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"Blanket Ag Liens" Have Holes

Posted on 01/17/2023 at 09:57 AM by John Lande

Categories: Agricultural Law, Banking Law

Tagged As: ag supply dealer liens, agricultural liens, Iowa Supreme Court, Quality Plus Feeds, Inc. v. Compeer Financial, FLCA

This blog has previously covered the problems that agricultural supply dealer liens pose for financial institutions with...

Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Benefits Subcontractors

Posted on 06/17/2022 at 12:51 PM by William Reasoner

Categories: Construction Law, William Reasoner

Tagged As: commencement of work, commencement of work notice, general contractors, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Supreme Court, mechanic's liens, mechanics' liens, mechanics' liens on residential properties, residential construction, subcontractors

On June 17, 2022, the Iowa Supreme Court resolved an ambiguity in the mechanic’s lien statute which greatly benefi...

Attorneys’ Fees Now Available for Residential Mechanics’ Lien Foreclosures

Posted on 06/16/2020 at 11:57 AM by William Reasoner

Categories: Construction Law, William Reasoner

Tagged As: 2020 Iowa Legislature Session, attorneys' fees, construction, contractors, COVID-19, Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Supreme Court, mechanic's liens, mechanics' liens, residential construction

In early 2020, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that contractors who have a mechanics’ lien on a residential property...

Child Custody and Visitation in the Unchartered Territories of COVID-19

Posted on 03/30/2020 at 02:35 PM by Regan Conder

Categories: Dickinson Law News, Family Law, Regan Conder

Tagged As: Child Custody, child custody lawyers, child visitation, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Iowa Supreme Court, Regan Conder, summer visitation

With the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, Des Moines, Iowa schools are currently closed through April 13. As of the date o...

Our Advances are Senior Based on a Dragnet Clause, Right? Not So Fast

Posted on 03/27/2020 at 04:50 PM by William Reasoner

Categories: Banking Law, Dickinson Law News, Real Estate & Land Use, William Reasoner

Tagged As: Blue Grass Savings Bank v. Community Bank & Trust Company, Blue Grass Savings Bank v. Community Bank & Trust Company, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Iowa Supreme Court, mortgage, mortgage lenders, mortgage senior lienholders

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iowa Supreme Court’s opinion released on March 27, 2020 in Blue Grass S...

No Attorneys’ Fees in Residential Mechanics’ Lien Foreclosure

Posted on 02/07/2020 at 11:34 AM by John Lande

Categories: Construction Law, John Lande

Tagged As: construction, contractors, homeowners , Iowa mechanics' liens, Iowa Supreme Court, mechanics' liens, residential construction, Standard Water Control Systems, Inc. v. Jones

We have previously covered significant changes to Iowa’s mechanics’ lien law by the Iowa courts and legislat...

Iowa Supreme Court Clarifies Powers and Plan Due Dates for Existing Guardianships and Conservatorships

Posted on 11/21/2019 at 03:24 PM by David Gonzales

Categories: Banking Law, David Gonzales, Dickinson Law News

Tagged As: Banking & Finance Law, Conservatorship, Guardianship, guardianship attorney, Iowa Conservatorship Law, Iowa Supreme Court

This afternoon the Iowa Supreme Court issued a Supervisory Order clarifying powers and initial plan due dates for existi...

Feed Supplier Liens Have Priority Over Bank Liens

Posted on 02/04/2019 at 04:13 PM by John Lande

Categories: Agribusiness Law, Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, John Lande

Tagged As: agribusiness, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation, Iowa Supreme Court, Oyens Feed & Supply Co. v. Primebank, priority of feed supplier's liens

Lenders are already aware of the many economic risks facing the agricultural economy. Less well known are the legal risk...

Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Affects Construction Contractors’, Service Providers’ Sales Tax Obligations

Posted on 12/17/2018 at 01:47 PM by Cody Edwards

Categories: Cody Edwards, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Iowa sales tax, Iowa Supreme Court, Iowa Table SALT , Lowe's Home Centers vs. Iowa Department of Revenue, sales tax

On December 14, 2018, the Iowa Supreme Court, in Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC v. Iowa Department of Revenue, fou...

Insurance Appraisers May Determine the Cause of Loss

Posted on 10/31/2018 at 01:25 PM by Mollie Pawlosky

Categories: Litigation & Trial Law, Mollie Pawlosky, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Commercial Litigation - Des Moines Iowa, denial of insurance coverage, Depositors Insurance Company, Iowa Supreme Court, Walnut Creek Townhome Association

In a case of first impression, Walnut Creek Townhome Association v. Depositors Insurance Company, the Iowa Supreme Court...

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