Iowa Civil Jury Verdicts

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Trial Date	Venue	Case Type	Case Number	Case Name	Plaintiff's Attorney	Defendant's Attorney	Judge	Plaintif for Defendant	Verdict Amount	Verdict	Statement of Case
05/21/2021	Woodbury County	CONTRACT/COMMERICAL - OTHER	LACV178245	WIGGS, DOUG & BARBARA V. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO ET AL	DAVID L REINSCHMIDT 600 4TH STREET SUITE 303 P.O. BOX 912 SIOUX CITY, IA 51102 business: (712) 233-3635	GUY RICHARD COOK 500 EAST COURT AVENUE SUITE 200 DES MOINES, IA 50309 business: (515) 245-4300 LAURA N MARTINO 500 E COURT AVE STE 200 PO BOX 10434 DES MOINES, IA 50306 business: (515) 245-4300 CLARK IAN MITCHELL 500 EAST COURT AVENUE SUITE 200 DES MOINES, IA 50309 business: (515) 245-4300 SEAN MICHAEL CORPSTEIN 500 E COURT AVE, SUITE 200 GREFE & SIDNEY P.L.C. DES MOINES, IA 50309 business: (515) 245-4300	JEFFREY A NEARY			The jury found in favor of the Defendant and against the Plaintiffs on the claim for breach of contract and awarded no damages to the Plaintiffs.	Doug Wiggs and Barbara Wiggs reside in Sioux City, Iowa. On November 24, 2013, and at Plaintiffs’ farm property, there was a fire loss. State Farm insured the Plaintiffs’ property at the time of the loss and issued indemnity payment thereafter totaling more than $569,000. Following State Farm’s indemnity payments, the Plaintiffs submitted an additional inventory. In response to this final inventory, State Farm requested additional documentation to substantiate the claimed items. Among these items were over $300,000 worth of Snap-On tools.
05/28/2021	Polk County	Other	EQCE084694	DSM CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMM VS PATRICK KNUEVEN ET AL	LUKE MICHAEL DESMET 400 ROBERT D RAY DRIVE DES MOINES, IA 50309-1891 business: (515) 283-4110 MICHELLE RAE MACKELWIEDERANDERS 400 ROBERT D. RAY DRIVE DES MOINES, IA 50309 business: (515) 283-4537	JACQUELINE K SAMUELSON 699 WALNUT STREET STE 2000 DES MOINES, IA 50309 business: (515) 288-6041 JOHN F FATINO 699 WALNUT STREET SUITE 2000 DES MOINES, IA 50309 business: (515) 288-6041 NICHOLAS JAMES GRAL	SARAH E CRANE			On 5/20/2021, the Jury returned a verdict after jury trial. The jury found no liability as to Defendant Mary Knueven. The jury found no liability as to Patrick Knueven on Count I, but did find liability as to Patrick Knueven on Count II and awarded a civil penalty of $50,000. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that judgment in the amount of $50,000 is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiff Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission and against Defendant Patrick Knueven on Count II. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all claims against Mary Knueven are hereby dismissed and that Count I against Patrick Knueven is hereby dismissed.
