There are tons of traps for lawyers – little deadlines or rules that could easily be missed and screw up a case. Good lawyers know what they are and how to avoid them. Here’s one:
Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.906 states that the clerk shall set a trial-setting conference in all cases within 90 days [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Iowa Case Law’
April 17, 2009
Traps for Iowa Lawyers
March 11, 2009
New Iowa Cases – Three Interesting Ones
Hi folks… I’m swamped with actual work now, so too busy to blog much. Priorities and such, you know?
I did want to bring to your attention three new Iowa Appellate cases that may be of interest.
1. A UIM carrier can contract around the 10 year statute of limitations. Think you potentially have a UIM claim? [...]
August 17, 2007
Statute of Limitations for Minors in Iowa
Typically, an injured person can wait until after they turn 18 to file a lawsuit. There are exceptions, however.
One exception was made clear today in the case of Rucker vs. Humboldt Community School District. The Iowa Supreme Court held that, when the defendant is a municipality, officer or agent of a municipality, a minor must [...]
June 20, 2007
Defendant got a ticket? Lock ‘em down.
In both Iowa and Illinois auto accident cases, the fact that one party got a ticket for his involvement in the case does not come into evidence.
What does come in, is a guilty plea. If the party pays the ticket, that comes into evidence in a later civil trial as an admission of guilt.
The person [...]
April 18, 2007
Virginia Tech murders and Workers Compensation
I’ve been following the Virgina Tech tragedy closely. Being an Iowa alum, I’m reminded of the Gang Lu murders at the University of Iowa in 1991.
The Gang Lu murders involved a graduate student who, upset at being passed over for an award, took revenge on faculty and students who he felt had done him wrong, [...]
April 11, 2007
Apparently losing an 11 year old girl is worth nothing
How much would a reasonable jury award for the wrongful death of an 11 year old girl?
Apparently in Polk County, Iowa, the proper measure of damages is medical expenses plus interest on burial.
The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed a Polk County judge’s denial of a new trial in Phelan-Ruden v. Suddreth. In the case, an 11 [...]
