Trial
Date | Venue | Case
Type | Case
Name | Plaintiff's
Attorney | Defendant's
Attorney | Judge | Verdict
For | Verdict
Amount |
|---|
| 05/21/2026 | Sac County | CIVIL LAW - PROPERTY/FINANCE DAMAGE (NO PERSONAL INJURY),Counter claim regarding unpaid services (contract) | Steve Conover d/b/a SCC Trucking (Plaintiff) v. A&C Custom Trucks, LLC (Defendant) | David Powell Jennett | Patrick L. Sealey, John P. Loughlin, and Liam Mangan | Derek J Johnson | Defendant | 26097.02 |
| 05/08/2026 | Jasper County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - INTENTIONAL TORT; INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS,BATTERY,& ABUSE OF PROCESS | Padilla, Paul v. Ray, Randy | Michael Marquess | Kenneth Munro & James Munro | Brad McCall | Defendant | 185 |
| 05/01/2026 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE | Hamilton v. Smith | Eric K. Schade | William H. Larson | Nicholas Bailey | Defendant | |
| 04/17/2026 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE | Kathleen Tope, as Executor of the Estate of Ellen Josephine Tope, Kathleen Tope, individually, and Timothy Tope, individually v. Mary Winterbottom | Nick Rowley, Courtney Rowley, Dominic Pechota, Laura Thompson, and James Jackson | Corinne Butkowski | Nicholas Bailey | Plaintiff | 450000 |
| 04/15/2026 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - PREMISES LIABILITY | Elnora Logan v. Merle Hay Mall, et. al | Kenneth Weiland | Anna Leonard & Stephen Olson | Celene Gogerty | Defendant | |
| 04/15/2026 | Buena Vista County | Dog bite | Daniel Khang v. Chong Xiong | John M. Loughlin | Dale Knoshaug | Adam M. Miller | Plaintiff | 40000 |
| 04/03/2026 | Marshall County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE | Gabriel Neighbors v. Craig Harders et al | Nicole Merrill, Eric Bair | Michael Carmoney | James Ellefson | Plaintiff | 270000 |
| 04/03/2026 | Marshall County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE | Eugene Whisenand v. Craig Harders et al | Sam Wooden, Sam Carl | Michael Carmoney | James Ellefson | Plaintiff | 450000 |
| 03/23/2026 | Davis County | CIVIL LAW - CONTRACT/COMMERCIAL - OTHER | Jefferson, Matthew & Deborah v. Groundworks FRS, LLC, d/b/a Foundation Recovery Systems | James Larew | Stephen Schemenauer | Amber Thompson | Plaintiff | 50100 |
| 03/18/2026 | Hamilton County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - OTHER NEGLIGENCE | Leeck v. Johnson | Janece Valentine | Pro Se | | Plaintiff | 150000 |
| 03/13/2026 | Linn County | CIVIL - OTHER ACTIONS,Will vailidity based on the following particulars: undue influence,lack of capacity. | Estate of Frances M. Nielsen | Peter Craig Riley; Walter J. Steggall Jr. | Nathan Jerome Shroeder | Michael J. Harris | Defendant | |
| 03/11/2026 | Scott County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE,Vehicle v. Motorcycle; Left Turn in Front of Plaintiff | Motz v. Clemmons | Eric Schade | Matthew Nagle | Tamra Roberts | Plaintiff | 200000 |
| 03/06/2026 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - OTHER NEGLIGENCE,Assault | Bryan Norris v. Trudy Paulson & City of Des Moines | Robert Rehkemper | John Haraldson | Jason Walke | Defendant | |
| 02/16/2026 | Black Hawk County | CIVIL LAW - CONTRACT/COMMERCIAL - OTHER | Reel Deal Holdings, LLC v. Grinnell Mutual Resininsurance Co. | Benjamin Barmore, Scott Hunziker, Keith Andrew Harvat | Karla J Shea | David F. Staudt | Plaintiff | 736098.01 |
| 02/06/2026 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - EMPLOYMENT CLAIM - OTHER | Goulden, Jennifer v. Des Moines Public Library & City of Des Moines | Madison Fiedler-Carlson & Ashley Griffin | John Haraldson – City of Des Moines; Janice Thomas – Des Moines Public Library | David Porter | Defendant | |