05/28/2021	Polk County	EMPLOYMENT CLAIM - OTHER	LACL144995	ALLYN WAYNE ROBERTS VS CITY OF DES MOINES	MATTHEW RYAN DENNING 2423 INGERSOLL AVENUE DES MOINES, IA 50312 business: (515) 277-6559 AMY RACHELLE BECK 8831 WINDSOR PARKWAY FIEDLER LAW FIRM PLC JOHNSTON, IA 50131	LUKE MICHAEL DESMET 400 ROBERT D RAY DRIVE DES MOINES, IA 50309-1891 business: (515) 283-4110 JOHN O HARALDSON 400 ROBERT D RAY DRIVE CITY OF DES MOINES LEGAL DEPT DES MOINES, IA 50309-1891 business: (515) 283-4072	SCOTT J BEATTIE			The Plaintiff, by and through the undersigned, and hereby dismisses the above captioned matter with prejudice. The parties sign off for their respective costs
05/05/2021	Polk County	MOTOR VEHICLE	LACL145884	JOHN PAUL ROYER VS JARED PAUL MUMFORD	JONATHAN NOEL GARNER 303 LOCUST STREET, STE. 300 HOMESTEAD BUILDING DES MOINES, IA 50309	JACK WILLIAM LEVERENZ 2400 NW 86TH STREET, SUITE 25 DES MOINES, IA 50322 BRYANT JAMES HICKIE 2400 NW 86TH STREET, SUITE 25 DES MOINES, IA 50322 MATTHEW PAUL SCHWARTZKOPF 2400 NW 86TH ST., STE 25 DES MOINES, IA 50322	MICHAEL D HUPPERT			IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that judgment entered is in favor of the Plaintiff, John Paul Royer, and against the Defendant, Jared Paul Mumford, in the amount of $38.727.33 plus interest at the legal rate. Court costs are taxed to the Defendant.	This case arises out of a motor vehicle collision on October 10, 2017. On this date, Plaintiff John Paul Royer (“Plaintiff”), was at the intersection of S.E. National Drive and S.E. Delaware Avenue, in Ankeny, Iowa. Plaintiff had a green turn arrow and began to move his vehicle through the intersection. Defendant Jared Paul Mumford was traveling southbound on S.E. Delaware Avenue. He mistakenly entered the subject intersection while the traffic signal was red, which caused his vehicle to impact the driver’s side of Plaintiff’s vehicle. Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Defendant, and alleges that Defendant was negligent and is liable for personal injury and damages stemming from the accident. Defendant admits that his negligence was the cause of the accident.
05/17/2021	Polk County	PI - MOTOR VEHICLE	LACL146209	ANTHONY GLOEDE VS SKYLAR THOMAS MEINECKE	NATHAN LEE VOS 4090 WESTTOWN PKWY SUITE 110 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 business: (515) 346-8776 JORDAN RYAN HUTCHINSON 4090 WESTOWN PARKWAY SUITE 102 HUTCHINSON LAW FIRM PLC WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 business: (515) 216-0624	BRYANT JAMES HICKIE 2400 NW 86TH STREET, SUITE 25 DES MOINES, IA 50322 business: (515) 277-6550	SAMANTHA GRONEWALD			Trial was held on May 17-19, 2021 in this case. On May 19, 2021, the jury returned a unanimous verdict awarding the plaintiff a total of $8,200 in past damages. Accordingly, judgment on the jury’s verdict should be entered.
04/19/2021	Polk County	EMPLOYMENT CLAIM - OTHER	LACL146265	TRACY WHITE VS STATE OF IOWA AND IOWA DHS	MADISON ELIZABETH FIEDLER-CARLSON FIEDLER LAW FIRM PLC 8831 WINDSOR PARKWAY JOHNSTON, IA 50131 PAIGE E FIEDLER 8831 WINDSOR PARKWAY FIEDLER LAW FIRM PLC JOHNSTON, IA 50131 business: (515) 254-1999	MADISON ELIZABETH FIEDLER-CARLSON FIEDLER LAW FIRM PLC 8831 WINDSOR PARKWAY JOHNSTON, IA 50131 PAIGE E FIEDLER 8831 WINDSOR PARKWAY FIEDLER LAW FIRM PLC JOHNSTON, IA 50131 business: (515) 254-1999	HEATHER L LAUBER			NOW on May 20, 2021, the jury having returned a verdict for the Plaintiff in this matter, the Court enters the following judgment based upon the verdict: Judgment is entered for the Plaintiff and against the Defendants in the amount of SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($790,000.00) with interest at the lawful rate for past emotional distress ($260,000.00) from the date of the filing of the petition in this matter and interest at the lawful rate for future emotional distress ($530,000.00) from May 20, 2021, plus court costs. Attorneys’ fees shall be determined at a later date by supplemental order. The Court finds that the fees and expenses sought by the Plaintiff are reasonable and meet all the elements for an award of fees in cases similar. Therefore, Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorney Fees is GRANTED. IT IS THE ORDER OF THE COURT that the Plaintiff is hereby awarded attorney fees and expenses as well as court costs to be paid by the Defendant in the amounts as follows: $399,202.50 for attorney fees. $26,212.50 for legal assistant and law clerk fees. $11,530.90 for litigation expenses. Total: $436,945.90
06/30/2021	Emmet County	Other	ESPR010231	IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH ROBERT GRIES		JOHN LAWRENCE SANDY P O BOX 445 304 18TH ST SPIRIT LAKE, IA 51360 business: (712) 336-5588	David Forsyth			The Jury finds that sufficient evidence has been presented that Joseph Robert Greis is deceased.
