Blog posts in tag Iowa Court of Appeals

Cutting Corners with Corporate Debt: Merely Transferring Your Assets to a New Entity Won’t Save Your Business from Paying its Creditors

Posted on 08/10/2018 at 09:34 AM by Laura Wasson

Categories: Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business Law, Laura Wasson

Tagged As: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law - Des Moines Iowa, business law, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Start-Up Group, startup lawyer

Cutting Corners with Corporate Debt: Merely Transferring Your Assets to a New Entity Won’t Save Your Business from Paying its Creditors

Like people, all businesses have baggage. For new or small business owners, constantly carrying corporate debt can be ov...

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Sub-Subcontractor Loses Mechanics’ Lien Rights

Posted on 08/07/2018 at 10:34 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: construction, contractors, due diligence, general contractors, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, LM Construction Inc v HGIK Hospitality LLC, mechanics' liens, subcontractors

Sub-Subcontractor Loses Mechanics’ Lien Rights

A recent decision from the Iowa Court of Appeals highlights a significant trap for contractors working on commercial con...

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A couple of commas just changed Iowa’s mechanics’ lien law

Posted on 04/18/2017 at 11:28 AM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Construction Law, John Lande, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: bank deposits, banks, construction, contractors, estate planning, estate planning attorney, general contractors, internet banking, Iowa banking law, Iowa banking law attorney, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa real estate, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Iowa real estate law, Iowa Secretary of State, legal advice, mechanics' liens, online banking, property attorney, property law, real estate attorney, real estate attorney near me, real estate law, subcontractors

A couple of commas just changed Iowa’s mechanics’ lien law

On April 7, 2017, the governor signed significant legislation affecting contractors who may want to file a mechanics&rsq...

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Lender not required to list all grounds for default when accelerating a note's balance

Posted on 12/20/2016 at 12:29 PM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: bank note, debtor, demand letter, First American Bank v Midwest Creamery, Iowa banking law, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court

Lender not required to list all grounds for default when accelerating a note's balance

For several decades, Iowa lenders have been required to “take some positive action to exercise [the] option to dec...

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Unambiguous “Satisfaction of Mortgage” Did Not Release Debtors’ Note

Posted on 11/11/2016 at 04:39 PM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Iowa banking, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Consumer Credit Code, Iowa Court of Appeals, Mountain State Adjustment v Bradley

Unambiguous “Satisfaction of Mortgage” Did Not Release Debtors’ Note

After defaulting on a home equity loan that was secured by a mortgage on their home, the Bradleys paid the mortgage hold...

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Appellate Court rejects conclusion that appraising farmland is “merely a speculative endeavor”

Posted on 09/19/2016 at 10:17 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Agricultural Law, Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa farmland, Wihlm v Campbell

Appellate Court rejects conclusion that appraising farmland is “merely a speculative endeavor”

The recent opinion by the Iowa Court of Appeals in Wihlm v. Campbell, No. 15-0011 (Sept. 14, 2016), may become important...

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Developer did not negligently misrepresent sewer hookup location

Posted on 09/12/2016 at 10:39 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Construction Law, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Boliver v Kester, construction, Iowa banking, Iowa banking law, Iowa Court of Appeals

Developer did not negligently misrepresent sewer hookup location

In 2004, developer Kester provided a “service lateral form” to the City of Marshalltown, detailing sewer con...

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Court seeks comment on proposed rule 1.904(2) changes

Posted on 09/08/2016 at 10:31 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Hedlund v State, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court

Court seeks comment on proposed rule 1.904(2) changes

Earlier in 2016, the Iowa Supreme Court noted concerns about a specific area of appellate practice. In Hedlund v. State,...

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Don't forget to respond to your opponent's arguments

Posted on 09/07/2016 at 11:39 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Litigation & Trial Law, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: damage awards, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Court of Appeals, Slach v Heick

Don't forget to respond to your opponent's arguments

The recent opinion in Slach v. Heick, No. 15-1460 (Ia. Ct. App., Aug. 17, 2016) reminds litigants of the dangers of not...

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Litigants shouldn’t be afraid to revisit requesting dismissal based on comity

Posted on 09/02/2016 at 12:30 PM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Banking Law, Mollie Pawlosky

Tagged As: Iowa banking law, Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court, Property Casualty Company of America v Flexsteel Industries Inc, Travelers v Flexsteel

Litigants shouldn’t be afraid to revisit requesting dismissal based on comity

Property Casualty Co. of America v. Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (Ia. Ct. App. Aug. 17, 2016) demonstrates that a litigant...

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