Plus Feeds, Inc. v. Compeer Financial, FLCA

"Blanket Ag Liens" Have Holes

This blog has previously covered the problems that agricultural supply dealer liens pose for financial institutions with...

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Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Benefits Subcontractors

Posted on 06/17/2022 at 12:51 PM by William Reasoner

Categories: Construction Law, William Reasoner

Tagged As: commencement of work, commencement of work notice, general contractors, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Supreme Court, mechanic's liens, mechanics' liens, mechanics' liens on residential properties, residential construction, subcontractors

Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Benefits Subcontractors

On June 17, 2022, the Iowa Supreme Court resolved an ambiguity in the mechanic’s lien statute which greatly benefi...

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Attorneys’ Fees Now Available for Residential Mechanics’ Lien Foreclosures

Posted on 06/16/2020 at 11:57 AM by William Reasoner

Categories: Construction Law, William Reasoner

Tagged As: 2020 Iowa Legislature Session, attorneys' fees, construction, contractors, COVID-19, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Supreme Court, mechanic's liens, mechanics' liens, residential construction

Attorneys’ Fees Now Available for Residential Mechanics’ Lien Foreclosures

In early 2020, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that contractors who have a mechanics’ lien on a residential property...

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Child Custody and Visitation in the Unchartered Territories of COVID-19

Posted on 03/30/2020 at 02:35 PM by Regan Conder

Categories: Family Law, Regan Conder

Tagged As: Child Custody, child custody lawyers, child visitation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Iowa Supreme Court, Regan Conder, summer visitation

Child Custody and Visitation in the Unchartered Territories of COVID-19

With the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, Des Moines, Iowa schools are currently closed through April 13. As of the date o...

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