04/15/2025	Winneshiek County	Civil - Other Action	EQCV026863	Christine Bentley Schlitt, et al v. Roger Bentley, et al	Spencer Steven Cady, Matthew McGuire, and Jay Patrick Syverson	Thomas C. Verhulst	John Bauercamper			MISTRIAL - Jury unable to reach verdict.	In this case, the Plaintiffs claim that Genevive I. Bentley created and executed a Will and Revocable Trust on August 11, 2017 and a Will and Revocable Trust on July 17, 2019. Plaintiffs further claim that the 2017 and 2019 Wills and Trusts of Genevieve I. Bentley are invalid and unenforceable because the Wills and Trusts were the result of undue influence exercised upon Mrs. Bentley by the Defendants at the time the Wills and Trusts were created and executed. The Defendants deny that they unduly influenced the Genevieve I. Bentley to create and execute the Wills and Trusts executed by Mrs. Bentley in 2017 and 2019.
04/06/2023	Jones County	Contract - Fraud Misrepresentation	LACV081247	American Wagyu Breeders v. Eric and Sarah Bailey	Jason J. O’Rourke and Jenny L. Juehring	Abigail L. Brown for Eric Bailey; Siobhan Briley for Sarah Bailey	Hon. Paul D. Miller	Plaintiff	460000	For plaintiff Damages: $460,000.00 TOTAL DAMAGES: $460,000.00	In this case the Plaintiff is American Wagyu Breeders, LLC. The Defendants are Sarah Bailey and Eric Bailey. Plaintiff claims Defendants breached a contract between the parties and made fraudulent misrepresentations to Plaintiff, causing damages to Plaintiff. The Defendants deny they breached a contract between the parties or made fraudulent misrepresentations to Plaintiff. The Defendants deny they caused damages to Plaintiff.
05/30/2023	Dallas County	Disability Discrimination/Reasonable accomodation	LACV043164	Kelly Schafer v. Elite Eye Care P.C.	Laura Schultes and Thomas Foley	Allison M. Steuterman and Douglas A. Fulton	Michael K. Jacobsen	Plaintiff	25000	Plaintiff proved her claim of failure to provide a reasonable accommodation, but not disability discrimination. Past Lost Wages: $0 Past Emotional Distress: $25,000 TOTAL: $25,000	This is a civil case brought by Plaintiff Kelly Schafer against Defendant Elite Eye Care P.C. Plaintiff alleges that she has a disability in the form of anxiety and depression and alleges multiple claims against Defendant. First, Ms. Schafer alleges that Defendant failed to accommodate her disability. Second, Ms. Schafer alleges that Defendant denied her a promotion and alleges that her disability and request for accommodation motivated Defendant’s decision. Third, Ms. Schafer alleges that her disability and request for accommodation also motivated Defendant’s decision to terminate her employment.
