• 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

• posted: Aug. 05, 2013
• jhart

In a cause of action brought to recover damages arising out of the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle, the failure to wear a seatbelt or safety harness by Read More

• posted: Jul. 22, 2013
• jhart

In Iowa, there are three types of spousal support that the court can award: traditional support, rehabilitative support, or reimbursement support. Traditional support is long-term, sometimes permanent, and is meant Read More

• posted: Jul. 10, 2013
• jhart

In recent years, legislatures across the country have been faced with a rising call for change in alimony laws. Approximately 420,000 Americans receive some type of alimony, but, increasingly, both Read More

• posted: Jun. 18, 2013
• jhart

Iowa Code Section 85.33(3) directs that if an employee is temporarily or partially disabled and the employer offers him suitable work consistent with the employee’s disability, the employee must accept Read More

• posted: Jun. 03, 2013
• jhart

The Iowa Supreme Court stated in Thompson v. Kaczinski, 774 N.W.2d 829 (Iowa 2009) (hereinafter Thompson), that “the general duty of reasonable care [for negligence] will apply in most cases, Read More

• posted: Feb. 01, 2013
• jhart

On February 1, 2013, the Iowa Supreme Court entered its opinion in the case of Boelman v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. (No. 11-0570).  Boelman was a farmer whose operations included Read More