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Missouri law bans certain teacher/student online communications

Posted on 08/02/2011 at 01:58 PM by The Newsroom

Iowa Employment and Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines, Iowa

Missouri has just passed a law prohibiting certain online communications between teachers and students.  The Amy Hestir...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: Amy Hestir Student Protection Action, Missouri law banning online communications between teachers and students, social media legal issues, the Facebook law

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The un-neighborly neighbor: A recent private condemnation case

Posted on 06/24/2011 at 01:06 PM by Benjamin Bruner

Ben Bruner Iowa Real Estate & Land Use Iowa Commercial Litigation Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines, Iowa

Green v. Wilderness Ridge, LLC, a recent Iowa Court of Appeals case, involved a private condemnation action brought unde...

Categories: Ben Bruner, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Dubuque County, estate planning, estate planning attorney, Green v. Wilderness Ridge LLC, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa private condemnation case, Iowa real estate, nearest feasible route, private right of condemnation, probate lawyer, real estate lawyer, real estate lawyer near me

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An unwanted benefit and bill: A recent special assessment case

Posted on 06/24/2011 at 12:46 PM by Benjamin Bruner

Ben Bruner Iowa Real Estate & Land Use Iowa Taxation Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

In Gray v. City of Indianola (May 6, 2011), the Iowa Supreme Court examined the fairness of special assessments levied u...

Categories: Ben Bruner, Real Estate & Land Use, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Flint formula, Iowa Code assessment of costs incurred by municipalities, Iowa special assessment case, Iowa Supreme Court special assessment case, special assessment for city improvements, special benefits received by property owners

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Partial payoff of prior equipment lien without assurance that remainder of lien will be satisfied proves costly to Iowa lender

Posted on 06/22/2011 at 10:11 AM by Jon Sullivan

John Sullivan Iowa Banking Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines, Iowa

A case recently decided by the Iowa Court of Appeals illustrates the importance to purchase-money lenders of withholding...

Categories: Banking Law, Jon Sullivan

Tagged As: Iowa banking law, Iowa banks, Iowa Court of Appeals decision, partial payoff of equipment lien, purchase money loan, purchase-money lenders, The National Bank lawsuit

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NLRB continues aggressive response to employers' social media policies it seems overbroad

Posted on 06/21/2011 at 12:34 PM by The Newsroom

Iowa Employment & Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

The National Labor Relations Board has been increasingly involved in Facebook firings, and recently issued two more comp...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: employers' social media policies, Facebook firings, NLRB and social media, NLRB complaints in Facebook firings, overbroad social media policies

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Ambiguous provisions may blur line between customary capital call and personal liability of LLC members

Posted on 06/16/2011 at 11:34 AM by Benjamin Bruner

Ben Bruner Iowa Commercial Litigation Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines, Iowa

In Racing Investment Fund 2000 v. Clay Ward Agency, Inc., 320 S.W.3d 654 (Ky. 2010), an LLC creditor attempted to force...

Categories: Ben Bruner, Commercial Litigation

Tagged As: capital call terms and conditions, LLC capital call, LLC operating agreement, personal liability of LLC members, Racing Investment Fund 2000 v. Clay Ward Agency Inc.

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Charlie Sheen claims perceived disability discrimination

Posted on 03/14/2011 at 10:11 AM by Russell Samson

Russ Samson Iowa Employment and Labor Law Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

Charlie Sheen's $100 million lawsuit against Warner Brothers (WB Studio Enterprises) and Chuck Lorre includes two claims...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: accommodation of perceived disability, Americans with Disabilities Act, Charlie Sheen lawsuit, Charlie Sheen perceived disability discrimination lawsuit, Iowa Employer Law Blog, perceived disability discrimination

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Should LLCs issue ownership certificates?

Posted on 03/24/2010 at 11:48 AM by The Newsroom

Iowa Commercial Litigation Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

The answer is generally no.  Like the corporate seal, certificates are fast becoming anachronisms whose only purpose is...

Categories: Commercial Litigation

Tagged As: corporate stock certificates, Iowa Uniform Commercial Code, LLC operating agreements, LLC ownership certificates, LLC ownership interest pledged as security for loan

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LLCs are preferred in Iowa by more than 3 to 1

Posted on 03/21/2010 at 01:28 PM by The Newsroom

Iowa Commercial Litigation Dickinson Law Firm Des Moines Iowa

The formation of Iowa LLCs continues to outpace corporations.  In 2009, 8,422 LLCs were organized in Iowa compared to ju...

Categories: Commercial Litigation

Tagged As: business entities in Iowa, Iowa business organization, Iowa limited liability companies, Iowa LLCs, LLCs vs. corporations

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