We are very please to announce that effective January 1, 2021, Brandon Lobberecht joins the firm as our newest member/partner. Brandon has been practicing law in Iowa since 2013 and in Illinois since 2014. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 2010 with a...
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BNM CHANGES EMAIL ADDRESSES: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
On behalf of Betty Neuman McMahon PLC | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, News/Events
Effective immediately our firm e-mail addresses have changed. Please update your contact lists to reflect the following: Steven H. Jacobs Email address: [email protected] Legal Assistant: Rene Jacobs [email protected] Mark A. Woollums Email...
DICKSON AUTHORS UPDATE TO HOUSE FILE 518 FOR IOWA DEFENSE COUNSEL
On behalf of Betty Neuman McMahon PLC | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog, Jean Dickson, Workers' Compensation Defense
Member/Partner Jean Dickson recently authored an article for the Iowa Defense Counsel regarding House File 518 - Three Years Later. As a direct result of the 2016 election, the Republican controlled Iowa legislature passed a number of sweeping legislative changes...
SHAFF AND RICHARDS OBTAIN SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR EMPLOYER IN WRONGFUL DISCHARGE FEDERAL LITIGATION
On behalf of Betty Neuman McMahon PLC | Nov 22, 2020 | Blog, Employment Law, Firm News, Recent Verdicts/Decisions
On November 19, 2020, Attorney Martha Shaff, with assistance from Amanda Richards, obtained summary judgment in the United States District Court in and for the Southern District of Iowa for an employer in a wrongful discharge case. The Plaintiff filed suit alleging...
BNM PARTICIPATES IN FILL THE TRUCK FOR JUSTICE CADY’S DAY OF SERVICE
On behalf of Betty Neuman McMahon PLC | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog, Events And Seminars, Firm News
Our Firm is proud to support Justice Mark Cady's day of Service in honor of the late Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mark Cady. The Cady Day of Service was enacted to bring the state legal community together to honor and to celebrate the life and legacy of Justice Cady...
Kaplan obtain defense verdict for accepted work injury
On behalf of Betty Neuman McMahon PLC | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog, Jordan Kaplan, Recent Verdicts/Decisions, Workers' Compensation Defense
In Charles Deutmeyer v. Innovative Ag Services Co., File No. 5066077 (Arb. Dec. March 12, 2020), the Deputy Commissioner found that Claimant failed to prove the accepted work injury caused Claimant’s right shoulder condition and the need for surgical intervention. The...
Utsinger Obtains Landmark Shoulder Appeal Decision for Employers and Insurance Carriers
On behalf of Betty Neuman McMahon PLC | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog, Lori Scardina Utsinger, Workers' Compensation Defense
Chavez v. M.S. Technologies was one of the first cases in the state of Iowa to address the new shoulder scheduled member statute set in place by the legislature for all injuries occurring after July 1, 2017. Lori Utsinger obtained a critical appeal decision in how...
RICHARDS OBTAINS SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR A TAVERN SELLING PITCHERS OF ALCOHOL IN ITS ESTABLISHMENT
On behalf of Betty Neuman McMahon PLC | Sep 9, 2020 | Amanda Richards, Attorneys, Blog, Civil Litigation, Recent Verdicts/Decisions
It is a well established principle of Iowa's Dram Shop Act that in order to be liable to a third party for damages, an establishment must have "sold and served" an alcoholic beverage to a person that it knew or should have known would become intoxicated. See Iowa...
THILL OBTAIN DEFENSE VERDICT IN A MULTIPLE SHOULDER INJURY CASE
On behalf of Betty Neuman McMahon PLC | Sep 1, 2020 | Blog, Workers' Compensation Defense
Congratulations to Attorneys Pete Thill in defending a multiple shoulder injury case where the Claimant was awarded no benefits. In Nelson v. Kraft Heinz Co., File Nos. 5061747/5061748/5067335, the Claimant had a pre-existing condition in the right shoulder....
RULING FROM DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FINDS NO JURISDICTION OVER POLICE OFFICER’S WORK INJURY
On behalf of Betty Neuman McMahon PLC | Aug 31, 2020 | Amanda Richards, Blog, Jean Dickson, Recent Verdicts/Decisions, Workers' Compensation Defense
Attorneys Jean Dickson and Amanda Richards obtain ruling that an Iowa Police Officer receiving benefits under Iowa Code Chapter 411 could not claim benefits under the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act.
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