Latest Iowa Headlines
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Harassment Class-Action Suit Against Iowa Trucking Company Backfires
Apr 16 2012 // They were learning to become truck drivers but wound up in a nightmare. In detailed accounts to a federal agency, dozens of female employees of an Iowa-based trucking company, one of the largest in the nation, told of...
Iowa Lawmaker Seeks Punitive Damages in Libel, Slander Case
Apr 12 2012 // Both sides intend to appeal an Iowa jury’s decision that a television campaign ad by Democrats libeled and slandered Sioux City Republican Sen. Rick Bertrand during the 2010 campaign, The Des Moines Register...
Trucker Harassment Class-Action Suit Backfires
Apr 5 2012 // They were learning to become truck drivers but wound up in a nightmare. In detailed accounts to a federal agency, dozens of female employees of an Iowa-based trucking company, one of the largest in the nation, told of...
Judge: U. Of Iowa Must Keep Paying Suspended Whistleblower Doc
Mar 29 2012 // A judge has ordered the University of Iowa to pay a suspended radiology professor who hasn’t worked for 14 months while he continues his whistleblower lawsuit. District Judge Patrick Grady on Tuesday restored Malik...
Iowa Pension Fund Sues Audit Firm Over Fraud Loss
Mar 29 2012 // The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System has sued a New York-based auditing firm, alleging that the company failed to detect a theft scheme that cost the pension fund millions of dollars. The Des Moines Register...
Iowa Business Tax Overhaul Elusive Once Again
Mar 27 2012 // Democrats and Republicans seem to agree that Iowa’s commercial property tax is archaic and out of line with other states, but hope is fading that the Legislature will approve a fix this year because of stark...
Iowa School Bus Safety Bill Heads to Governor
Mar 15 2012 // Lawmakers in Iowa have sent to the governor a bill increasing penalties for failing to heed school bus warning devices. Kadyn’s law is named after Kadyn Halverson, a 7-year-old girl who was killed in May when she was...
Iowa-Based Petroleum Marketers Management Insurance Upgraded
Feb 28 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A- (Excellent) from B++ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “bbb+” of Petroleum Marketers Management Insurance Company (PMMIC) of...
Lawsuit Filed in Iowa Over Tainted Sprouts
Feb 24 2012 // An Iowa woman sickened by eating tainted sprouts filed a lawsuit against sandwich chain Jimmy John’s, the first stemming from a recent outbreak of a foodborne illness linked to the restaurant. Heather Tuttle, 27,...
Iowa Judge Orders California Porn Site to Pay $4M In Piracy Case
Feb 22 2012 // A judge has ordered the operators of a popular pornographic website to pay $4 million for copyright infringement to an Iowa-based adult film company – a ruling that should serve as a deterrent to others who pirate...
Midwest Farmers Urged to Buy Crop Insurance Due to Dry Weather
Feb 22 2012 // A relatively snow-free winter in the Upper Midwest has some officials worried about damage to agriculture if the dry weather persists into spring planting. Minnesota’s agriculture and commerce commissioners, Dave...
Panel OKs Bill Creating Iowa Flood Protection Fund
Feb 10 2012 // Iowa cities struggling to afford necessary improvements to protect against flooding could get some help from the state under a plan that aims to safeguard areas of economic or historical significance. A Senate...
Jansen Named as Grinnell Mutual President and CEO
Feb 7 2012 // Larry Jansen has been named president and chief executive officer at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. located in Grinnell, Iowa. For the past 10 years, Jansen has served as the company’s senior vice president of...
Auto Premiums Lower in Iowa, N.D. and S.D.
Feb 6 2012 // Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota have the least expensive auto insurance premiums in the United States. Iowa has the lowest average rate — $631 — and North Dakota comes in second at $650, according to data from the...
Iroquois Group Adds Members in Nebraska and Iowa
Jan 26 2012 // The Iroquois Group has expanded its presence in the Midwest to include Iowa and Nebraska. The insurance agency network has added seven agencies in those states and is expecting rapid growth in membership. The group now has...
Iowa Work Comp Commissioner Lawsuit
Jan 23 2012 // Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey filed a lawsuit accusing Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad of discrimination because the governor cut his salary by more than $30,000 after Godfrey declined to resign. He...
Workers’ Comp Official Claims Iowa Governor Illegally Cut His Pay
Jan 13 2012 // A state workers’ compensation commissioner has filed a lawsuit accusing Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad of discrimination because the governor cut his salary by more than $30,000 after he declined to resign. Iowa...
Nebraska, Iowa Towns Among Safest in U.S.
Dec 28 2011 // Several cities in Nebraska and Iowa made Farmers Insurance’s lists of the safer and most secure places to live in the country. The insurer ranked cities of different sizes based on crime rates, natural disaster...
Privacy Claims Against Iowa Insurance Agent Over Hidden Cameras Proceed
Dec 27 2011 // A video camera hidden in a workplace bathroom doesn’t have to produce any images for someone to believe their privacy was violated, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled last Friday. The court’s decision allows two...
Iowa Agent Pays $835K to End Crop Insurance Case
Dec 12 2011 // After five years of litigation, an Iowa insurance agent will pay $835,000 to settle allegations that he filed false federal crop insurance claims. The Justice Department announced the settlement with Russell Hawley of...