09/13/2023	Polk County	Negligence/Auto Accident	LACL151673	Duncan v. Mark J. Sokoloff and Estate of Donell Roth	Matthew Denning	Bryant Hickie; Lydia Larson	Patrick Smith	Plaintiff	21223.66	For plaintiff Past Medical Expenses $6,223.66 Past Loss of Mind and Body $10,000.00 Future loss of mind and Body: $0 Past Pain and Suffering: $5,000.00 Future pain and Suffering: $0 TOTAL: $21,223.66	This case arises from a December 18, 2019 auto accident involving Chonte Ronette Duncan, Sherry Sinclair, and Donnel K. Roth. Ms. Roth passed away after the accident. Her death was not related to this accident. The Defendant is the Estate of Donnell Roth. Defendant admits that Ms. Roth was at fault for the auto accident. Plaintiff Chonte Ronette Duncan claims she was injured in the accident. Defendants dispute the nature, cause, and extent of the injuries Ms. Duncan claims as wel as the amount of damages sought for the claimed injuries.
09/20/2023	Polk County	Personal Injury - Motor Vehicle	LACL151510	Patricia Kerns v. Andrew Gardner	Marc Steven Harding	Christopher Tjaden (Omaha, NE)	Honorable Joseph W. Seidlin	Plaintiff	1750	For Plaintiff Brett Beebe: Vehicle Damage: $0.00 Past Medical Expenses: $0.00 Future Medical Expenses: $0.00 Loss of Time – Earnings: $0.00 Loss of Future Earning Capacity: $0.00 Loss of Full Mind and Body – Past: $0.00 Loss of Full Mind and Body – Future: $0.00 Physical and Mental Pain and Suffering – Past: $1,750.00 Physical and Mental Pain and Suffering – Future: $0.00 Spousal Consortium: $0.00 Parental Consortium: $0.00 Other: Enter text. TOTAL DAMAGES: $1,750.00	This case arises out of an automobile accident occurring on December 17, 2019, involving vehicles driven by Plaintiff Patricia Kerns and Defendant Andrew Gardner. Plaintiff claims Defendant was negligent in the operation of his vehicle and that negligence was the cause of damages to Plaintiff. The Defendant admits he was negligent in the operation of his vehicle but denies Plaintiff was injured in the nature and tot the extent as alleged.
09/19/2023	Polk County	Personal Injury - Medical/Dental Malpractice	LACL147070	Anthony Leo vs Lynn Nelson MD, et al	James Cook	Connie Diekema	Paul D. Scott	Defendant		For Defendant The jury determined that Dr. Nelson was not negligent.	This case involves medical care provided by Defendant Lynn Nelson, M.D., an employee of Defendant Des Moines Orthopedic Surgeons, P.C. d/b/a DMOS, during the care and treatment he provided to Anthony Leo. Plaintiff Anthony Leo claims that Lynn Nelson, M.D. was negligent in the care and treatment he provided to Anthony Leo and that his alleged negligence has caused injuries to Anthony Leo. Defendant Lynn Nelson, M.D., denies he was negligent and denies he caused any injury to Anthony Leo.
06/04/2025	Palo Alto County	Contract - Debt Collection	LACV027331	FARM BUREAU PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE V. SIKORA	KEVIN V ABBOTT, NATHAN VERNON SWOYER	DOUGLAS ALLAN HAAG, ANDREW JAMES WORKMAN	ADAM M MILLER	Defendant		For defendant	Plaintiff Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance, as subrogee of Larry Porath, filed a petition against Defendant Mark Sikora for damages arising from an automobile accident which occurred on or around October 8, 2021, in Palo Alto County, Iowa, with a calf owned by the defendant. The jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the defendant and against the plaintiff.
