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Matt Preston Appointed by Iowa Supreme Court Order
October 10th, 2024
Matt Preston has been appointed, by Order of the Iowa Supreme Court, to be a member of a taskforce to make a comprehensive review of Iowa’s Rules of Civil Procedure. This is the first comprehensive review of the Rules since their enactment in 1943.…
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Brad Brady elected President of Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
April 13th, 2023
Congratulations to Brad Brady who was elected President of the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers at the organization’s annual meeting. Membership in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers is by invitation only, upon sponsorship and recommendation from p…
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Ann Gronlund elected to IAJ Board of Governors
December 16th, 2020
CONGRATULATIONS TO ANN C. GRONLUND on her election to the Iowa Association for Justice (IAJ) as a Governor At Large. IAJ is made up of Iowa attorneys who fight for justice in courtrooms and communities across the state. IAJ serves the legal professio…
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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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Matt Preston to Present at Legal Seminar
November 20th, 2018
Matt Preston will be speaking on December 21, 2018, at the Civil Trial From Start to Finish seminar, in Cedar Rapids. He will present the topics of Jury Selection, Court Rules and Updates and Opening Statements in Civil Litigation.
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Iowa Supreme Court Examines Timeliness of Lawsuit Brought Regarding Abuse by a Clergyman
June 18th, 2018
On June 4, 2018, the Iowa Supreme Court filed its amended ruling in the case of Bandstra v. Covenant Reform Church (Case No. 16-1078) 2018 WL 2455030 https://www.iowacourts.gov/courtcases/463/embed/SupremeCourtOpinion. In that case, the Iowa Supreme…
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Distracted Driving on the Rise
September 14th, 2017
As of July 1, 2017, law enforcement officers may now stop a vehicle when they suspect a driver using a cell phone to send text messages. Prior to the enactment of this law (Senate File 234), texting while driving was only a secondary offense, meaning…
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Lawsuits Have Made Us Safer
November 20th, 2014
Most consumers don’t realize the important role that the civil justice system has played in making us safer. We rely on manufacturers to make safe products, employers to maintain safe workplaces and property owners to keep their properties safe…
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Categories: Product Liability