• posted: Oct. 25, 2022
• Brittany N. Salyars

On December 6, 2019, a high-school wrestler and his parents filed their first lawsuit against the Patterson Law Firm’s client, who was a referee at a high school wrestling tournament Read More

• posted: Aug. 08, 2022
• Brittany N. Salyars

Patterson Law Firm represented the owner/landlord of an apartment building located in Spencer, Iowa.  The client was sued by a tenant who fell in a common area of the rental Read More

• posted: Jun. 30, 2022
• Brittany N. Salyars

Attorney Ryan M. Clark with the Patterson Law Firm recently obtained favorable results for an Employer and Insurance Carrier in a workers’ compensation matter, in which the Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Read More

• posted: May 04, 2022

On April 22, 2022, the Iowa Supreme Court became the second state supreme court to address the coverage arguments raised by insureds seeking business interruption coverage for closures required by Read More

• posted: Mar. 25, 2022

The Patterson Law Firm and attorneys Michael J. Miller and Brittany N. Salyars successfully defended an employer in a workers’ compensation matter, asserting that Iowa Code section 85.34(2)(x), which applies Read More

• posted: Mar. 08, 2022

The Patterson Law Firm and attorney Jason W. Miller obtained dismissal of breach of contract and warranty claims advanced against firm clients in a construction defect claim.  The dismissal Read More

• posted: Sep. 16, 2016
• Cory D. Abbas

On September 12, 2016, Patterson Law Firm attorneys Jason Miller and Jeffrey Boehlert obtained dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit filed against the firm’s client in the U.S. District Read More

• posted: Jun. 29, 2015
• Cory D. Abbas

On March 18, 2015, the District Court for Polk County granted the Defendant’s renewed motion for directed verdict in the case of Atzeni v. Quiktrip Corporation, LACL129272. The Plaintiff slipped Read More

• posted: Feb. 17, 2014
• jhart

Patterson Law Firm is proud to be a supporter of the First Tee of Greater Des Moines by being a sponsor of the Skywalk Golf Classic.  The law themed #9 Read More

• posted: Jan. 28, 2014
• jhart

The Iowa Court of Appeals recently affirmed a summary judgment granted to Patterson Law Firm client Mid-Century Insurance Company in a declaratory judgment action seeking a determination no insurance coverage Read More

• posted: Nov. 22, 2013
• jhart

Since the Iowa Supreme Court ruling in Swiss Colony v. Deutmeyer, 789 N.W.2d 129 (Iowa 2010), claimant attorneys began to argue that the expansive language in the Deutmeyer ruling applied Read More

• posted: Oct. 23, 2013
• jhart

On October 2, 2013, in the case of Dorothy Welsch v. Kimberly Reisner, a Polk County jury returned a verdict favoring the defendant.  The case involved a rear-end collision that was Read More

• posted: Oct. 09, 2013
• jhart

Recently, in Anderson v. Bushong, 829 N.W.2d 191 (Table), 2013 WL 530961 (Iowa Ct. App., Feb. 13, 2013)(hereinafter Anderson), the Iowa Court of Appeals clarified the standard of gross negligence; Read More

• posted: Sep. 19, 2013
• jhart

On July 1, 2013, changes to Iowa’s Child Support Guidelines went into effect.  Pursuant to the federal Family Support Act of 1988 and Iowa Code section 598.21B, these guidelines are Read More

• posted: Sep. 03, 2013
• jhart

Nelson v. Fitzpatrick Auto Center, Inc.; File Number 5039313 (3/20/2013): 50 yr. old with GED and post-secondary training at the Job Corps in Nebraska; prior work experience includes farm work, Read More

• posted: Aug. 30, 2013
• jhart

Sturgeon v. Construction Materials Testing; File Number 5039298 (5/14/2013): 56 yr. old high school graduate with additional work certifications in construction; prior work experience includes welding production, testing services attendant; Read More