Cases
Significant Cases: Following is a list of representative cases, alphabetically by type of claim: 3M (Minnesota, Mining
Manufacturing Company), Paige Williams
All Iowa Vending, Inc. v. 3M , No. LACV032291 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Antitrust price fixing class action.
Aventis, S.A., Aventis Animal Nutrition, S.A., Aventis Animal Nutrition, Inc.,
Aventis CropScience USA
Farmers Coop. Elevator Co. v. Akzo Nobel, Inc. , No. LACV 035453 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Antitrust price fixing class action.
Bayer Corporation
Anderson Contracting, Inc. v. Bayer AG , No. CL95959 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Antitrust price fixing class action.
Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
Tanabe U.S.A., Inc.
Farmers Coop. Elevator Co. v. Akzo Nobel, Inc ., No. LACV 035453 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Antitrust price fixing class action.
Agriprocessors, Inc.
Salazar v. Agriprocessors, Inc. , No. 2:07-cv-1006 (N.D. Iowa). Class
collective action under the Fair Labor St
ards Act.
Catholic Health Initiatives
Nebraska Heart Hospital, LLC v. The Weitz Co., LLC , No. CI 09-2061 (Neb. Dist. Ct.). Complex construction disputes against general contractor
subcontractors.
Giese Construction Company
Nuckoll's Concrete Servs., Inc. v. Giese , No. LACV 305818 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Complex sale
purchase of businesses, real estate
uncompleted construction contracts in progress.
Giese Counstruction Company
Martin Marietta Aggregates of Iowa, Inc. v. Pedersen, No. 16375-0697 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Contracts, fraud
mining operations.
Grinnell College
Advanced Techs. Corp. v. Grinnell Coll ., No. LA 908 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Complex construction disputes involving eight parties, including architect, construction manager, several general contractors
owner.
City of West Des Moines
West Des Moines v. The Hanson Co. , No. CL00083828 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Construction
performance of fire station.
AgriProcessors, Inc.
AgriProcessors, Inc. v. City of Postville , No. LACV 023460 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Contract rescission
violation of open meeting statute.
Vincent Metals
Vincent Metals v. Curran V. Nielsen Co., Inc ., No. 56161 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Complex contract claims involving 18 parties regarding construction
failures of laser laboratory facility.
Allied Mutual Insurance
Rieff v. Evans, No. CE 35780 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Special independent counsel for derivative class action claims involving misappropriations, fraud
breach of fiduciary duty.
The Trane Co.
Dealership
franchise disputes.
AgriProcessors, Inc.
United States EPA v. AgriProcessors, Inc ., No. 2:04-CV-01050-LRR (N.D.Iowa). Environmental enforcement action (CWA, CAA, EPCRA, RCRA
NRD claims).
Citizens First National Bank
United States EPA v. Citizens First Nat'l Bank as Trustee . Environmental enforcement action (Superfund).
AgriProcessors, Inc.
City of Postville v. AgriProcessors, Inc. , No. EQC023385 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Environmental discharge (NPDES permit) claims.
Amoco Oil Company
State of Iowa v. Amoco Oil Co . (over 100 filed actions). UST environmental contamination cases
global settlement with Iowa.
Chevron Corporation
State of Iowa v. Chevron Corp . (over 30 filed actions). UST environmental contamination cases
global settlement with Iowa.
Mooresville Pharmacy, LLC
Mooresville Pharmacy, LLC, et al. v. Medicap Pharmacies, Inc. , No. 4-08-cv-195 (S.D. Iowa). Franchise
fraud claims.
Salsbury Chemicals, Inc.
Quad City Mech., Inc. v. Salsbury Chems., Inc ., No. EQCV027046 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Fraud
construction contract litigation.
Grundy Mutual Insurance
State of Iowa v. Grundy Mutual Insurance . Government investigation
enforcement proceeding.
Marshalltown Company
Marshalltown Trowel Co. v. Walton Tool Co ., No. 4-98-cv-90565 (S.D.Iowa)
Marshalltown Trowel Co. v. Wallboard Tool Co ., No. 4-99-cv-90696 (S.D.Iowa). Intellectual property, patent
trademark infringement claims.
Ideal Instruments, Inc.
Ideal Instruments, Inc. v. Rivard Instruments, Inc ., No.3:05-cv-3079 (N.D.Iowa). Intellectual property, patent infringement.
BP America, Inc.
City of Galva v. Amerada Hess Corp ., No. 4:03-cv-90663 (S.D.Iowa). Products liability class action.
Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc.
Crowley v. The New Piper Aircraft Corp.
Teledyne Cont'l Motors, Inc ., No. LALA002464 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Product warranty, tort
misrepresentation claims.
Climax Molybdenum Co.
Boley v. Climax Molybdenum Co ., No. 3-97-cv-80163 (S.D.Iowa). Tort
personal injury claims from toxic industrial smokestack emissions by 41 plaintiffs.
Clear Lake Bank & Trust Co.
Clear Lake Bank & Trust Co. v. Olk (Iowa Dist. Ct.) . Professional liability (accounting malpractice), fraud
breach of loan contracts.
Gaylor Engineering
Siouxl
Energy & Livestock Coop. v. Gaylor , No. CO2-4033MWB (N.D.Iowa). Professional liability (engineering malpractice) in design
construction management of ethanol plant.
Stephen R. Grubb Construction, Inc.
Myers v. Top Drawer Dev., L.L.C ., No. CL90134 (Iowa Dist. Ct.). Complex toxic mold, personal injury
contract claims involving thirteen parties.