02/06/2025	Polk County	Civil - Other Action Sub-Types: intentional interference with a contract	LACL153918	VILLAGE GREEN LLC et. al COLAMAN RE HOLDINGS, LLC et	Jodie Clark McDougal; Brandon R. Underwood; Michael D. Currie; Elizabeth N. Thomson; and Kelcy Whitaker	Douglas A. Fulton and Allison M. Steuterman for COLAMAN RE HOLDINGS, LLC; ALTOS REALTY ADVISORS IA, LLC; and AREND K. ACCOLA; William B. Serangeli and Joseph M. Borg for GRAND STRATFORD LLC	David Nelmark	Plaintiff,Defendant	25000	☒ForPlaintiff as to Defendant AREND ACCOLA ☒For Defendant as to ALTOS REALTY ADVISORS IA ☒For Defendant as to GRAND STRATFORD LLC Damages: $25,000.00; No punitive damages awarded	Village Green alleges that it bought an apartment complex in Des Moines from Defendant Colaman RE Holdings, LLC and that Colaman misrepresented or failed to disclose material facts about the condition of the apartment complex to Village Green, including known water damage and the need for mandatory elevator upgrades. Village Green further alleges that one of Colaman RE Holdings' owners (Arend Accola) and the manager of the property (Altos Realty Advisors IA, LLC), also misrepresented material facts about the condition of the property. Village Green further alleges that a previous owner of the property (Grand Stratford LLC) failed to disclose material facts about the condition of the property to Colaman RE Holdings, LLC. Village Green seeks monetary damages for these alleged failures. Village Green also claims the conduct of Arend Accola was willful and wanton and that Village Green is entitled to punitive damages. The Defendants deny all of the allegations made by Plaintiffs, and assert they properly disclosed all information about the property necessary or required to Plaintiffs.
03/14/2025	Grundy County	Contract/Buyer Plaintiff Breach of Contract	LACV060172	Justin Wise v. Scafferi Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Rainbow International of Grundy County	Michael Marquess	Jennie Wilson-Moore	Kellyann M. Lekar	Plaintiff	66882.3	For plaintiff Damages: $66,882.30 TOTAL DAMAGES: 66,882.30	This trial arises out of a contract dispute between the Plaintiff, Justin Wise (Wise) and Defendant, Scafferi Enterprises, LLC which does business as Rainbow International of Grundy County (Rainbow). Wise maintains he contracted with Rainbow to perform general contractor services on his home in Grundy County following a fire. Wise alleges that Rainbow breached the contract. Wise asserts he suffered damages as a result of the alleged breach of contract. Rainbow claims they did not have a contract with Wise to serve as the general contract on the house project or that, if there was a contract, Wise breached the contract first by preventing them from performing on the contract.
03/17/2023	Linn County	Contract/Commercial - Other* Sub-Types: False Reporting of Information to Law Enforcement	LACV 098830	Southern Disaster Recovery, LLC v. City of Marion, Iowa	Matthew Preston and Ann Gronlund	Patrick O’Connell and Eric Martin	John D. Telleen	Defendant		For Defendant	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.
04/18/2025	Cedar County	Contract - Fraud Misrepresentation	LACV037047	Butz & Butz-Hill Exports, Inc. v. Kurtenbach	Jennifer Lynn Zahradnik	Peter Craig Riley	Honorable Meghan Corbin	Plaintiff,Defendant		Verdict (on 2 counts only; unclear whether the others were dismissed at trial or before): Count III – Fraudulent Non-disclosure: ☐For Plaintiff ☒ For Defendant ☐For Counter-Claim Plaintiff ☐ For Counter-Claim Defendant Damages: $0.00 Counterclaim Count II – Interference with Quiet Enjoyment: ☒For Plaintiff ☐ For Defendant ☐For Counter-Claim Plaintiff ☐ For Counter-Claim Defendant Damages: $0.00 TOTAL DAMAGES: Enter text.	This dispute between Mark E. Butz (Mark) and Butz-Hill Exports, Inc. (Butz-Hill), as Plaintiffs-Counterclaim Defendants, and Lee P. Kurtenbach, as Defendant-Counterclaimant, grows out of an Operating Agreement dated July 28, 2021.
