Iowa Legal News | Cedar Rapids Lawsuit News

As you may know, laws are often interpreted, tested, and even changed through the daily events around us. Do you keep up with Iowa legal news? This webpage strives to keep our readers informed of the pertinent legal cases taking place today, as well as what these cases mean to the law in general.

Class Action Settlement: Linn County Iowa Case Number LACV 091106

May 23, 2019

These materials relate to the lawsuit captioned Vondell Prime, Rocky Wicher, Michelle Lutenske, and Joyce Davis, on behalf of themselves and all persons similarly situated v. CR Five Seasons Property LLC, CR Five Seasons LLC, MHPI Finance, Inc. and Universal Utilities, Inc., Linn County Iowa Case Number LACV 091106.

Iowa Judicial Nominating Committee Calls for Applicants

December 14th, 2010
Iowa’s Judicial Nominating Commission, a 14-person group composed of seven attorney and seven non-attorney members, has announced the timeline on which it will select applicants for the three open Iowa Supreme Court justice positions. The sched… Read More
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Categories: General

Oscar Mayer Involved in Iowa Class Action Lawsuit

December 2nd, 2010
A class action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Davenport, Iowa during the week of November 8, 2010. This Iowa class action suit claims that employees at the Oscar Mayer meat processing plant in Davenport are not paid for the time they spend get… Read More
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Categories: Class Actions

Iowa Attorney General Brings Consumer Fraud Suit Against Trilegiant

December 1st, 2010
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has filed a consumer fraud action against buying club Trilegiant Corporation, alleging the company scammed Iowans into buying memberships in discount buying clubs and other programs. “We allege that a large numb… Read More
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Categories: Consumer & Financial Fraud

Iowa Man Charged with Vehicular Homicide

November 30th, 2010
Cedar Falls police have charged Austin Hanson, a 25-year-old man from Reinbeck, Iowa, with vehicular homicide following a November 13 deadly crash in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Police say that Hanson was drunk when he lost control of his vehicle crashing int… Read More
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Categories: Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents

$491,747 Polk County, Iowa Verdict Against Grinnell Nursing Home

November 29th, 2010
A jury in Polk County, Iowa has awarded $491,747 to the family of a nursing home resident who died while in the facility’s care. The verdict follows the June 2009 death of 89-year-old Wilbur Jackson, who was residing at Friendship Manor Care Ce… Read More
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Categories: Catastrophic Injuries

Iowa Teen Dies in Fatal Cedar Rapids Car Crash

November 18th, 2010
Early Monday morning on November 8, 2010, a fatal one-car crash occurred in southeast Cedar Rapids. Police say they responded to the scene around 1:30 a.m. in the 3300th block of Cottage Grove Avenue SE, just west of 34th Street SE. Authorities said… Read More
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Categories: Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents

Supreme Court Argument Suggests Consumer Class Actions Will Survive

November 11th, 2010
On Tuesday, November 9, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion. The case involved an effort by AT&T to prohibit class actions in an arbitration clause of contracts with mobile phone customers. Californ… Read More
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Categories: Class Actions

Government Wants Lead Poisoning Prevention Money Back

November 11th, 2010
A government auditor has found that ACORN, an advocacy group, should repay $3.2 million that was supposed to be used to eliminate lead poisoning in low-income housing because the money was misspent. The Department of Housing and Urban Development fou… Read More
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Categories: Lead Poisoning

Three Iowa Justices Ousted From The Bench

November 4th, 2010
On Tuesday, Iowa voters chose to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices who joined in that court’s unanimous decision to permit same-sex marriage. Chief Justice Masha Ternus, Justice David Baker, and Justice Michael Streit failed to receive the req… Read More
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Categories: General

Justices Issue Statement on Retention Results

November 4th, 2010
On November 3, 2010, Justice David Baker, Justice Michael Streit, and Chief Justice Martha Ternus issued the following joint statement: It has been our great privilege to serve the people of Iowa as justices on the Iowa Supreme Court. Throughout our… Read More
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