Iowa Construction Law Blog

Let’s Get Serious About Ending the Double Dip

Posted on 03/26/2018 at 12:26 PM by Cody Edwards

Cody Edwards, Iowa Table SALT Law, Iowa Construction Law, Iowa Taxation Law, Des Moines Iowa, Dickinson Law Firm

I previously wrote about the double dip in sales tax in a light-hearted blog comparing George Costanza and the Iowa Depa...

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NLRB Reinstates Old “Joint Employer” Test

Posted on 12/21/2017 at 12:00 AM by Russell Samson

Russ Samson, Dickinson Law Firm, Iowa Construction Law, Iowa Employment & Labor Law, Des Moines Iowa

On February 26, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board issued an order vacating its decision in Hy-Brand Industrial Co...

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Airing of Grievances—State Tax Edition

Posted on 12/19/2017 at 09:58 AM by Cody Edwards

Cody Edwards, Iowa Construction Law, Iowa Taxation Law, Iowa Table SALT Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

Happy Festivus! Gather ‘round the Festivus pole, consistent with Festivus tradition, it is time for airing of grievances...

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“They Said What?!: Iowa Supreme Court’s Misplaced Reliance and Taking Without Just Compensation”

Posted on 12/12/2017 at 12:00 AM by William Reasoner

William Reasoner, Iowa Construction Law, Des Moines Iowa, Dickinson Law Firm, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use

Earlier this month, the Iowa Supreme Court held that the City of Eagle Grove could obtain title to properties in “an adv...

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Business loans and funding for start-ups: You have options!

Posted on 11/01/2017 at 12:00 AM by Benjamin Bruner

Ben Bruner, Iowa Construction Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa, Iowa Banking Law, Iowa Startup Group

Nearly every start-up company needs capital, or will need capital, in order to launch operations or take the company to...

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Death and taxes. Maybe.

Posted on 06/20/2017 at 12:00 AM by Cody Edwards

Cody Edwards, Iowa Table SALT Law, Iowa Taxation Law, Iowa Construction Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

We’ve all heard the saying, sometimes attributed to Benjamin Franklin, that nothing in life is certain except death and...

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

Posted on 04/18/2017 at 10:29 AM by John Lande

John Lande, Iowa Construction Law, Iowa real estate and land use, Iowa banking law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

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

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"Seinfeld" and the Iowa Department of Revenue

Posted on 03/03/2017 at 09:42 AM by Cody Edwards

Cody Edwards, Iowa Construction Law, Iowa Taxation Law, Iowa Table SALT Law, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

Call me old school, but the first thing I thought about when reading the Iowa Department of Revenue’s ("Department") lat...

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Iowa Supreme Court exposes more businesses to liability with its new interpretation of negligent misrepresentation

Posted on 12/29/2016 at 12:00 AM by Laura Wasson

Laura Wasson, Iowa Construction Law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

On December 23, the Iowa Supreme Court reversed decisions of the Iowa Court of Appeals and district court in a construct...

Categories: Commercial Litigation, Laura Wasson

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Major clarification of Iowa's mechanics' lien law

Posted on 12/21/2016 at 07:30 AM by John Lande

John Lande, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Construction Law, Iowa Real Estate & Land Use, Dickinson Law Firm, Des Moines Iowa

This blog previously covered the decision from the Iowa Court of Appeals in Standard Water Control Systems, Inc. v. Jone...

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