Iowa Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
 

United States of America v. Hector Palencia-Morales

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Being in the United States Illegally

Guatemalan Man Sentenced After Being in the United States Illegally



A Guatemalan man who was in the United States illegally a... More...
   $0 (06-11-2025 - IA)

Kelly Brodie, et al. v. Jerry R. Foxhoven, et al.

Greenwood, Iowa personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on wrongful discharge theories.

The five plaintiffs in this case are former employees who left GRC while this experimentation was going on. Each had a somewhat different job, and each departed GRC under somewhat different circumstances. They have sued the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS), the former director of DHS, t... More...
   $0 (06-04-2025 - IA)

Nedzad Mehmedovic, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc., et al.

Waterloo, Iowa personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on negligence theories.

Several estates filed suit against Tyson Foods Inc. and several of its corporate executives and plant supervisors, alleging gross negligence and fraud when four former workers at Tyson Foods's pork processing plant in Waterloo died after contracting COVID-19.

In early January 2020, Chinese s... More...
   $0 (05-23-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Robert Shawn Griffin

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.

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   $0 (05-23-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Lary John Syyder, Jr.

Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

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   $0 (05-16-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Alhaji Kundu Aly

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.

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   $0 (04-08-2025 - IA)

Fatima E. Belhak and Abdellatif Elfila v. Denice Smith and Women's Care Specialists

Davenport, Iowa personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on medical malpractice theories.

In 2014, Fatima Belhak and her husband were expecting their first child. When Belhak went into labor, she and her husband went to Trinity Medical Center in Bettendorf, where Belhak had been seeing an obstetrician named Dr. Mona Alqulali. But because Alqulali was unavailable, anothe... More...
   $3250000 (06-04-2025 - IA)

In re the Marriage of Michelle L. Rasmussen and Scott M. Rasussen

Harlan, Iowa family law lawyers represented the Petitioner and Respondent in a divorce.

In February 2023, Michelle petitioned for divorce from Scott. She used some of the money left over from her 401(k) withdrawal to retain an attorney and establish a new residence for herself. By the dissolution trial in December, Michelle only had $10,000 left in a savings account from the 401(k) money.... More...
   $0 (06-04-2025 - IA)

Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. v. Tecno Poultry Equipment, SpA, formerly known as Tecno Poultry Equipment SRL

Cedar Rapids, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a product liability case.

Rembrandt owns and operates an egg farm in Rembrandt, Iowa, that produces,
processes, and distributes egg-based food products. Tecno, headquartered in Italy,
designs and manufactures poultry housing systems, such as egg collection equipment
and trolley feeding systems.

In ... More...
   $0 (05-28-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. David Michael Woods

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with:

SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN - 18:2251(a), 2251(e) Production of Child Pornography; and
ACTIVITIES RE MATERIAL CONSTITUTING/CONTAINING CHILD PORNO - 18:2252(a)(2), 2252(b)(1) Distribution of Child Pornography.

Woods was charged with sexually abusing his 12-year-old foster son and his
15-y... More...
   $0 (05-28-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Nathan Isadore Jiles

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting Officers with a Car and a Loaded Firearm

Hiawatha Man Who Assaulted Officers with a Car and a Loaded Firearm Sentenced to Federal Prison



A man... More...
   $0 (05-23-2025 - IA)

State of Iowa v. Derrick Andray Earnest

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Derrick Andray Earnest, age 61, was accused for beating his girlfriend, Holly Snowgren, ate 49, to death on April 19, 2024.

"The incident occurred in an alley east of Good Park between 14th Street and 14th Place, according to Polk County. Ring and Nest cameras in the area captured ... More...
   $0 (05-23-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Michael Jaisyn Haythorn

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon possession of a firearm.

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   $0 (05-18-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Justin Ellis, also know as Jut

Fayetteville, Arkansas criminl defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a new drug offense, and his supervised release for a prior offense was revoked.

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   $0 (05-18-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Dennis Wayne Hager

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of distribution of a
controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A), , one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, id., and one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), (g)(3), and 924(a)(2).

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   $0 (05-18-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Alexander Summers

Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy



Alexander Summers, 29, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty in fede... More...
   $0 (05-09-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Yovany Ciero

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Pandemic Benefits Fraud

Former Algona Meatpacking Plant Worker Convicted in Pandemic Benefits Fraud Conspiracy



A former Algona, Iowa, meatpacking plant wo... More...
   $0 (05-09-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Evan Robert Steinberg

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography

Iowa City Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Federal Prison for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography



A Dav... More...
   $0 (05-09-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Autumn Jeanine Carianna Markley

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder-for-Hire

Illinois Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Murder-for-Hire



A Coal Valley, Illinois woman was sentenced to 72 months in fede... More...
   $0 (05-09-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Kristian Alexander Hernandez Aguilar

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the United States

Honduran Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States



A Honduran man was sentenced to 18 month... More...
   $0 (05-09-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Benjamin Riley Blankenship

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Pornography Charges

Davenport Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Charges



A Davenport man was sentenced to 15 years in... More...
   $0 (05-09-2025 - IA)

United States of America v.|Jose Francisco Medina de la Cruz, also known as Spider

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Francisco Medina de la Cruz sought a two level reduction in sentence.