02/08/2023	Henry County	Wrongful Death - Nursing home negligence	LALA012227	Eric Peebler et al v. Heartland Health Management, Inc. d/b/a Arbor Court	Pressley Henningsen; Ben Long	Tricia Hoffman-Simanek; Ross Andrews	Wyatt Peterson	Plaintiff		For plaintiff Pre-Death Loss of Full Mind and Body: $175,000 Pre-Death Pain and Suffering: $175,000 Parental Consortium (Eric Peebler): $0 Parental Consortium (Carrie Herring): $0 TOTAL DAMAGES: $350,000 Punitive damages were requested but the Court dismissed the claim at the close of Plaintiff’s case on Defendant’s Motion for Directed Verdict	Plaintiffs allege that Defendant was negligent in its care and treatment of Mary Jo Peebler which resulted in damages to the Plaintiffs (Estate and two adult children). Defendant denies it was negligent or that anything it did caused any damage to Plaintiffs. Specifically, the jury was asked to decide if Defendant-facility failed to follow physician orders related to a lab test; failed to get clarification of physician orders; or failed to adequately monitor change in condition and notify a primary care provider of changes in condition.
11/01/2023	Polk County	Personal Injury - Premises Liability	LACL152871	Diane Wieczorek and Antoine Wieczorek v. Wal-Mart Stores d/b/a	Peter Sand	Veronica Kirk	Joseph Seidlin	Defendant		For Defendant	In this case, Plaintiffs Diane Wieczorek and Antoine Wieczorek claim that Plaintiff Diane Wieczorek was injured when a pedestrian gate at the Walmart in Windsor Heights, Iowa, closed on her and threw her to the ground. Plaintiffs assert Walmart was negligent and is at fault for the incident. The Defendant Walmart denies that it is responsible for this incident and states that Plaintiff’s own conduct in walking into a pedestrian gate the wrong way as it closed, ignoring warning signs, caused or contributed to the incident.
05/23/2023	Polk County		LACL151014	Susan Van Hill vs Duane W Houge et al	Pro-Se	Zach Clausen	Coleman McAllister	Defendant		For the defendant	Plaintiff, Susan Van Hill, seeks damages she claims were caused by a fall that occurred on May 10, 2020 on a rope swing at Defendant Duane and Kathy Houge’s property. Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants were negligent and that their negligence was the cause of Plaintiff’s injuries. Defendants deny that they were negligent, and contend that Plaintiff assumed the risk in using the rope swing and was thereby negligent, and that such negligence was a cause of her injuries.
11/21/2022	Polk County	Medical Malpractice	LACL138335	JOSEPH DUDLEY ET AL VS CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL	Devin Kelly, Roxanne Barton Conlin, Nicholas Rowley, Benjamin Novotny	Aaron Redinbaugh, Connie Diekema, Erik Bergeland	Scott Beattie	Plaintiff	27000000	For Plaintiff against Melanie Choos Past Loss of Function of Full Mind and Body: $2,500,000 Future Loss of Function of Full Mind and Body: $12,000,000 Past Pain and Suffering: $2,500,000 Future Pain and Suffering: $10,000,000 Total: 27,000,000	This is an action for medical malpractice and loss of consortium by Joseph Dudley, his wife, Sarah, and his children.
