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HACAP Donation
December 10th, 2020
Contributor: Matthew L. Preston
Brady Preston Gronlund, PC is pleased to announce that it, and its co-counsel, Nidey Erdahl Meier & Araguás, PLC, were able to secure a class-action settlement in a dispute involving thousands of Linn County tenants and their landlord. The Settl…
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Iowa Supreme Court Decertifies a Class of Workers Alleging a Violation of Iowa's Workers' Compensation Statute
April 7th, 2020
Contributor: Matthew L. Preston
On March 20, 2020, the Iowa Supreme Court issued its decision in the matter of Roland v. Annett Holdings, Inc., decertifying the class of workers that had been certified by the District Court, alleging violations of Iowa’s Code Chapter 85, which is…
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Induction into American College of Trial Lawyers
October 8th, 2019
On September 27,2019, Matthew L. Preston, an attorney and partner at Brady Preston Gronlund PC, became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. The induction ceremony at which Mr. Pres…
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10 Benefits of an Iowa Class Action Lawsuit
July 4th, 2011
If you have been harmed by a defective product, household item, toy, prescription drug or other equipment and you believe you have a consumer issue, you may want to consider the advantages of a class action lawsuit. The same can be said for employees…
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Class Action Settlement – Find out if You Have Reimbursement Coming Your Way
March 2nd, 2011
Class action lawsuits in Iowa and throughout the U.S. are frequently investigated after one person comes forward following an injury from a defective product. Typically, when one person is injured there are others who have experienced similar injurie…
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US Supreme Court - Hearing on Class Action Waivers in Arbitrations
November 10th, 2010
As reported in an article on our website today, on November 9, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument on a case that could have sweeping implications for class action litigation and consumer class actions in particular. The case is AT&am…
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Facebook Privacy Breach
October 22nd, 2010
Zynga, provider of certain Facebook apps including Farmville, has been sued in a Federal Class Action Lawsuit over a recently reported Facebook privacy breach. The lawsuit arises out of Zynga’s sharing of Facebook user names with advertising an…
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How Does a Class Action Lawsuit Work?
August 25th, 2010
A class action lawsuit in Iowa is brought about because a group of people has been affected by the same concern and has suffered some sort of similar harm. Generally, a lead person named the Lead Plaintiff will represent a larger group of people and…
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Massive Recall of Eggs Produced in Iowa
August 18th, 2010
Wright County Egg, located in Galt, Iowa, has issued a nationwide recall of 228 million eggs after eggs produced by Wright County Egg were linked to hundreds of cases of salmonella-related illnesses. The eggs were sold under the brand names Lucerne,…
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Do You Know Where Your Widget Has Been?: Drug Companies and Social Media
August 13th, 2010
Do you know where your widget has been? That link that a friend shared with you on Facebook could have originated with a drug company, and it may well not be telling you everything you need to know about a prescription drug. Drug companies have begun…
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Categories: Class Actions