Was the defendant, who received an aggravating- role adjustment, is ineligible for the § 4C1.1(a) two-level reduction even though he did not engage in a continuing criminal enterprise. But... More...
   $0 (05-01-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Priest Morris

Sioux City, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of Child Pornography

Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography



Priest Morris, 21, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty to po... More...
   $0 (05-01-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Andrew Jay Frazee

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute over a pound of methamphetamine.

Domestic Abuser Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm



A man who conspir... More...
   $0 (05-01-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Brandon Mitchell

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Domestic Abuser Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm



Brandon Mitchell, 28, from Mason City, Iowa, pled guilty t... More...
   $0 (05-01-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Juan Jose Ruiz

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, and 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine.

California Man Pleads Guilty to ... More...
   $0 (04-24-2025 - IA)

Katie Venechuk n/k/a Katie Vandewalker v. Gary A. Landher

Northwood, iowa family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.

A mother changed her residence and wanted her eight-year-old daughter, who was the subject of an existing custody order, to attend school there. The father objected. He argued that it would be disruptive for the daughter to change schools and that it would limit his time with her. When the parents were unable to ag... More...
   $0 (04-18-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. John Thomas Carstensen

Cedar Rapids, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving Child Pornography

Gladbrook Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography



A man who received child pornography was sentenced ... More...
   $0 (04-17-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Daniella Maldonado-Paraday

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Straw Purchasing Multiple Firearms for Her Boyfriend

Woman who Straw Purchased Multiple Firearms for Her Boyfriend Sentenced to Federal Prison



A woman who ... More...
   $0 (04-16-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Chuol Peter Mai, Rickey Raymone Hayes, Keith Holliday

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking



Three men were sentenced to federal prison for their role in a conspi... More...
   $0 (04-17-2025 - IA)

State of Iowa v. Joshua Ryan Carmody

Des Moinss, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary and frist-degree murder.

Joshua Ryan Carmody, 32, was accused of killing Sayvon Propps, 30, of Des Moines, at the Ramada by Wyndham Des Moines Airport on April 10.... More...
   $0 (04-11-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Dashaune Terrell Burns-Johnson

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Charles City Man Sent to Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession



A man who possessed a firea... More...
   $0 (04-08-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Ian Michael Bonnette

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl pills

Two Time Federal Felon Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison



A male who conspired to distri... More...
   $0 (04-09-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Datreon Adams

Dubuque, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharging a Firearm in Neighborhood in Dubuque

Man Sentenced to Federal Prison After Discharging a Firearm in Neighborhood in Dubuque



A convicted felon wh... More...
   $0 (04-09-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Hunter Newberry

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Meth Conviction

Boscobel Man Sentenced to More than Ten years in Federal Prison for Meth Conviction



A man who possessed ice methamphetamine with the int... More...
   $0 (04-09-2025 - IA)

Travis Valentino Dantzler v. Tonia Baldwin, M.D.

Des Moines, Iowa personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 deliberate indifference theory.

Inmate Travis Dantzler brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging, inter alia, that Dr. Tonia Baldwin, a physician at the Clarinda Correctional Facility (CCF), was deliberately indifferent to his complaints of knee pain by delaying an MRI and orth... More...
   $0 (04-08-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Scott Eugene Smith

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms and Drug Charges

Des Moines Man Sentenced to 30 years in Federal Prison for Firearms and Drug Charges



A Des Moines man was indicted for possessin... More...
   $0 (03-23-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Demarcus Letrelle Culberson Jr.

Davenport, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm and Marijuana Charges

Davenport Man Sentenced to 121 Months in Federal Prison for Firearm and Marijuana Charges



A Davenport man was sentenced yesterd... More...
   $0 (03-20-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Shannon D. Robertson, Earl Sandeleo Galtney

Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Distribution

Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Charges Related to Fentanyl Distribution



Two Iowa men were sentenced for their role in a con... More...
   $0 (03-21-2025 - IA)

United States of America v. Lucas Oliver Knowles

Cedar Rapids, IA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child, receipt and possession of child pornography, and possession of firearms by a prohibited person.

Carroll County Iowa Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Federal Prison for Child Sexual E... More...
   $0 (03-14-2025 - IA)

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