05/24/2021	Woodbury County	Insurance coverage, breach of contract, property damage, commercial	LACV191811	Dale Winter v State Farm Fire and Casualty	Ryan Douglas Beardshear	Aaron Wehde Lindebak	Steven J. Andreasen			Plaintiff. Declaratory Judgment concerning breach of insurance contract for nonpayment of fire loss causing damage to real and personal propertyJury determined that Defendant State Farm breached insurance contract. The parties stipulated that the fire originated in the north side, second floor bedroom of the house located at 606 West Fifth Street, Sioux City, Iowa, in the bedroom closet where clothing was present; that the fire was intentionally set, and that Plaintiff provided State Farm with the information it requested under the policy concerning the claim. Damages: The jury was not requested to determine damages, but only to determine whether State Farm had breached its insurance contract with the Plaintiff.	In this civil action, both parties agree that a contract was entered into by Mr. Dale Winter, the plaintiff and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, the defendant. This contract was for the purchase of insurance to cover the structure owned by Winter. Dale Winter claims that State Farm breached their duties under this contract when they did not cover the loss of this structure due to fire. In his argument, Dale Winter claims that the contract was entered into an agreement with State Farm to purchase Policy No. 95-BA-A253-0 (“The Policy”). Winter further states he faithfully paid all premiums which were due on the policy. In the early morning hours of April 20, 2019, a fire occurred at his insured structure. The rental property sustained significant damages. On or about April 23, 2019, Dale Winter made a claim for fire loss with State Farm and substantially complied with the policy as to reporting loss under the agreement. Subsequently, State Farm refused to cover the loss of the structure on May 7, 2020 even though the structure would ordinarily be covered under the agreement. The defendant claims Winter did not substantially comply with the terms of the contract and that loss was not an accidental loss. As such, they argue because the contract has been breached, they have no duty to cover the damaged structure. The parties further dispute the damage value to the property
07/29/2022	Dubuque County	motor Vehicle negligence, personal injury	LACV107847	Simmons V Mckillip et al	Todd N Klapatauskas, Samuel Aaron Wooden	Aaron Wehde Lindebak	Michael J Shubatt			For Plaintiff. The jury found that Defendant was 75% at fault and Third Party Defendant was 25% at fault. Past pain and suffering $115,000 Future pain and suffering $250,000 Past loss of function of body $50,000 Future loss of function of body $0 Total: $415,000	On July 21, 2016 Nancy McKillip and Dale Leibfried were involved in a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Humke Road and Sundown Road in Dubuque, Iowa. Mark Simmons was a backseat passenger in the Leibfried vehicle. Mark Simmons claims that Nancy McKillip is negligent for failing to obey a stop sign and failing to yield to oncoming traffic. Mark Simmons claims Dale Leibfried is negligent for driving too fast. Mark Simmons claims that McKillip and Leibfried are at fault for causing the collision and his permanent injuries. McKillip and Leibfried deny they acted negligently. McKillip claims Dale Leibfried’s negligence caused the collision. Leibfried claims that McKillip’s negligence caused the collision. The parties dispute the damage
08/21/2023	Mitchell County	Contract - Fraud Misrepresentation	LACV015705	Marvin Brincks v. Cletus Brincks, Inc.	pro se	Aaron W. Ahrendsen	Rustin Davenport	Defendant		For defendant	Per the Court’s 16 page Supplemental Order Following Jury Trial: The circumstances of the Court proceeding to submit this case to the jury were unusual, and the Court finds that further explanation is appropriate.” That said, Marvin Brincks (Plaintiff) and Cletus Brincks (Defendant) were brothers. Cletus Brincks was the sole shareholder of Cletus Brincks, Inc. Cletus Brincks, Inc., owned 216 acres in Mitchell County. Marvin Brincks brought a breach of contract claim against Cletus Brincks, Inc., alleging that Cletus Brincks, Inc., breached an October 3, 2015, contract signed by Cletus Brincks on behalf of Cletus Brincks, Inc. This contract was admitted into evidence as Exhibit 1. This document promises to leave to Marvin Brincks the 216 acres in Mitchell County in the event that Cletus Brincks dies before Marvin Brincks. In addition to this breach of contract action, Defendant and Intervenors brought counterclaims against Marvin Brincks and claims against other persons. The Court bifurcated the plaintiff’s claim from the claims of counterclaim plaintiffs and third-party plaintiffs. Plaintiff failed to appear for the last day of trial and the Court submitted it to the jury. The jury returned a defense verdict.
11/04/2022	Dubuque County	Personal injury, medical malpractice - chiropractor	LACV107616	Loeffelholz vs Ricketts et al	James H Cook	Abbey Furlong, David Waterman	Monica Zrinyi Ackley			The jury determined that Defendant was not negligent.	This case involves claims of chiropractic negligence. Plaintiff, Kim Loeffelholz, alleges that Dr. Ricketts breached the standard of care for a chiropractor during his care and treatment of her. Plaintiff further claims as result of this alleged negligence, Plaintiff has been damaged. Defendants deny that Dr. Ricketts was negligent in any respect and deny that his care caused any damage to Kim Loeffelholz. The parties agree that Dr. Ricketts and Ricketts Clinic of Chiropractic should be treated as a single party. When I refer to Dr. Ricketts, I am referring to the individual chiropractor and his chiropractic clinic.
