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Mortgage Takes Priority Over Dower, Dower Takes Priority Over All Others
By Ryan Koopmans
In a case that is fitting for a law school exam, the Iowa Supreme Court on Friday decided the priority of the following legal interests in real estate: (1) a widow’s dower interest; (2) the bank’s purchase-money mortgage; and …
Iowa Supreme Court Announces New Calendar
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court is remaking its calendar. The Court will now hear arguments from September through April, with the goal of submitting most opinions in those cases by the end of the term, which is now June 30. The Cour …
Commission Picks Three for Court of Appeals Spot
Court of Appeals Vacancy Announced
Conservator Not Strictly Liable for Investment Decisions Made Without Court Approval
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled, in In Re Alessio, Leo v. First Community Trust, that a conservator is not strictly liable for inves …
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The NFL Goes Back to the Eighth Circuit
By Ryan Koopmans
The decades-old battle between the NFL and its players is returning to the Eighth Circuit this morning, when  the NFL Players Association will ask a three-judge panel to reinstate its lawsuit against the teams and their owners f …
Intended Beneficiaries Can Sue Financial Advisors for Failure to Carry Out Client’s Wishes
By Ryan Koopmans
Today the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that financial advisors have a duty to their clients’ intended beneficiaries, and that the beneficiaries can hold the advisors liable for failing to exercise reasonable care in implementing th …
Iowa Supreme Court suspends lawyer who was duped by Nigerian email scam
By Colin Smith
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court suspended an attorney’s license for twelve months for getting his cl …
Iowa Supreme Court: Go ahead, live-tweet us
By Ryan Koopmans
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court proposed new rules that would allow â …
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