Southern Disaster Recovery, LLC v. City of Marion, Iowa
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| Case Name: | Southern Disaster Recovery, LLC v. City of Marion, Iowa |
| Case Number: | LACV 098830 |
| Date of Trial: | 03/17/2023 |  | Venue: | Linn County |
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| Casetype/Claims: | Contract/Commercial - Other* Sub-Types: False Reporting of Information to Law Enforcement |
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| Judge: | John D. Telleen |
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| Plaintiff's Counsel: | Matthew Preston and Ann Gronlund | | Defendant's Counsel: | Patrick O’Connell and Eric Martin |
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| Verdict: | For Defendant |
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Statement of Case:
In this case, Plaintiff, Southern Disaster Recovery, LLC (“SDR”) claims it was injured as a result of Defendant, City of Marion, Iowa (the “City”), harassing SDR by knowingly reporting or causing to be reported false information to law enforcement authorities implicating SDR in criminal activity. The City denies the claims made against it.
* The lawsuit was initiated as a breach-of-contract matter, involving contract claims brought by both parties against each other that were either resolved or dismissed in advance of trial, including the City paying $4.9 million to SDR in advance of trial resolving SDR’s breach-of-contract claims against the City. SDR also subsequently recovered statutory interest against the City, under Iowa Code Chapter 535, for its breach-of-contract claims in the amount of $377,502.70.
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| Official Jury Verdict Form: |
 230317 Verdict Form.PDF |
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Documents of interest:
(when available) |  230317 Jury Instructions (FINAL).PDF |
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