| 02/05/2026 | Delaware County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE | Lindstrom v. Sailer | Devin K. Ross and Jason R. Harmon | Shane M. Salwasser, Lisa R. Perdue, and Kendal R. Zylstra | Michael Schubat | Plaintiff | 300000 |
| 02/02/2026 | Linn County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MEDICAL/DENTAL MALPRACTICE | Ricky & Michelle Johnson v. PCI PC et al | John Rausch & Jordan Talsma | Erik Bergeland & John Hilmes | Jason D. Besler | Defendant | |
| 01/30/2026 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - CONTRACT/COMMERCIAL - OTHER | Vinton Philip Watson Jr. v. Neel Lumber LLC | Christina Thompson and Riley Schoen | Nicholas F. Miller and Jacob (Jack) Hatanpa | Heather Lauber | Defendant | 187180.18 |
| 01/15/2026 | Johnson County | CIVIL LAW - LIBEL/SLANDER/DEFAMATION | Grant Schultz v. Erem, Durrenbergern, Byler, et al | Peter Craig Riley | Defendants Durrenberger & Erem:
Elliott Raymond McDonald III
Nicholas James Huffmon
Defendant Sustainable Iowa Land Trust:
Matthew G. Novak | Mark David Fisher | Defendant | |
| 01/13/2026 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE,Rear end collision | Jacob Best v. Kelly Robinson | Robert Rehkemper | Peter Ickes | Jason Walke | Plaintiff | 15000 |
| 01/12/2026 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - CONTRACT - FRAUD MISREPRESENTATION,Consumer Fraud | Michael Jonathan Schnackenberg v. Charles Gabus Motors, Inc. d/b/a Toyota of Des Moines | Robert Gainer and Alethea Gauthier | Joseph Gamble and Tanner Berger | Jeannie Vaudt | Defendant | |
| 01/09/2026 | Johnson County | CIVIL - OTHER ACTIONS,CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE | Ladonna Phillips v. Karis Patton and Daphne Patton | Steven E. Ballard | Allison Frederick, Bryant Hickie, Shane Salwasser, Michael Carmoney | Chad A. Kepros | Defendant | |
| 01/07/2026 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE,CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - OTHER NEGLIGENCE,Bicycle accident | Belinda E. Diaz v. Evaristo Abrea Camargo and Maury A. Mendoza et al. | Shannon Henson & Clarissa Rietveld | Andrew Johnson | Joseph Seidlin | Defendant | |
| 12/18/2025 | Johnson County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE | Dancer v. Sutherland, et. al. | Steve Ballard & Danica Bird | William Larson | Christopher Bruns | Plaintiff | 385851.28 |
| 12/17/2025 | Warren County | CIVIL - OTHER ACTIONS,Undue influence over decedent and intentional interference with reasonable expectation of inheritance | Crow, et al. v. Dooley, et. al. | Joseph G. Gamble and Tara J. Higgins | Ben G. Arato and Grant A. Woodward | Brad McCall | Plaintiff | 1300000 |
| 12/03/2025 | Dubuque County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MOTOR VEHICLE | Litka v. Hubanks | Todd Klapatauskas | Mike Walker | Michael Shubatt | Plaintiff | 31300 |
| 12/02/2025 | Polk County | CIVIL LAW - CONTRACT - FRAUD MISREPRESENTATION | Dena Robinson et al v. Larry Thomas | Konnor Lorenz Hodges and Christopher Clark Stewart | Pro-se | David Matthew Porter | Plaintiff | 8365 |
| 11/19/2025 | Montgomery County | CIVIL LAW - CONTRACT/COMMERCIAL - OTHER,Oral Contract | Gohlinghorst Excavation, Inc. vs. New Cooperative, Inc. | Brett Ryan | Scott Hindman | Michael D. Hooper | Plaintiff | 3968000 |
| 11/17/2025 | Scott County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - MEDICAL/DENTAL MALPRACTICE | Lisa Carroll, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Anita J. Dickerson, and Amy Lozano, Individually | Ben Long, Blake Gibney, and Jason Butt | Vince Geis and Ross Andrews | Stuart Werling | Defendant | |
| 11/14/2025 | Black Hawk County | CIVIL LAW - PERSONAL INJURY - OTHER NEGLIGENCE | Richard Hosea v. Hy-Vee, Inc. | Jordan Talsma | Henry Bevel III | Linda M. Fangman | Plaintiff | 90000 |