08/24/2015	Dubuque County	Sexual Harrassment, national origin harrassment, civil rights retaliation, worker's comp retaliation	LACV057888	Oyler v. Laxmee	Emily McCarty	Abigail Brown				Back Pay - $16,484.01, Past Emotional: $200,000; Future Emotional: $400,000; Past Punitive re Work Comp: $100,000;
05/10/2024	Butler County	Contract/Commercial -	CVCV021986	Hoth Grain Structures, Inc. v. John McCandless and Ballynacree Farms, LLC & Ballynacree Farms, LLC v. Hoth Grain Structures, Inc.	Tori Beyer and Patrick Dillon	Adam Babinat	Rustin Davenport	Plaintiff,Defendant	20973.74	For Plaintiff /Counterclaim Defendant Plaintiff Hoth Grain Structures’ Damages Against Defendant McCandless: $0.00 Plaintiff Hoth Grain Structure’s Damages Against Defendant Ballynacree Farms: $51,700.00 Counterclaimant Ballynacree Farm’s Damages Against Counterclaim Defendant Hoth Grain Structures: $30,726.26	In this case, Plaintiff Hoth Grain Structures, Inc., claims Defendant John McCandless and/or Defendant Ballynacree Farms, LLC, breached their contract with Hoth Grain Structures, Inc., by failing to make payment on an invoice for labor and materials furnished for the relocation of grain bins. To the extent Hoth Grain Structures, Inc., did not complete the entire contract, Hoth Grain Structures, Inc., contends it was excused from completing the entire contract. Defendant John McCandless contends that he did not enter into a contract with Plaintiff Hoth Grain Structures, Inc. Additionally, John McCandless and Ballynacree Farms, LLC, are legally excused from their payment obligations and are entitled to damages because Hoth Grain Structures, Inc., failed to complete the project it was hired to do within a reasonable period of time.
02/23/2024	Jasper County	Personal Injury - Motor Vehicle - Failure to Yield at Stop Sign	LACV122776	Savannah Lee Cook v. Travis Herduin	Matthew Sahag	Adam Bates, Jordan Reed	Judge Stacy Ritchie	Defendant		Defendant. The parties stipulated Defendant was at fault but the jury found the Defendant’s negligence was not a cause of damage to Plaintiff.	This case arises from a motor vehicle accident on October 8, 2020, at the intersection oof E. 12th Street and N. 4th Avenue E in Newton, Jasper County. At the time of the accident, a car driven by Travis Herduin failed to yield at a stop sign, causing Plaintiff Savannah Cook to collide with the Defendant’s vehicle. Defendant has admitted he was at fault in causing the accident. Plaintiff has alleged she sustained injuries as a result of the October 8, 2020 motor vehicle accident. The Defendant admits that he cause the collision but disputes he caused Plaintiff’s injuries. In the alternative, if he did cause the injuries, he disputes the amount of damages that should be awarded to the Plaintiff.
09/25/2017	Pottawattamie County	Breach of contract	LACV112343	Jeff & Juli Radcliff & Radcliff Enterprises, LLC v. Christine L. Coash & Vitacore, Inc.	M Brett Ryan	Adam John Prochaska				Defense Verdict	In this case, plaintiffs, Jeff and Juli Radcliff and Radcliff Enterprises, LLC, claim that they had either a contractual relationship or a prospective business relationship with Jenny Craig, Inc., and that the defendants, Christine Coash and VitaCore, Inc. unlawfully interfered with that contractual or prospective business relationship by contacting Jenny Craig and causing the plaintiffs to not obtain a Jenny Craig franchise agreement for the Council Bluffs, Iowa territory.