Latest Iowa Headlines
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University of Iowa Hospitals to Pay $15M to Settle Employees’ Lawsuit
Oct 17 2022 // University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics employees who say that overtime and other payments were improperly paid will receive $15 million as part of a class-action suit that was filed in 2019, according to documents...
Federal Court Finds Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional
Sep 29 2022 // A federal judge has struck down the third attempt by the Iowa Legislature to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse, finding once again that the law passed last year violates free speech rights in...
Stonetrust to Write Workers’ Comp Coverage in Iowa, Georgia
Sep 6 2022 // Stonetrust Workers’ Compensation Insurance Co. will begin writing workers’ compensation coverage in Iowa and Georgia effective October 1st, the company said. This announcement follows the Baton Rouge,...
First MainStreet Adds Pair of Partner Agencies in Iowa
Aug 31 2022 // First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., announced it has added two Iowa-based partner agencies. Joining the First MainStreet platform in June was Hagge Insurance Agency. As a...
BenefitMall Acquires Iowa-Based Mutual Med
Aug 30 2022 // BenefitMall, a provider of next-generation broker services, announced the acquisition of Mutual Med, a Davenport, Iowa-based insurance distributor providing sales counseling and support for benefits agents serving large...
Iowa Man Charged in Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Aug 22 2022 // Thomas Stephanie, age 46, of Washington, Iowa, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud...
Iowa Council Member Countersues Police Officers over Protest Arrest
Aug 19 2022 // A Des Moines council member is countersuing two police officers who took the unusual step earlier this year of suing several people who participated in a 2020 protest following a Minneapolis officer’s killing of...
Iowa Metal Manufacturer Settles $500,000 False Claims Act Lawsuit
Aug 11 2022 // A southwest Iowa company that makes metal castings used by military contractors in helicopters and other equipment has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company failed to test the castings and falsely...
Iowa Basketball League to Pay $1 Million in Youth Exploitation Lawsuit
Aug 3 2022 // An Iowa-based youth basketball league agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by former players whose coach secretly recorded them undressing or obtained nude photos of them and is now serving a lengthy prison...
Family of Boy Killed on Iowa Amusement Ride Sues Park
Jul 18 2022 // The family of an 11-year old boy who died on a water ride at an Iowa amusement park a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit in state court, alleging the park failed to properly maintain and repair its rides. David and...
Iowa City Settles Fatal Police Shooting Suit for $5M
Jul 18 2022 // Burlington, Iowa, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of a man who was shot to death by police nearly five years ago, the two sides said. The settlement comes nearly five...
Iowa Assistant AG Sues Des Moines Police Over Protest Arrest
Jul 15 2022 // An assistant attorney general in Iowa is suing the city of Des Moines and its police chief over his arrest during a June 2020 racial justice protest, alleging he was tackled, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed for no...
Northwest Iowa City House Explosion Injures 3
Jul 14 2022 // An explosion Wednesday morning destroyed a house in the northwest Iowa city of Le Mars and injured three people. The 6:30 a.m. explosion largely demolished one house and caused a fire and other damage to neighboring homes,...
Iowa Man Charged With Insurance Fraud
Jul 11 2022 // Stephen Allen Allgood Jr., age 33, of Eddyville, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud...
Family of Boy Killed in Iowa Amusement Park Accident Sues Facility
Jul 5 2022 // The family of an 11-year old boy who died on a water ride at an Iowa amusement park a year ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit in state court last week, alleging the park failed to properly maintain and repair its...
Three Iowa Women Charged with Insurance Fraud
Jun 28 2022 // Three women were charged with insurance fraud following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Danesha Minor, 37, of Des Moines was charged with presenting false information (Class D Felony),...
Iowa City Settles Fatal Police Shooting Suit for $5M
Jun 28 2022 // Burlington, Iowa, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of a man who was shot to death by police nearly five years ago, the two sides said. The settlement comes nearly five...
Crews Find Body of Worker Under Collapsed Iowa Grain Silo
Jun 24 2022 // Crews recovered the body of a man who was buried under piles of grain and debris from a collapsed grain silo in southeastern Iowa on Wednesday. The collapse happened just before 8 a.m. Tuesday at a grain elevator at...
Iowa Court: Carrier Ineligible For Retroactive Reimbursement on Mistaken Workers’ Comp Claim
Jun 20 2022 // An Iowa workers’ compensation insurance carrier is not entitled to retroactive reimbursement from another insurer for benefits it paid in error, the state Supreme Court ruled this month. American Home Assurance paid...
Iowa Supreme Court: 911 Dispatcher’s PTSD Claim Compensable
Jun 7 2022 // The 911 dispatch center that employed Mandy Tripp denied her workers’ compensation claim for post-traumatic stress syndrome because fielding calls involving death and injury are part of the job. A divided Iowa...
